USDA’s latest Farm Income Forecast reveals ag producers are expected to be less profitable in 2016 than the previous year. Farmers This Year…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for August 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…
Brown Bag School Lunch Myths
…Brown Bag School Lunch Myths Whether its going with your child to school, or with you to the office, here are some things you may want to know about that…
Human Brain Evolution Not Possible Without Eating Meat
…a vegan diet is less land intensive, NPPC says reducing the amount of meat products does not necessarily free more land for cultivation. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
Egypt Changes Stance on Ergot, Again
Photo credit: CIMMYT. Egypt has reinstated its zero tolerance policy on ergot fungus in wheat shipments, according to Egypt’s agriculture ministry. Pro Farmer reports Egypt announced the reinstated policy over…
USDA Buying Eggs to Ease Surplus
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will purchase $11.7 million worth of shell eggs and egg products to ease a surplus as farmers and egg processors try to cope with falling…
10 Percent of Farmland to Change Ownership
…farm operators. Data from 2014 shows 39 percent of all farmland was rented and 61 percent was owned by farm operators. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
EU Downplaying TTIP Failure Comments
…health, social and data protection standards.” EU trade ministers will discuss the trade agreement when they next meet late next month. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Farm Labor Overtime Bill Passes
As the state sat divided and waited for an outcome, the California Assembly voted to pass the farm worker overtime bill AB1066. The bill was introduced by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez,…
Pesticide Initiative Launches Safety Pilot Project
…Salinas. The briefing recognized Farmworker Committee members and growers including SeaMist Farms, Tanimura & Antle, Bayview Farms, Scheid Vineyards and Costa Family Farms for their contributions to the initiative. …
State Seeks Way to Solve ‘A Big Biomass Problem’
…at the same time. Permission for use is granted by the California Farm Bureau Federation. Christine Souza is an assistant editor of Ag Alert. She may be contacted at csouza@cfbf.com….
Farm City Newsday Podcast for August 29
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…
Packing Safe School Lunches
Back to school time for students means school lunch packing time for many parents. Cathy Isom has some tips to make sure that lunch you send with your child is…
USDA Quarterly Export Forecast Shows Higher Numbers
…20 percent of U.S. farm income, also driving rural economic activity and supporting more than one million American jobs on and off the farm. The United States has the opportunity…