…Inc., a fuel, grain and food cooperative based in Inver Grove Heights, Minn., remains the nation’s largest cooperative in the United States, with $34.7 billion in total business volume for…
Safety-Net Payments to Farmers
…program information including frequently asked questions, visit www.fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc. Payments are made to producers who enrolled base acres of barley, corn, grain sorghum, lentils, oats, peanuts, dry peas, soybeans, wheat and…
The California Kitchen: Peach Tomato Salsa
…directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. California Kitchen For this and many more of these recipes visit: www.ajhtheuntamedchef.com Watch Albert’s Cooking Show: www.foodytv.com or stream it on…
Support for Rural Cooperative Businesses and Organizations
…of manufactured dwellings form non-profit cooperatives to convert their parks from investor-owned into resident-owned, creating safe and affordable dwellings, and stabilized communities. Since 2009, USDA Rural Development (@USDARD) has invested…
Training, Educating the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…found online at New Markets, New Opportunities. USDA also supports organic agriculture through a variety of programs, including conservation grants, organic crop insurance, certification cost-share, organic market news, and simplified…
The California Kitchen: Pumpkin Stuffed Turkey Breast
…today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. California Kitchen For this 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,…
U.S. Hogs and Pigs Inventory Up 2 Percent
As of September 1, there were 70.9 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, up 2 percent from September 2015, and up 4 percent from June 1, 2016, according to…
U.S. Corn and Soybean Stocks Up from 2015
…the farm, down 16 percent from 2015, and 155 million bushels off-farm, up 10 percent from last September. The U.S. soybean disappearance during June-August totaled 675 million bushels, up 55…
NIFA Awards Community Food Projects
…HoChunk Community Development Corporation, Winnebago, Neb., $34,019 Isles, Inc., Trenton, N.J., $34,821 Presbyterian Healthcare Services – Albuquerque, N.M., $400,000 Lantern Community Services, Inc., New York, N.Y., $35,000 Foodlink, Inc. –…
Support for Minority and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers
…also serving Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia, $199,999 Cultivating Community, Maine, $187,706 Michigan Integrated Food & Farming Systems, Michigan, $199,998…
Almond Board: Post-Harvest Irrigation Tools
…about the irrigation tools available to growers. “Growers can go to our website at Almonds.com,” Cooper said. “Or they can email me directly at scooper@almondboard.com and I can get them…
The California Kitchen: Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream
…California Kitchen For this 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…
Clean Water Act: Report Details how Agencies Expand Authority
…the Senate committee, James Inhofe, R-Okla., said the EPA and Corps have been “eroding traditional exemptions” contained in the Clean Water Act for normal farming activities. Several specific examples in…
State Proposes Regulation on Pesticide Use
…to gather input from school administrators, growers and applicators, parents, teachers and the community. DPR is seeking further public comment on the proposed regulation by November 17, 2016, and a…