…Commodity Classic Co-Chair Sam Butler, an Alabama soybean farmer. “This is a great opportunity for America’s farmers to make a positive impact in our host city and show the people…
CornPAC Launches Website, Preps for Auction in New Orleans
…Baumgardner, President of the CornPAC Committee and a farmer from Ohio. “Becoming a CornPAC member is an easy way for corn farmers to be more involved in the political process,…
Voluntary Conservation Journey
…up on This Land of Ours. This Land of Ours – Ohio Farmer Conservation When he first started no-till practice of his field almost five decades ago, Ohio farmer David…
Farmer Big Data
Why the Farm Bureau wants to hear from farmers about today’s technology. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. This Land of Ours – Farmer Data Survey The American…
Seed Industry Working to Protect Butterfly Population
The American seed industry is pulling together in an effort to help save the Monarch butterfly. It’s a move that one farmer says could also save big headaches for him…
$35 Million to Help Schools Serve Healthier Meals, Strengthen Childhood Nutrition
Amid pre-Super Bowl 50 celebrations today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell, and Paul Rovey, dairy farmer and leader of the National Dairy Council (NDC), announced the availability…
HM. Clause, Limagrain, Acquire California-based Genica Research Corp.
…Vilmorin SA, based in France. HM.CLAUSE and Vilmorin are both Business Units of Limagrain. About Limagrain Limagrain, an international cooperative group created and directed by French farmers, moves agriculture forward…
Agri View: Pecan Crop
…description in the Chinese language for pecan,” says Mike Adams, the pecan farmer. “They started translating pecan in Chinese … ‘American hickory nut,’” the Chinese delegation’s translator tells me. “But…
NFU’s Beginning Farmer Training Program 2017
More than 50 beginning farmers and ranchers have completed risk management and leadership training through the National Farmers Union’s Beginning Farmers Institute (BFI). The organization will be seeking candidates for…
Agri View: Cost of Food
…percent of the country’s population of laying hens, with wholesale prices reaching record levels on the national market, according to local egg farmer Mike Brown of Farside Farms. “About six…
Women’s Conference Provides Management, Leadership Skills
National Farmers Union (NFU) concluded its annual Women’s Conference, marking another successful year of providing women with important skills and guidance to confidently manage risks on their farming and ranching…
USDA, Microsoft Announce Innovation Challenge Winners
…farmers in their area. • Honorable Mention: Open Source Application Award, and Best Student-Made Award recipient: Farm Profit Calculator, submitted by Fernando Napier and Matt Pedersen of Lincoln, Neb. Farmers…
Agri View: GMO Questions
…their products to be accepted by producers and have concentrated on innovations that bring direct benefit to farmers (and the food industry generally). One of the objectives for developing plants…
Ag Seeks Silicon Valley’s Help to Satisfy World Food Demand
…work, take classes, and meet with farmers — hopes to serve as a midway point between the innovative ideas of tech companies and the technical know-how of industry experts. “Demand…