Motor vehicle accidents top the list of insurance claims in farming in agribusiness. Accident scene involving a tractor overturn fatality. Photo courtesy of Iowa FACE Program. A statement from Nationwide…
USDA Backs Off on Organic Checkoff Program
…the organic industry itself. Organic groups such as the Northeast and Western Organic Dairy Producers and many Northeast Organic Farming Association chapters, and had opposed the program. Smaller farms claimed…
Agri View: Georgia Citrus Expanding Thanks to Research
Everett Griner talks about citrus farming in Georgia expanding in today’s Agri View. Everett explains what research has done for Georgia citrus. You know, many people thought that citrus business…
Almond Update: Updates to CASP System Online
…component ran by SureHarvest to house those tools for growers. SureHarvest’s Franklin Dlott said they have made some improvement’s to the system that includes a more friendly user interface. Listen…
Wheat Growers Talk Farm Bill with Lawmakers in Washington, D.C.
…farm bill programs are key” to allow growers to continue farming. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway is hoping to bring the new farm bill to the full House of…
UCANR Releases New Report for Raspberry Production Costs
…itself is only intended as a guide and results may not apply to all farming operations. The information in the report is derived from assuming a well-managed farming operation that…
Agri View: Fruit and Vegetable Labor Problem
…which is critical to growing these crops. Those who have the workforce, which is necessary, are having to pay more for that labor. Remember, fruit and vegetable farming is labor…
NRCS Resources to Increase Pollinator Populations
…been struggling. Populations have been in significant decline over the past 20 years with estimates showing a decrease of more than 90 percent since 1995. One of the largest contributors…
Agri View: Honeybee Research Continuing
…the bee. USDA photo by Scott Bauer I hadn’t had an update on the honeybee problem in a month or so now. I got one yesterday. Researchers have received a…
Armed to Farm Program Provides Veterans with Farming Skills
…on various aspects of farming to military veterans who may be interested in beginning a farm, or who have been farming for less than 10 years. “Many veterans were saying…
Agri View: Solar Power and Farming
Everett Griner talks about solar power in today’s Agri View. Everett discusses why a lot of producers have turned to the sun to power their operations. You know fior many…
The Western View: Moapa Valley
…towards the Mormon Mesa But they weren’t the first farmers to till the soil of Western America. Indigenous natives have been farming here for thousands of years. Archaeologists have found…
Highlighting the Importance of Foreign Markets to California
…discussion in trade, which has kind of been a little frustrating for California farmers, it’s really been focused on Midwestern crops,” said CFBF President Jamie Johansson, “and this is a…
USDA Supports Specialty Crop Industry with Multi-State Initiatives
…food safety project to support food safety and honey bee health through veterinary education. Awarded $483,278. The University of California and Oregon State University for a pest and plant health…