…take less effort, especially in the heat. Come summer, the last thing I want to do is weed and water a home garden, especially since there’s a farm stand down…
Starting a Hydroponic Garden or Farm
…Now that we know the advantages of this practice, the first step is to pick your system. Some common techniques for beginners include Ebb & Flow, Top Drip System, Deep…
Swine Disease Monitoring System in Development
Farm Journal’s Pork Network Dot Com reports the Swine Health Information Center has funded a nearly real-time monitoring system for swine disease across the globe. The system will include the…
McDonald’s Announces Global Antibiotic Phase Out
…from use in McDonald’s products in Canada, the U.S., Brazil, Japan, and South Korea. Australia and Russian suppliers will stop using the antibiotics at the end of the following year….
IBM Announces New Food Traceability Program
…intended to give consumers more confidence in the global food system. The group includes companies like Walmart, Nestle, Tyson Foods, and many others. They’ll work with IBM to find areas…
AFBF, AFBIS, Others, Propose Dairy Revenue Protection Insurance Concept
…fall. Insurance Dairy farmers can learn more about the proposal and provide their comments at www.farmbureausellscropinsurance.com. Provided by the American Farm Bureau Federation with AFBF Market Intelligence Director John Newton…
NIFA Invests $35 Million in Specialty Crop Research
…University of California, Davis, California, $4,494,490 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, $2,538,539 University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, $45,470 Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, $3,208,657 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis,…
Trump NAFTA Comments Worrisome to Agriculture
…of dollars of agricultural exports in jeopardy. However, Reuters says Mexico and Canada dismissed Trump’s threat, describing it as a negotiating tactic designed to gain an advantage during the negotiation…
USDA Seeks Public Input on Updates to Animal Welfare Act Licensing Requirements
…Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. On August 18, 2017, APHIS unveiled a refined public search tool that provides access to AWA compliance…
Groups See Pruitt NCBA Video Biased Against WOTUS
…referenced above: EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt Urges Ranchers to File WOTUS Comments Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, recently visited Frasier Ranch outside Last Chance, Colorado, to get…
U.S. Moving Forward with WTO China Grains Case
…from the United States, the world’s largest grain exporter, and other countries. Since then, Australia, the European Union, Canada, and Thailand have joined the dispute as third parties. The WTO…
Wheat Growers Say NAFTA Can be Improved
…Canada, Mexico, and the United States will commence the second round of NAFTA renegotiations in Mexico City, before heading to Canada for round three. NAWG recognizes some areas where the…
USDA Rolls Out New APHIS Compliance Database and Search Tool
…States Dep’t of Agric., 17-CV-00949-WHO, 2017 WL 2352009 (N.D. Cal., May 31, 2017) and Animal Legal Def. Fund, v. United States Dep’t of Agric., 17-CV-00949-WHO (N.D. Cal., August 14, 2017)…
One of Summer’s Favorite Fruits – Watermelon
…Summer’s Favorite Fruits – Watermelon Nothing tastes better on a hot summer day than a juicy, sweet slice of watermelon. Aside from being delicious, watermelons contain water, of course, potassium,…