…2018 Almond Leadership Program are due by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 8, 2017. To learn more, go online to www.almonds.com More from the Almond Board: As a member of…
USDA Aims to Improve Food and Nutrition Education for Low-Income Communities
…nutritious food to low-income communities. This funding is available through NIFA’s Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program, authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. “This program reaches into neighborhoods across America…
Voting Begins for 2017 FSA County Committee Elections
…committee seats are up for election each year. County committee members apply their knowledge and judgment to help FSA make important decisions on its commodity support programs, conservation programs, indemnity…
Seed Company Helps Jump-start Elementary Garden
…because we can meet all of the different requests that come in and then coordinate with the research on which trials that are being worked on in the field can…
Jack O’ Lanterns Made With Fruit
…out then a pumpkin. Honeydew and cantaloupe could work, too, if they’re available in your area. Not only that, you can immediately eat whatever you’ve scooped out! The pineapple does…
USDA Announces Enrollment Period for Safety Net Coverage in 2018
…substantial drop in prices or revenues for covered commodities. Covered commodities include barley, canola, large and small chickpeas, corn, crambe, flaxseed, grain sorghum, lentils, mustard seed, oats, peanuts, dry peas,…
Breeding Resistant Chickens for Improved Food Safety
…of the Red Jungle Fowl line combined with that of a White Leghorn chicken, similar to the one shown here, to create a genetic map of the chicken. ARS scientists…
One Step Closer to Tax Cuts?
…as the House and Senate Ag Committees work on a new farm bill using the existing baseline. Funding is going to be a huge challenge in the farm bill as…
EPA Releases Guidance on Air Emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released guidance to help farmers report the release of hazardous air emissions from animal waste at their farms. Pork Business Dot Com says the EPA…
NAFTA Notice Would Devastate Farm Economy
…Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross that says, “contracts would be canceled, sales would be lost, competitors would rush in to seize our export markets, and litigation would abound, well before withdrawal…
Western View: Proper Cowboy Hat Etiquette
…am and where I come from. I think Boze agrees with that, and I appreciate that he took the time to write down these rules of etiquette.. He says that…
USDA Offering $5 Million in Farm to School Grants
…and communities since 2013. Farm to School refers to efforts that bring locally or regionally produced foods into school cafeterias. USDA says that also includes hands-on learning activities such as…
Bloomberg Speculates Illegal Spraying Caused Dicamba Injuries
…can be highly volatile, meaning the chemical vaporizes and can easily move to neighboring fields. However, investigations continue as experts seek to find the specific causes of each complaint of…
Farm Bureau Supports Proposed Safety Net Fix
…Committee markup of the next farm bill may start soon, but the bulk of the farm bill work isn’t likely until early next year. Thatcher says the budget is very…