…is a positive development for America’s farmers and ranchers. It allows for greater market-based growth in U.S. beef exports to Japan and reduces the probability of higher Japanese tariffs being…
Biden’s 2023 Budget Proposal: Ag and Rural Funds
…as the word ‘agriculture’ does. And, once again, President Biden has suggested raising taxes on hardworking family farmers and ranchers to pay for all this spending. Thankfully, this proposal is…
Ocean Shipping Reform Act Advances to Full Senate
…farmers and ranchers,” AFBF President Zippy Duvall said in a news release. “Limiting trade also negatively affects farmers’ ability to get much-needed supplies like fertilizer, which ultimately drives up the…
Conservation Stewardship Program Deadline Extended to April 15
…helping farmers and ranchers take their conservation activities to the next level. Producers receive payments through CSP for actively managing, maintaining, and expanding conservation activities integrated within their agricultural operations….
Cost of Production Concerns Detailed in Farm Bureau Reports
…commodity prices,” Duvall explained in a news release. “Higher prices for crops are getting a lot of attention right now and of course help farmers balance the books, but when…
Another ‘Pop-Up’ Site Aims to Further Ease U.S. Port Congestion
…action in affording more access and support in exporting goods. “Dairy farmers and manufacturers celebrate today’s great news of an additional ‘pop-up’ site focused on helping to deliver relief for…
Food Safety Tips to Consider When Visiting Farmers Markets
Some food safety tips to consider when visiting Farmers Markets. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Photo by Ralph (Ravi) Kayden on Unsplash Farmers markets offer some of…
What You Need to Know if You’re Considering Farming Cress
…to chive, onion and mint. It does not do well next to lettuce. Some issues farmers may face when growing Cress, include flea beetles, black rot, downy mildew and anthracnose….
VofV: Navigating Climate Change – A Guide on How to Use Technology to Foster Climate-Resilient Agriculture
…out more at WGA.com. As the labor shortage in agriculture worsens and farmers struggle to get their crops harvested, are today’s Mariana Vasconcelos, an agtech prodigy who started her ag…
Farm Bureau Leadership Program Provides Students with Soft Skills
…and to also explore some of the non-traditional job sectors that exist for ag, beyond those that we always think about,” Stever-Blatter said. “Students that may want to be farmers…
Secretary Vilsack Urges Caution in Statements About Ukraine
…will on the part of the Ukrainian farmers to be able to plant this summer. And what they need is fuel. The fuel that is being used in military applications…
USDA to Support Domestic Fertilizer Production with New Grant Program
…through the program. The goal is to increase the domestic supply of fertilizer products to address supply issues and increasing costs. Farmers have been dealing with higher fertilizer costs in…
Smart Phone App Provides Farmers Instant Access to Market Data
The new smart phone app providing farmers instant access to market data. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. USDA Market News mobile phone app Images courtesy of USDA/AMS…
Use of Conservation Practices Increases Over Past Decade
…with resource models. CEAP project findings are used to guide USDA conservation policy and program development, along with assisting conservationists, farmers and ranchers and other land stewards with making sound…