Farm and banking groups spoke with congressional appropriators this week about using upcoming appropriations bills to give authority and funding for Farm Service Agency Loans to farmers. The Hagstrom Report…
Agri View: Education Opportunity for a Veteran
…specifically for veteran farmers and ranchers, financial and resource management training programs at USDA can have a significant impact on helping these farmers establish and maintain successful farming or ranching…
U.S. Organic Feed Grain Production Dropped in 2015
A survey shows that 2015 brought a drop in U.S. production of one increasingly important organic product. Gary Crawford has the story. feed-grain-production…
Demand for Hay Depends on Level of its Quality
…A weaker market for corn and other commodities have also brought down hay prices, he noted, as dairy farmers adjust their rations to use more grains, silage and other feeds…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for September 16
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…
Optimizing Production a Nursery Focus
It’s rare to find an agriculture nursery that also breeds and researches variety and rootstock combinations. A longtime Central Valley nursery does just that, focusing on optimizing production. Most growers…
Beef Checkoff Education Webpage
…sharing nationally focused beef-education tools with teachers, volunteers, farmers and ranchers. The site features a new video highlighting the checkoff-funded 2016 On the Farm STEM event and its impact on…
Beef Production Up Five Percent in 2016.
The beef cow herd and beef production continue to increase. Ag Web Dot Com said with three-quarters of 2016 done, beef production is up five percent over last year, and…
Trump Adviser Talks Agriculture
…sure it doesn’t happen or protect the people from it happening.” He thinks crop insurance would be an important part of any farm bill they would approach if Trump wins…
House Ag Committee Modernizes Packers and Stockyards Act
…producers receive the law’s financial protections, regardless of whether they sell at a fixed-facility location or through an online video auction. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Analysts Question Bayer-Monsanto Merger
…in other sectors of the economy and now this trend is happening in agriculture.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. Read other news on the Bayer-Monsanto merger….
Certified Organic Production Sales Up 13 Percent
…for growth in production as existing organic producers are transitioning another 151,000 acres nationally to organic production. “In the 2015 Certified Organic Survey, producers reported that they expect to expand…
Farm Bureau: River-Flow Plan Will Cause Needless Suffering
Wenger Water supplies dedicated to fish should be subject to the same efficiency standards as those affecting California farmers and homeowners, according to the California Farm Bureau Federation, which criticized…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for September 15
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…