…immediately halt this action,” he says, “because a significant number of wheat growers use glyphosate and requiring these false and misleading labels will fundamentally change the way farming is done…
Get to Know Your New CFBF President
…Cooper was at the annual conference as the delegation welcomed Johansson into the top spot with a standing ovation. Johansson started farming in 1993 and is primarily an olive producer…
Missouri to Challenge California Egg law in U.S. Supreme Court
…continue its challenge to the California law that requires out-of-state egg producers to comply with California’s farming regulations in order to sell eggs in California. The suit claims that California’s…
Historical Influx of Young Farmers into the Industry
…industry is a positive trend, but still not enough to replace those leaving the farming business. Between the same time period, the USDA saw a decrease of 100,000 farmers between…
Farm Profits Expected to Stabilize
…farm income are two conventional measures of farm sector profitability. Net cash farm income measures cash receipts from farming as well as cash farm-related income, including government payments, minus cash…
NIFA Supports Increasing Rural Prosperity through Education, Mentoring, and Technical Assistance Programs for the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…improve their farming success. The Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship in Wisconsin is the first formal apprenticeship for farming in the nation. It provides training to help transition farm ownership to the…
Register for New Educational Program for Beginning Farmers
A new full-time residential program to educate beginning farmers is now accepting applications for the course that begins in February 2018. The Urban Edge Sustainable Farming Program is being offered…
Celebrating National French Toast Day
…base. It’s also great to pair it with a squeeze of a fresh orange or stuffed with sauteed apples and cinnamon. Make French toast kid friendly by cutting it into…
Survey Shows Young Farmers Ready to Defy Odds
…quit farming and why aspiring farmers haven’t yet started, according to the survey. With the release of the survey, the coalition is calling on Congress to enact a slate of…
NIFA-Support for Education, Mentoring, and Technical Assistance Programs to Help New Farmers and Ranchers
…“BFRDP helps beginning farmers and ranchers improve their success in farming, ranching, and management of nonindustrial private forest lands,” said NIFA Director Sonny Ramaswamy. “NIFA funds support projects that give…
USDA Helps Military Veterans Learn Skills for Farming and Ranching Careers
USDA is committed to assisting veterans start or continue farming and ranching operations in order to strengthen the American economy and provide livelihoods to our returning veterans. (Courtesy: USDA) The…
Perdue Hears Concerns of California Farmers
…the regulation, it’s a misdemeanor; second time, it’s a Class E felony. “I don’t want to have farming criminalized any longer,” he said. Dan Sutton, who grows leafy greens in…
USDA Research to Support Environmentally-Friendly Pesticides, Reduction of Methyl Bromide
…to protect the Earth’s ozone layer from ozone-depleting chemicals. Methyl bromide has been used for more than 50 years for a range of pest management purposes in farming, storage, shipment,…
Agri View: Grape Farming Growing
Everett Griner talks about grape farming growing across the country in today’s Agri View. Everett gives us a bit of history of grapes and looks at how grape farming is…