The U.S. Department of Agriculture this week announced 19 grants totaling $36.5 million for research and extension to support American farmers growing fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture…
Limit and Cut Production Cost
Rabobank Advising Farmers to Limit and Cut Production Cost Amid a third year of negative margins, farmers need to cut production costs to maintain access to capital, according to a…
Atrazine Report Ignores Science
…on science, and the science is pretty clear. Atrazine is one of the safest and most effective crop management tools farmers have in their toolboxes. It’s also one of the…
McDonald’s Announces New Antibiotics Policy
…about eating, all the way from the farm to the restaurant table, and these moves are a way to help that happen.” McDonald’s has been working with its farmers for…
Agri View: Farm Labor
…that require it to help farmers find adequate help to produce and harvest our crops. The sad commentary is, it isn’t just this year. This problem has been going on…
Managed Grazing Helps Forests, Experts Say
With California wildfires becoming more frequent and intense, ranchers and other natural resources experts say public policy on livestock grazing as a potential tool to manage fuel and vegetation needs…
CFBF Encourages Overtime Bill Action
…years and Gives the Governor the authority to postpone a scheduled overtime pay increase if employment in California is declining. Tell your legislators how this legislation will hurt both farmers…
Specialty Crop Research and Extension Investments
Secretary Vilsack Announces $36.5 Million for Specialty Crop Research and Extension Investments Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced 19 grants totaling $36.5 million for research and extension to support American farmers…
Survey Shows Cover Crops Boost Yields
A recent survey of over 2,000 farmers showed increasing support for cover crops and found higher yields for the fourth year in a row for corn and soybean fields after…
Farmers Increasing Rye Plantings
North American Farmers Increasing Rye Plantings on Higher Whiskey Sales Farmers in North America are turning back to what Reuters calls a neglected crop, sowing fields with the largest rye…
Rural for Hillary Group Forms at DNC
…are volunteers and include Pam Johnson, former president of the National Corn Growers Association. Other organizers include volunteer Vicki Hicks, and Trevor Dean, a former National Farmers Union and Sen….
China Pig Prices Reaching Near Record Levels amid Flooding
…consumers and farmers in the country are increasing slaughter, including animals that aren’t fat enough, after floods in China’s central and south regions, according to Bloomberg. Pig prices may surpass…
Effects of Agricultural Conservation
…farmers and ranchers the power to provide a more complete and accurate picture of the conservation practices on their operations,” said NASS Administrator Hubert Hamer. “If contacted, I encourage farmers…
USDA Seeking Additional Funding for Farm Loans
…program restarts in October. Loans in the program are considered a “last resort” for farmers, but as the rural sector struggles with low commodity prices and mounting trade competition, farmers…