…that did not exit farming between periods) remained midsize between the same time periods. However, they were more mobile than large or small commercial farms. About 42 percent of continuing…
Farm Groups Discuss Food Industry GMO Marketing Claims/Conflict with Sustainable Agriculture
…Krotz (USFRA CEO) discuss the reasons for the campaign, how these tools are continually improving farming and ranching practices, and the next steps in this effort. Additionally, Dr. Marty Matlock…
Western View: Green is the New Angry
…building this concept of Waters of the USA which makes farming almost impossible in wetlands – and expands the definition of wetlands to include almost any farm in the country….
Agri View: Imported Insects and Diseases
…a monthly copy of Florida’s most widely circulated Citrus magazine. I know very little about citrus farming and even less about citrus diseases. But I can tell you that disease…
Rural Mainstreet Index Reaches Lowest Level Since Recession
…2016 projection when the same question was asked,” said Goss. Farming and ranching: The farmland and ranchland-price index for October fell to 25.0 from September’s 40.3. This is the 35th…
An Early Farm Bill Means More Money for Ag
…more money to work with for farm programs if they did the work early. Another reason for getting the work done early is the dairy farming dilemma. A global oversupply…
Succession Plans can Assure Farms Stay in the Family
…ago, to protect the future of the farming business and secure assets for their sons Brian and Chris—and now, for their four grandchildren. “This is the biggest challenge that people…
Additional Lender Category for Small-Scale Operators
…farmers obtain the capital they need to get their operations off the ground, and they can also be helpful to those who have been farming for some time but need…
International Policy Development Needs Family Farmers and Ranchers
…family farming industry in the relevant discussions moving forward.” Through the WFO, NFU has helped elevate the position of the world’s farmers in high-level international policy discussions. Last month, Velde…
USDA/NIFA Awards $4.7 M for Food Safety Outreach, Education
…of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, $522,893 Northeast Organic Farming Association, Road Barre, Mass., $522,348 University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn., $522,822 Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, Elgin, Texas, $435,714 Virginia Polytechnic…
India Seeks to Triple Egg Production
…only 63 per year while the National Nutrition Institute prescribes for a minimum of 180. To triple production, India’s government is taking steps to promote poultry farming. The agriculture ministry…
Dannon Responds to Ag Attack
…how the company works with dairy farmers to change its business and farming practices (WHITE PLAINS, NY) April 27, 2016 – The nation’s leading yogurt maker, Dannon, today announced a…
Farm Organizations Challenge Dannon and Other Food Companies
Letter to Dannon Protests Environmentally-Damaging Move to Deselect GMOs Leaders of the nation’s top farming organizations joined together in urging food companies to recognize that their sustainability goals, intended to…
Agri View: Fishing Threat
…commercial fish farming may be the only way to produce fresh water fish. Not to mention that recreational fishing will disappear. And get this, nobody knows how the problem started….