…better understand results of this report from this farm. Specifically, resistant gene samples were found in one barn, on one site without any confirmed indication of how the resistant gene…
Improving Water Quality in High-Priority Watersheds
…Service’s (NRCS) National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI). The NWQI helps farmers and ranchers implement voluntary conservation practices, such as nutrient management, cover crops, conservation cropping systems, filter strips, terraces and…
Funding for Robotic Research
…Space Administration (NASA), Department of Defense, and Department of Energy. “These technologies are helping meet farm labor needs and making farming safer, more efficient, and more profitable,” said NIFA Director…
CFBF President Urges Farmers to Work Toward Change
Wenger Pointing to the sacrifices made by previous generations to provide opportunity to family farmers and ranchers, California Farm Bureau Federation President Paul Wenger said farmers have the ability to…
CDFA: December is Farm to Food Bank Month
…Farm to Food Bank Month Event at Second Harvest Food Bank in San Jose (Dec 2014) As part of Farm to Food Bank Month we once again ask our farmers…
Dairy Groups Detail Importance of Dairy Trade
…to achieve new gains by removing foreign barriers that hold back additional exports,” according to NMPF President and CEO Jim Mulhern. The USDA estimates that at the dairy farm level,…
Hot Dog and Sausage Council Unveils Searchable Ingredients Guide
…common terms consumers might find on packages such as uncured, natural casing, hormone free or organic. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: National Hot Dog and…
USDA Surveying Sheep Operations
…and international markets and consumer needs. NASS will publish the survey results January 31, 2017, in the Sheep and Goats report. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Survey Shows Little Assistance from Farm Bill Dairy Program
…better, and that it had provided better payouts. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: Wisconsin Farmers Union Wisconsin dairy farmers have been stung this year by…
Poultry Industry Fears RFS Increase Will Alter Grain Prices
The U.S. poultry industry is concerned the Renewable Fuel Standard targets for 2017 and 2018 will increase feed prices for poultry farmers. Set by the Environmental Protection Agency, the RFS…
House Speaker Promises Regulation Relief
…now, the rule remains tied up in the federal court system facing dozens of lawsuits and is under a nationwide stay. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Nations Racing to Fill Trade Leadership Gap Left by U.S.
…World Trade Organization rules by creating closed associations, while at the same time, Russia is touting its own regional trade proposals. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Agri View: Plastic Challenge
…they are looking to the farm. We now have a packaging product that can be made from milk. Not only is it biodegradable, it is edible! Not yet, but it’s…
Cost Studies for Growing Plums and Raisins in SJV
…establishment and production of dry-on-vine (DOV) raisins under two different trellis systems. The cost and returns are multi-year studies based on hypothetical farm operations of well-managed orchards and vineyards, using…