…the fact remains that we have a serious mismatch between the supply of workers available to farming and agriculture, and the labor demand on dairy farms, orchards, nurseries, meat packing…
Women in Agriculture Trade Mission is Underway
…In fiscal year 2015, American farmers and ranchers exported $139.7 billion of food and agricultural goods to consumers worldwide. Exports are responsible for 20 percent of U.S. farm income, also…
Atrazine Important for Conservation Farming
…more sustainable. The National Corn Growers wants farmers to comment on the EPA’s proposal at NCGA dot Com forward slash atz. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
ChemChina Secures Funding to Acquire Syngenta
…the total equity contribution to $25 billion. ChemChina will borrow the rest of the financing it needs via a loan package. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
NFU: Bayer/Monsanto Deal Bad for Farmers
News stories that Bayer has increased its bid for Monsanto and that the two companies are continuing to negotiate prompted National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson to take action. He’s…
Project Aids Food Supply for Delta Smelt
…Guy said. “The drought has not only impacted smelt, but it has also affected the ability to deliver water for farms, wildlife refuges and recreation throughout the region. Farmers and…
R&D Investments for Small Businesses
…Animal Production and Protection; Aquaculture; Biofuels and Biobased products; Food Science and Nutrition; Forests and Related Resources; Plant Production and Protection – Biology; Plant Production and Protection – Engineering; Rural…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for September 7
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…
California State Organic Program
from the Organic Stakeholder Work Group Executive Summary California leads the nation in organic farms, land in organic production, and organic sales. According to the United States Department of Agriculture’s…
Top Crop Reports Show Decrease
…billion. It is also the top dairy county in the nation, with the 2015 milk production of $1.7 billion. Fresno County also saw a decrease in crop production. It’s numbers…
Transplanting System Saving Labor, Increasing Yields
…representatives say the process also increases yields. Plant Tape USA is a transplanting process being tested in lettuce production. A semi-automated machine and a greenhouse-grown plant plug, encased a few…
FSA Reprograms $185 million for Loans
The Farm Service Agency (FSA) has reprogrammed $185 million dollars to help address a backlog of direct and guaranteed farm operating loan applications. The Hagstrom Report says that’s enough to…
Ag Economy Barometer Lower in August
After months of improved farmer sentiment toward the Ag economy, things took a different turn in the August Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. Declining commodity prices weighed heaviest on farmer…
China Plans to Dramatically Increase Soybean Acres
…one since 2005. The overproduction was stimulated by government subsidies that kept Chinese corn prices above the prices in the rest of the world. From the National Association of Farm…