…least early next week. Currently, Brian Klippenstein (clip-in-stine) from Protect the Harvest is the lone listed transition team member for USDA. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Report on Investments to Grow the Rural Economy
…their homes. Financed safe, affordable rental housing for hundreds of thousands of seniors, people with disabilities, farmworkers and low-income rural families. Provided high-speed broadband access to 6 million rural Americans….
EPA Takes Action to Prevent Poisonings from Herbicide
…many agricultural and non-agricultural settings and is also used as a defoliant on crops such as cotton prior to harvest. EPA proposed similar measures last March and took public comment….
Christmas Tree Farms Face Balancing Act
…residential housing, there are now fewer Christmas tree lots in the area, driving more people to choose-and-cut farms, he added. “I think as a result of the computer industry, it…
Detector Dogs Funded to Protect Agriculture and Plants from Pests and Diseases
…public-private conservation partnerships; developing new markets for rural-made products; and investing in infrastructure, housing and community facilities to help improve quality of life in rural America. For more information, visit…
Agri View: Weather Disasters
…hit. Cotton harvest was in full swing and pecans were just about ready to begin. Rain and mostly wind destroyed millions of dollars of both crops. These were not all,…
U.S. Trade Deficit Widening on Falling Soybean Exports
…growth in the fourth quarter, consumer spending and a firming housing market are expected to keep supporting the economy. Third quarter soybean exports had increased on a surge in soybean…
Easy-to-Harvest Raisin Grape Reduces Production Cost
By Dennis O’Brien, USDA Agriculture Research Service “Sunpreme” grapes dry naturally on the vine, eliminating the costly pre-harvest step of cutting the canes (branches) to speed up drying. (Photo by…
Record Yields Leading to Storage Crunch
A bin-busting harvest is doing just that, according to a new report by CoBank. The cooperative bank says this year’s yields have created a storage capacity crunch at U.S. elevators…
Market Rallies Lifting Farmers Spirits
A monthly measure of the agriculture economy shows post-harvest price rallies have lifted the spirits of farmers over the past month. The Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer released Tuesday…
CDFA: December is Farm to Food Bank Month
…Farm to Food Bank Month Event at Second Harvest Food Bank in San Jose (Dec 2014) As part of Farm to Food Bank Month we once again ask our farmers…
No GMO Wheat Found in Commercial Supplies
…testing the farmer’s entire wheat harvest. All samples were found to be without any G.E. material. The National Association of Wheat Growers and U.S. Wheat Associates issued a release thanking…
Winter Vegetable Harvest Gets Early Start
…product is coming in probably eight to 12 days early.” That horn of plenty came as vegetable harvesting migrated south. As vegetable harvest finishes in Salinas, there can be a…
Cargill, BASF Developing Omega-3 Rich Canola
This replacement oil would ease harvesting pressure on wild fish populations A new groundbreaking type of canola in development by Cargill could give aquaculture farmers a more sustainable way to…