…when bees are exposed to organosilicone adjuvant residues in pollen, and viral pathogen prevalence is known to increase. In recent years, beekeepers have reported missing, dead and dying brood in…
Make-up of Family Farms
…of Family Farms The business of farming remains mostly a family business. According to a recent USDA study on family farms and their diversity. “Well 99 percent of U-S farms…
Humans Need Bees
…As they pollinate plants that reproduce through pollination. And these plants feed our animals, birds and insects. Some ways to help the bee population include planting bee-friendly plants in your…
Minimum Wage, Truck Exemption Among New Laws
…the farming trade. The state’s minimum wage went up to $10.50 per hour for businesses employing 26 or more people. Those with 25 or fewer on the payroll still have…
USDA Expands Grasslands Conservation Program
Helping Dairy, Beef and Other Producers Protect Working Grasslands in 43 States U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val Dolcini announced that USDA will accept over…
Almond Board: CASP Workshops on Bee Health
…Woodland. Billy Synk, director of Pollination Programs at Project Apis m., will discuss projects for improving honey bee forage and habitat. Growers will learn about the Seeds for Bees program…
Support for People with Disabilities in Agriculture
…AgrAbility helped him transition into farming at Wild Roots Farm in Vermont. “I ended up linking with people in AgrAbility and that has been really wonderful because it’s not just…
Farm Service Agency Expands Bridges to Opportunity Nationwide
…grow or benefit farming and ranching operations. “Bridges to Opportunity embodies FSA’s modernized approach to customer service. By providing a broader array of resources than FSA or USDA alone, FSA…
Almond Matters: Treatment Timing for PTB
…caused,” Valent Field Market Development Representative Tino Lopez said. Growers have to use products that are bee-friendly during bloom. Lopez said that means products that are Bacillus thuringiensis-based, like Valent…
Agri View: Future of Agriculture
…the way things have gone in the last decade and with getting a start in the lifetime of farming so costly will we have enough young people to keep the…
Agri View: Cellular Agriculture
Everett Griner talks about cellular farming being the way of the future in today’s Agri View. Cellular Agriculture For those that are concerned the world population when it reaches seven…
Farmers Urge Their Peers to Define ‘Sustainability’ for Themselves
…soil preparation to community involvement. South Dakota rancher Josh Geigle said he uses a “take half, leave half” approach to graze beef cattle. “If your grass is a foot tall,…
Farm Bureau Distinguished Service and Founders Awards: Bob Stallman and James Quinn Honored
…ways of farming, and with his farm was on a major thoroughfare, people could actually see how he was farming everyday as they went by.” Farmers in Broome County respected…
Farm Bureau Women Focusing on Leadership in 2017
…opportunity to increase your skills in successfully articulating messages about farming and ranching,” Saylor urged attendees. “It’s important to establish credibility in relationships so people will come talk to us…