…products like raw milk, cheese, and cattle, they’re slashing spending. In turn, that creates a ripple effect to companies like John Deere, who are cutting production due to the farming…
Making it Easier to Donate Excess Food
…do that but we can help offset that and that makes it better for everybody.” Brislain said he’s seen a lot of support for the donation programs from the farming…
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack on Farm Income Forecasts
…2014 Farm Bill has provided for a comprehensive farm safety net that will ensure financial stability for America’s farming families. Farm Bill program payments-including Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), Price Loss…
Agri View: Duck Eggs
…farming is changing. One reason is people are looking for, and buying, new and different kinds of foods. A friend of mine told me about a man and produces, and…
Agri View: Table Meat Farming
Everett Griner talks about a farmer raising table meat in today’s Agri View. Table Meat Farming I have had a good deal of material come to my desk recently about…
Agri View: What is a Farmer?
…all. It’s called hydroponic farming. The roots dangle in the water. The nutrients are fed to the roots in liquid form. Ultimately a crop is produced. The system is growing…
Farmer of the Year Contest
…the American Farm Bureau Federation® Celebrating the 200th edition of the Farmers’ Almanac would not be complete without honoring a profession that is even older than we are – farming….
Agri View: Honeybee Rebound
…675,000. Similarly, the bee population in the USA is has been hovering around two and a half million since 2001 and is trending upwards. You can read the publication Bee…
Senator Toomey Announces Opposition to TPP
…farmers. Pro Farmer reports President Barack Obama has been banking on gathering enough Republicans for most votes needed to pass the trade agreement. Obama is expected to send the trade…
Agri View: Advancement of Farming
Everett Griner talks about how farming had advanced in the past one-hundred years and where it may go in the future in today’s Agri View. Advancement of Farming Did you…
Cancelling Atrazine Would Cost Farmers $2.5 Billion
…has been used in this country for more than 50 years. During that time, more than 7,000 scientific studies have been conducted on the safety of this herbicide to both…
Cultivating the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…ranchers can be found at www.usda.gov/NewFarmers. BFRDP, administered through USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), has been a key part of this effort and supports educational programs to…
Climate Smart Agriculture
…and Agriculture member Don Cameron, of Terranova Ranch, a diversified farming operation in the Central Valley. Researchers from Wageningen UR and the University of California also provided perspective. The Climate…
Bayer May Consider Hostile Monsanto Takeover
…a financial risk. In the coming weeks, Bayer will reportedly decide on whether a friendly merger is still possible, or whether Bayer must choose an alternative path. However, analysts say…