…and are greater in density than current annual wheat roots. A perennial, farmers who produce Kernza don’t need to till and replant the crop every year, minimizing disruption to the…
Put COOL Into NAFTA Negotiations
An open markets advocate told the National Farmers Union’s political action committee that Donald Trump should make it a goal to re-establish country-of-origin labeling (COOL) for beef and pork during…
EWG Questions About Sonny Perdue
…the Georgia State Board of Ethics. The article does note that Perdue has his defenders. American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall is a fellow Georgian who says, “I don’t think…
Agri View: Food and Health Problems
…eat causing all the health problems that I keep hearing about. Sugar is not good for you. Don’t use salt. Meat will poison you. Careful now about how much white…
Farmers Volunteer to Monitor Levees
…At what is known as the “monitor” stage, patrolling is done 24/7, said Joe Henderson, general manager of Reclamation District 1001. The district maintains some 60 miles of levees in…
Western View: WOTUS Changes Coming Soon
…of noise from certain groups, who are already firing up campaigns to keep the rule. However, the hope is, as long as the President and his appointees don’t get too…
Agri View: Unwelcome Laws
…be good. Now all those pushing these bills and all of these new laws obviously don’t know that they already have someone to make sure that farming is done like…
Handling Raw Chicken
Why experts say it’s okay if you don’t wash that raw chicken before it gets cooked. Cathy Isom explains in today’s This Land of Ours segment. It may be out…
Agri View: Milking Robots
…have to milk them. I don’t mean you drive a cow to the milking station and you connect her to a machine. I am talking about a machine that does…
Billionaire Defends Ethanol Plan
…unpaid adviser to President Donald Trump. He’s also the principal owner of CVR Energy and therein lies the conflict. Icahn was quick to dismiss any criticism and said the action…
Western View: Fake Craft Beer?
We’ve been hearing a lot about fake news lately. Our president has been accusing some major media outlets of using false sources, but I don’t know about that; I do…
Agri View: Does Size Matter
Everett Griner talks about how the size of the farm matters in today’s Agri View. Does Size Matter? We don’t have as many mid-sized farms in America as we used…
Farm Credit System Able To Weather Economic Downturn
…the administration as they don’t have capital and valuable assets built up yet. Tonsager says lenders in the Farm Credit System have a $242 billion portfolio and expect delinquency rates…
Tarping Fines Could Be Costly
…costly. “The fine is not only for if you don’t have your load tarped properly, but also if you do not have your compliance agreement with you,” Betts said. “That…