…Housing of Pregnant Sows Our leadership in animal care is reflected in our commitment to transition all pregnant sows on company-owned farms to group housing systems by 2017. As of…
Still Searching, For an Ag Secretary
…of the United States in the fight over the housing for egg-laying chickens in California, according to the Hagstrom Report. Meanwhile, two more have joined the Trump USDA landing team:…
Will the Next Ag Secretary Please Stand Up?
…of Protect the Harvest and Carrie Castille (Kas-steel), former associate commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture, are leading the efforts. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program
…law allows sugar processors to obtain loans from USDA with maturities of up to nine months when the sugarcane or sugar beet harvest begins. Upon loan maturity, the sugar processor…
South American Soybean Harvest Underway
Brazil soybean harvest is just underway in Matto Grosso, getting started a few days before Christmas. Pro Farmer’s First Thing Today says soybean harvest in Parana should get going within…
Agriculture Secretary Search Continues
…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…