…and adverse health effects are unlikely. The pesticide data USDA publishes each year provide regulators, farmers, processors, manufacturers, consumers and scientists with important insights into the actual levels of pesticide…
National Agricultural Conservation Survey Begins
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is surveying 16,000 farmers and ranchers across the country through February 2017 about their conservation and production practices on…
The Western View: Big Data Part 2
A few weeks ago we talked about Big Data, and how it applies to information gathered by farmers when they are growing a crop. It’s a fascinating topic, one ripe…
Incentives to Grow the Bioeconomy and Improve Forest Health
…to farmers and ranchers who establish and maintain new crops of biomass for energy or biobased products; additional information on the resumption of those funds will be announced at a…
Growing Quality Tomatoes with Half the Nitrogen and a Third Less Water
…like-minded farmers and organizations. “Farmers sometimes worry that cover crops will compete with the cash crop for water and nutrients,” says Mitchell. “We’re starting to see at Sano Farms —…
Cautious Optimism Ahead in Dairy Prices
Dairy farmers have been hanging on for several months of low milk prices, but that may be changing when the calendar turns to 2017. Dan James of Farm Credit says…
Ag Groups React to New GIPSA Rules
…to sue others who’ve shown undue preference to other farmers. That rule will open up companies who currently contract with farmers that raise their hogs to more lawsuits. Warner says…
Soybean Group Wants TPP Vote in Lame-Duck Session
…to be a top priority during the session. The ASA wants the agreement passed so that American farmers and the soybean industry can better take part in the global economy….
Duvall Comments on Election Results
…reach across the aisle and come together to resolve the challenges we face. “Farmers and ranchers understand that their businesses and their families have too much at stake to take…
Peterson Named U.S. Wheat Associates President in 2017
…would do “all he can” to continue the organizations service to U.S. wheat farmers and overseas customers. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: U.S. Wheat Associates…
States Join Dow-DuPont Merger Probe
…join a probe of Bayer AG’s $66 billion plan to buy Monsanto. Pro Farmer’s First Thing’s Today reports the involvement of states increases scrutiny of the mega deals and will…
Agri View: Cotton Picking
…this year. Mostly because of lack of rainfall across the Southeast. Farmers didn’t plant as much this year. The smaller acreage is because of lower process. That very well could…
Alberta Beef Producers Want TB Support
The Alberta Beef Producers organization is calling for financial support for ranchers as Canada investigates a case of bovine tuberculosis. Ag Canada reports the group recently said a significant number…
Trump Leads DTN Election Poll
As farmers fill out their ballots today (Tuesday), a new poll by DTN shows Donald Trump as the leading candidate for agriculture. The 2016 DTN—The Progressive Farmer Pulse of Rural…