Everett Griner talks about changes taking place in the beekeeping business in today’s Agri View. Beekeeping Changes I’m getting more copy on honeybee production than I can keep up with….
Animal Monitoring Technology at World Dairy Expo
…status of groups and which cows are Eating Ruminating Panting The impact of small changes in milking times, feeding times, ration management and the daily routine imposed on cows. New…
Taking the Melodrama out of Almond Orchard Recycling
…into the atmosphere that may contribute to climate change. The chipper and spreader combination pencils out at about $1,000 per acre, while the Iron Wolf costs about $1,500 per acre….
Agriculture Could Mingle into Next Presidential Debate
…the current top 30 questions mention climate change, while another addresses food security. The voting is online at Presidential Open Questions.com From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Food Price Index Up in September
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Food Price Index is a measure of the monthly change in international prices of a basket of food commodities. It consists…
States Recruiting California Dairies Again
…out,” Goehring said. “But we’re certainly starting to see some things in agriculture change, like economies in scale and investment in dairy, so that people can manage more cows knowing…
Forestry Experts Say Tree Mortality Brings Added Risk
…that 66 million trees—mostly pine species—have died in the southern Sierra alone, due to bark beetle infestations, drought, wildfire and climate change. One question now, experts say, is what will…
Training, Educating the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…rural economic growth, addressing water availability issues, increasing food production, finding new sources of energy, mitigating climate variability and ensuring food safety. USDA has significantly expanded its efforts to improve…
Western View: Got Gas?
…manure alone. Growers will be expected to reduce flatulence at the source – under the tail of the cow. Some reduction may occur by dietary changes – which would of…
NIFA Awards Community Food Projects
…and sustaining rural economic growth, addressing water availability issues, increasing food production, finding new sources of energy, mitigating climate variability, and ensuring food safety. USDA has significantly expanded its efforts…
California Saw Snow Drought in 2016
…conservation a California way of life remains a statewide goal and a top priority in Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr.’s State Water Action Plan. Furthermore, responding to climate change is…
NCBA Joins Calls for Withdrawal of Proposed Estate Tax Regulations
…sent to Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew opposing the proposal. NCBA says the proposed regulations would permanently change estate planning for families that own a controlling interest in a privately-held entity….
Clean Water Act: Report Details how Agencies Expand Authority
…the Corps told a landowner last year that changing the use of a field from growing alfalfa to orchards would constitute a land-use change, allowing regulators to pursue an enforcement…
Funding Available for Specialty Crop Research
…collaboration, open communication, the exchange of information, and the development of resources that accelerate application of scientific discovery and technology. SCRI gives priority to projects that are multi-state, multi-institutional, or…