…Service Agency Iowa State Executive Director John Whitaker when meeting with Dunn and White. “The chance to give young farmers a better opportunity to succeed when starting a farming career…
Almond Assessment Increase Approved
…food is grown and processed. In response, the almond industry needs to take a leading role in the world of sustainable farming, as we have done for so long in…
Agri View: Farming Versions
Everett Griner talks about different versions of farming in today’s Agri View. Farming Versions Maybe you have noticed a couple of modifications in spelling. Farmer. Add an “h” in the…
USDA to Measure Financial Well-Being of Dairy Farms
…be the first time ARMS will include additional focus on the organic dairy production. “The structure of dairy farming in the United States has changed dramatically over the last two…
Cost Share Opportunities for Organic Producers/Handlers
…education and mitigate pest emergencies. To learn more about USDA support for organic agriculture, visit our updated organic portal at www.usda.gov/organic. Image: (top right) Organic farming paprika in a greenhouse….
CCM Response to Argentinian Lemon Rule
…stated,” Nelsen adds, “that farming is easy when you are one thousand miles from the field and your plow is a pencil. I guess the White House believes more in…
National 4-H Council, AFBF Establish Partnership
…agriculture industry.” The Council-AFBF partnership will formally kick off in 2017. “Farm Bureau has a long history of investing in young people with a demonstrated interest in not only farming…
Meeting Growing Demand for Organic Products
…mitigation, and biodiversity. Improving technologies, methods, model development and other metrics to document, describe and optimize the environmental services and climate change mitigation ability of organic farming systems. Developing cultural…
Funding for Robotic Research
…Space Administration (NASA), Department of Defense, and Department of Energy. “These technologies are helping meet farm labor needs and making farming safer, more efficient, and more profitable,” said NIFA Director…
CDFA: December is Farm to Food Bank Month
…part of the farming character. We’re pleased to recognize the great work that so many organizations and individuals do in helping our fellow residents. CDFA Secretary Karen Ross at the…
Dairy Groups Detail Importance of Dairy Trade
…farming, manufacturing and related sectors,” said USDEC President Tom Suber. He said that despite achievements made by free trade agreements, “rampant foreign nontariff barriers require a ramp-up in trade enforcement,”…
Survey Shows Little Assistance from Farm Bill Dairy Program
…consider exiting from dairy farming. One respondent commented that unpredictable milk prices make it “difficult to plan ahead for expense and future needs. And because of this farmers keep trying…
Agri View: Food Production Impact
…an anti-farmer environmentalist until about half way through it hit me. This is a pro farm writer being facetious. He was advocating outlawing all animal farming. Halting all pesticide and…
Agri View: Hard Work
Everett Griner talks about dairy farming, more than just hard work, in today’s Agri View. Hard Work I don’t see where any industry is more labor intense than farming. And…