…farming operations each year; most of these households earn positive off-farm income—median off-farm income is forecast to increase 6.7 percent over the next 2 years, from $67,500 in 2015 to…
Agri View: Robot Farming
Everett Griner talks about what the mechanical engineers working on robot farming equipment in today’s Agri View. Download Robot Farming Well mechanical engineers are working right now to give us…
Dairy Trade in the Trump Era
…after the November election, our dairy exports are worth more than $5 billion annually, generating 120,000 jobs in dairy farming, manufacturing and related sectors. Any disruption in exports of dairy…
USDA NASS Conducting Certified Organic Survey
…certified organic farming grows. This survey will be another step forward by USDA in its commitment to helping certified organic agriculture thrive and will ensure that future decisions impacting the…
40 Percent of Farms Managed by Multiple Operators
…Also, additional operators can offer other resources, such as capital or farmland. Having a secondary operator may also provide a successor when an older principal operator phases out of farming….
NMPF, USDEC Urge Trump Administration Not to Cede Export Opportunities
…or one day’s worth of milk production out of each week. In 2015, those exports were worth over $5 billion, and helped generate more than 120,000 jobs in dairy farming,…
Agri View: A Clear Misunderstanding
Everett Griner talks about consumers misunderstanding the farmer and farming in today’s Agri View. A Clear Misunderstanding I think it is fair to assume that one of the most difficult…
In South State, Lingering Drought Worries Farmers
…“Sometimes I tell some of my friends, ‘Maybe I should just go to Vegas and put all the money I spend farming on a roulette wheel,’” Munz joked. “I wouldn’t…
CDFA Farm Bill Listening Sessions
…a robust farm safety net, promotes farming and ranching practices that are environmentally sound and provides important nutritional funding for our citizens. How our California Congressional delegation helps to shape…
Make-up of Family Farms
…of Family Farms The business of farming remains mostly a family business. According to a recent USDA study on family farms and their diversity. “Well 99 percent of U-S farms…
Minimum Wage, Truck Exemption Among New Laws
…the farming trade. The state’s minimum wage went up to $10.50 per hour for businesses employing 26 or more people. Those with 25 or fewer on the payroll still have…
USDA Expands Grasslands Conservation Program
…not selected in a ranking period are rolled over into the next ranking period. Small livestock operations or other farming and ranching operations interested in participating in CRP Grasslands should…
Support for People with Disabilities in Agriculture
…AgrAbility helped him transition into farming at Wild Roots Farm in Vermont. “I ended up linking with people in AgrAbility and that has been really wonderful because it’s not just…
Farm Service Agency Expands Bridges to Opportunity Nationwide
…grow or benefit farming and ranching operations. “Bridges to Opportunity embodies FSA’s modernized approach to customer service. By providing a broader array of resources than FSA or USDA alone, FSA…