…insurance program. The IG also found that the Farm Service Agency is more likely to find fraud than most insurers are. The RMA is also going to finalize some changes…
CDFA Awards Funding to Support Ag Education Through California Agriculture License Plate Program
…local fairs, and agricultural internship opportunities. Each of these projects provides educational and leadership opportunities connected to the agricultural sector. “Ensuring the continued success of our agricultural industry begins with…
Almond Board: 2018 Research Funding
…networking with their peers and researchers. It’s key to continuous improvement.” Launched in 1973, ABC’s research programs provide a scientific basis for best practices across several priority areas. Three of…
Report: Vertical Farming Happening Now
…to complement traditional farms to “meet the food demands of tomorrow.” Vertical farming is the practice of producing food in vertically-stacked layers. The farms are in enclosures that provide a…
Beneficial Ways to Recycle the Christmas Tree
…example. Use the branches to mulch perennials. Or start a new compost pile. Got a pond or a lake on your property? Consider dumping it there. That old pine or…
Almond Board: Record Breaking Almond Conference
…kernel. ABC is increasing research around coproduct uses to create more value for the industry with these products, embracing a zero-waste approach. “Our orchards produce four products: kernels, hulls, shells…
Orange Juice Stuck in a Rut
…supplier, and investor interest has also shrunk because fewer people want to use futures to hedge risk. Prices have slumped approximately 17 percent in December. The liquidity drain out of…
USMEF Concerned About Mexican Beef Grading System
…system closely resembles the one used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, using the names “prime,” “choice,” “select,” and “standard.” However, where it’s different is the government’s plan to use…
Support for Organic Agriculture Research, Extension, and Education
…2018. See the OREI funding opportunity for additional information. Previously funded projects include research for the University of Wyoming’s experiential learning curriculum, which merged science-based theory and real-life applications in…
Changes to California Agriculture Coming in 2018
…and increase the delay for compliance for a full year. Other important changes coming in 2018 relates to water. A decision from the U.S. Supreme Court pertaining to the definition…
Celebrating National Fruitcake Day
…gift-giving tradition for many years. In America, mail-order fruitcake began in 1913. Commercial fruitcakes are often sold, from catalogs, by charities as a fundraising event. In 1935, the expression “nutty…
Grain Sorghum Is Now an Advanced Biofuel
…it opens up a valuable additional market for one of their more important co-products. “Our industry has a history of leading innovation in the production of clean, renewable fuel, and…
Lower Milk Prices in 2018?
…says Michael Dykes of the IDFA, “is can we do something with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to incentivize dairy consumption.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farmland Values Still High Despite Low Commodity Prices
…Farm Futures Dot Com quotes Steve Bruere, President of the land-brokerage firm Peoples Co. of Iowa as saying, “Strong farmland values defy logic in a lot of ways.” He says…