…The California Irrigation Management Information Service (CIMIS) has weather stations throughout California that will provide that information but in an area like the Central Coast, where we have micro-climates that…
Most Consumers Say They Lack Access to Information about Food
…of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: The Center for Food Integrity How Can the Food Industry Satisfy Their Appetites? More of today’s consumers crave information about food and how it’s…
Banking Group Supports Bill Offering Tax Relief for Rural Lending
…rural lenders who already have the same benefits.” While farmers enjoyed robust prices for their commodities earlier this decade, the current sag in farm prices has reduced net farm income…
USDA to Require Meat Packers to Report Online Cattle Buys
…more forward contracts to sell cattle. That makes it difficult to determine prices, justifying the move to require online sales reporting. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Agri View: Foreign Trade
…tastes like is one thing, but supporting the American farmer is another. People who don’t farm make trade deals. Farmers who feed us have very little input on international trade….
Western View: Got Gas?
…of methane each day – gas that can be recycled and used to power farm operations or vehicles. Bagging methane gas may be a bit of a stretch for most…
Livestock Sales Bill Clears Senate, Heads to White House
…backed by the American Farm Bureau Federation, American Sheep Industry Association, Livestock Marketing Association, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National Farmers Union, National Livestock Producers Association, and United States Cattlemen’s Association….
Farm City Newsday Podcast for September 30
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
Fruit Fly’s Genetic Code Revealed
…medfly populations. It can also work as a preventative measure, notes Al Handler, a research geneticist with the USDA-Agricultural Research Service’s (ARS) Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE)…
Pacific Region Cattle/Livestock Review
…2015. This figure includes slaughter in Federally-inspected and state-inspected plants, but excludes farm slaughter. In August 2016, the average live weight of cattle slaughtered in California was 1,348 pounds, calves…
Updated Indemnity Calculator for Laying Hens
…fair market value based on net farm income ratio, which is the amount of net income generated per dollar of farm revenue. The calculator will be updated on a quarterly…
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 Grain Stocks report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Producers reported that there were 627 million bushels of corn stored on farms,…
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. –…