…and inhumane practice known as soring and eliminate the unfair competitive advantage that sore horses have over horses that are not sore. The practice of soring is intended to produce…
Funding to Foster the Agricultural Science Workforce
…other organizations and employers to address state or regional challenges in the FANH sciences education and workforce community. The program also encourages projects that offer state or regional potential to…
Evaluating Chemicals that May Pose Risk
…grandfathered in thousands of unevaluated chemicals that were in commerce at the time. The old law failed to provide EPA with the tools to evaluate chemicals and to require companies…
Minimum Wage, Truck Exemption Among New Laws
…and the employer, although we have more onerous timekeeping and administrative work to deal with as we handle piece-rate payment schemes.” Farmers and ranchers who use their pickups at work…
USDA Expands Grasslands Conservation Program
…contact their local FSA office. To find your local FSA office, visit http://offices.usda.gov. To learn more about FSA’s conservation programs, visit www.fsa.usda.gov/conservation. Throughout the Obama Administration, USDA has generated thousands…
Obama Designates New National Monuments Along California Coast
…County Rocks and Islands What is the effect of the President’s proclamation? The President’s proclamation expands California Coastal National Monument by adding six new areas, comprised entirely of existing federal…
Raising a Child-Where Your Dollars Go
…when it comes to raising a child these days. That’s coming up On This Land of Ours. Raising a Child-Where Your Dollars Go The USDA’s annual Cost of Raising a…
Tractor Sales Up Slightly in 2016
…tractors were down 26 percent. Sales of combines for the year totaled 3,972, a decrease of 26 percent compared to 2015. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Vilsack: Delay of Ag Secretary Pick Shows Lack of Appreciation for USDA
…what the Department of Agriculture does. A Trump transition team member maintains an announcement will be made soon, saying: “The future growth of the U.S. agriculture sector is of critical…
Agri View: Overtime on the Farm
…income by working extra hours. How can an assembly of people who know little or nothing about how a business is run make such a mistake. I say mistake because…
The California Kitchen: Brandy Braised Beef Heart
…and many more of these recipes visit: www.ajhtheuntamedchef.com Watch Albert’s Cooking Show: www.foodytv.com or stream it on Roku, Amazon Fire, Google TV and apple TV Follow Albert on: Facebook, LinkedIn:…
Proposed Rule Issued to Amend COOL Provisions; Invites Public Comments
…Federal Register. Comments must be submitted by March 14, 2017, and may be posted at www.regulations.gov, or sent to: COOL Division; Livestock, Poultry, and Seed Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA;…
USDA Proposes Adjusted Membership on Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board
…appear in the Jan. 13, 2017, Federal Register. Comments may be submitted online at www.regulations.gov, or sent to Mike Dinkel, Marketing Specialist; Research and Promotion Division, Room 2608-S; Livestock, Poultry,…
Corn, Soybean Production Up in 2016
…million acres, is up 7 percent from 2015. The 2016 corn objective yield data indicate the third highest number of ears per acre on record for the combined objective yield…