…its 14th year, Harvest for All is spearheaded by members of Farm Bureau’s Young Farmers & Ranchers program, but Farm Bureau members of all ages from across the nation contribute…
NACD Submits Letters to Ag Appropriations Committees for Conservation Operations
…budget proposal for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) Conservation Operations account. McDaniel “Investing in the delivery of conservation through the Conservation Technical Assistance program supports the critical work…
Agri View: GMO Production
…non gmo? By: Jennifer Schmidt, Maryland Farmer and Registered Dietician on Thursday, 12/18/2014 10:40 pm Will Rogers is credited with the quote: “The farmer has to be an optimist or…
Monsanto Searches for Next “Farm Mom of the Year”
…it has officially opened up nominations for its 2016 America’s Farmers Mom of the Year contest. “This is the seventh year we’ve held the America’s Farmers Mom of the Year…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for January 24
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6th Circuit Exercises Jurisdiction over WOTUS
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals this week ruled that it does have jurisdiction to hear cases in the on-going legal dispute against the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Waters…
USDA and AFBF Discuss TPP
Zippy Duvall Tom Vilsack The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was the topic of discussion yesterday during a national media call with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and American Farm Bureau President Zippy…
Nigiri Project Mixes Salmon and Rice Fields
…eliminated by the development of the Central Valley for farms and houses. In previous years, the Nigiri Project has shown that off-season agricultural fields can provide critical floodplain habitat for…
Irrigated Lands Regulatory Programs to be Discussed
…Grower-Shipper Association of Central California; Daniel Merkley, California Farm Bureau Federation; and Lester Snow, California Water Foundation. “As farmers we deal with a variety of water related issues that are…
House Agriculture Committee Reviews State of the Rural Economy
…our farms and ranches. “While Secretary Vilsack reported the farm economy is sound, many of the farmers and ranchers that we talk to are telling us the opposite. Nowhere is…
Agri View: Maple Tree Problems
…in some areas of the Hubbard Brook forest, however it is not yet a widespread problem here. Sugar maple decline links: Cornell University Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic USDA Forest Service…
Open Data Powers Conservation Mapping Tool
New Conservation Mapping Tool Benefits Wildlife, Ranchers Across Sagebrush Ecosystem USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the University of Montana and other partners have used Google Earth Engine to build…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for February 23
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Salt in Our Diet
…that 1,500 milligrams.” The AHA recommendation was published in the journal Circulation (November 5th, 2012 issue). According to the Food Standards Agency (UK)3, the human Guideline Daily Amount (GDA) should…