…28. NCBA has helped lead the charge against the Obama-era Waters of the U.S. rule, and cattle producers can file official comments through the group’s website at www.BeefUSA.org or athttp://www.beefusa.org/newsreleases1.aspx?newsid=6381….
Update: Landowner Settles Wetlands Case
…has been a difficult decision for me, my family and the entire company, and we have come to it reluctantly,” Duarte said in the statement. “But given the risks posed…
Food and Farm Facts Book
Cathy Isom has all of the information about the new resource available now to help connect the dots about your food and where it came from. That’s coming up on…
MPI Report: U.S. Agricultural Workforce Being Reshaped
…in agricultural employment, where three-quarters of workers are immigrants. One significant factor underlying the changing trends, alongside evolving commodity demands and worker demographics, is declining migration from Mexico, the country…
Early Market Benefits Apple Growers
…commercial variety to hit the market—since the third week of July, with harvest in the northern valley well underway. Galas are now the top-produced variety in the state—and for good…
Farm Labor Shortage May Drive Produce Prices Higher
…other crops because it’s much harder to preserve, especially compared to commodities like corn and grain. California lettuce farmers were actually hit hard by those spring rains that ended the…
Alumnus Montgomery Returns as New Fresno State Winemaker
…nation’s first commercial winery on a university campus. Founded in 1997, it has won more than 600 wine competition honors. For more information about the Fresno State Winery, visit www.fresnostatewinery.com….
USDA Reports Preview
…In January, USDA predicted the corn yield at just under 171 billion bushels. Farm Journal’s AgWeb.com says most analysts agree that Thursday’s estimate will likely come in well under the…
Control Pests Nature’s Way
…plants and help with a number of pests in any garden. Borage repels cabbage worms and tomato hornworms. Chrysanthemums help with all sorts of garden pests, as well as household…
Poll: Tax Reform Needed for Farmers and America
A commanding majority of American voters support tax reform, a nationwide poll shows, while most voters also support tax changes that would benefit America’s farm and ranch families. The survey…
Five First Aid Herbs to Grow Indoors
Cathy Isom has five first-aid herbs you will want to grow indoors. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Five First Aid Herbs to Grow Indoors For thousands of…
Funding to Encourage SNAP Participants to Purchase Healthy Foods
…$94,566 Appalachian Resource Conservation & Development Council, Johnson City, Tennessee, $94,211 Richmond City Health District, Richmond, Virginia, $98,108 Multi-year community-based projects (up to $500,000, not to exceed 4 years): Community…
Egg Shell Uses
What do you do with that egg shell when you crack it open? Cathy Isom has tells you before you toss it in the trash or compost, consider these ways…
Tomato Harvest Slowly Gains Momentum
…his case, his company is making use of mechanical sorters as part of the harvest work, much of which is already mechanized. “Used to be, years ago, that you’d have…