…chemical ingredients they apply to agricultural commodities through fertilizers and pesticides. The program currently alternates focus each year among vegetables, fruit and key field crops. The Agricultural Resource Management Survey…
Agri View: Labor Program
…is the only Federal program that enables a farmer to hire foreign field workers with experience to harvest fruit and vegetable crops on an effective schedule. And it isn’t working….
Labor Day Grilling Safety
…illness by answering questions about the safe storage, handling, and preparation of meat, poultry, and egg products. Food Safety Questions? Call the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline If you have…
Wheat Industry Applauds End to Japan’s Wheat Import Suspension
…in the U.S. containing unapproved, genetically engineered traits. The GE wheat resistant to the herbicide glyphosate was found in a fallow field in eastern Washington State. The U.S. Wheat Associates…
Little-Known Corn Disease Found in Nine States
…management. Bacterial leaf streak has surfaced in field corn, seed corn, popcorn and sweet corn. Researchers say the disease has been confirmed in Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma,…
USDA Sharply Revises Farm Income Forecasts
…(-0.9 percent), corn (-0.1 percent), soybeans and peanuts (-1.0 percent), and other field crops (2.8 percent) are expected to perform moderately well, while NCFI for specialty crop farm businesses (fruits,…
Japan to Resume Importing U.S. Wheat
Earlier this month, Japan halted imports of western white and feed wheat from the pacific coast ports after unapproved genetically modified crops were found in an unplanted field in Washington…
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack on Farm Income Forecasts
…USDA will continue to ensure American farming families have open markets and a level playing field by working to remove unfair barriers to trade and negotiating trade agreements, such as…
Pesticide Initiative Launches Safety Pilot Project
…additional safety protections for farmworkers. The initiative launches a pilot program with leading growers to enhance worker notification through warning signs when pesticides are used in the fields. Additionally, up…
Agri View: Feral Hog Image
…APHIS, Wildlife Services (WS) wildlife biologists and field specialists reduce feral swine damage by providing technical assistance to landowners and land-managers or conducting direct operational management activities to eliminate or…
Breaking Down Belt Pesticide Ban
…using the real-life information not only from our studies in the field but from our laboratories,” Hall said. “The EPA chose to use their model and even kind of at…
Canada Testing PEDv Vaccine
…Disease Organization. The University’s prototype vaccine, first announced last year, recently moved into field testing. The PED virus is in the coronavirus group, which includes human diseases such as SARS…
Citrus Growers, Packers Discuss Disease Threat
…in the field and treating fruit prior to harvest are all mitigation measures required in compliance agreements to move citrus fruit out of quarantine areas. But speakers said different levels…
Western View: Just What is Ag Big Data
…your harvest. This includes: Agronomic Data. This is information about activities and conditions in the field such as soil analysis, nutrient information, types of plants, and yield. Machine Data. This…