…riding on the machine. The first twine knotter was demonstrated in 1867 by John Appleby. Sylvanus Locke developed a wire binder in about 1874 and it was adopted by McCormick….
Agri View: Apple Orchards
…history. Well-known American apple orchardists include George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. The first American to orbit the Earth, astronaut John Glenn, carried pureed applesauce in squeezable tubes on his initial…
Agri View: Chicken Wings
…John E. Harmon, a professor of geography at Central Connecticut State University who wrote the Atlas of Popular Culture in the Northeastern United States as a sabbatical project, writes that…
Agri View: Real Horse Power
…their work easier. Some of these men, such as Jerome Case, Cyrus McCormick and John Deere, became wildly successful, founding huge farm equipment manufacturing concerns that are still in business…
Analysts Outline Changing Situation in Wine Business
…President John Aguirre said the symposium has become “the single most important yearly gathering of wine industry leaders and decision makers.” Though the event focuses primarily on American winemaking and…
Grants for Food Safety and Plant Health Improvements
…for fundamental and applied agricultural sciences. Dr. John P. Holdren, President Obama’s Science and Technology Advisor and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, joined Secretary…
Agri View: Peanut Crop
…row inverter being pulled by a John Deere 8235R tractor. and part 3 of the series Murray farms begins the final step of the peanut harvest. Picking or Combining the…
Syngenta, ChemChina Deal Looks Imminent
…country’s attractiveness as a corporate location.” John Ramsay, Chief Executive Officer, said: “Syngenta is the world leader in crop protection having significantly increased its global market share over the last…
Agri View: Cost of Food
…prices? That’s just the way it is, Miller said. “Life’s not fair.” John Brinker, scanning coordinator for the French Broad Food Co-Op in downtown Asheville, is one of the few…
Georgia Farmer Elected American Farm Bureau President
…Missouri; Steve Nelson, Nebraska (Midwest Region), Mark Haney, Kentucky; John Hoblick, Florida; Mike McCormick, Mississippi; Jimmy Parnell, Alabama; Wayne Pryor, Virginia; Randy Veach, Arkansas (Southern Region), Ryck Suydam, New Jersey…
Why is the EPA Suing John Duarte for Plowing his Land?
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ignored decades of established law when it told John Duarte to stop plowing his land. Duarte didn’t back down and is now in the fight…
Agri View: Cattle Rustling
Cattle rustling. You may have thought it vanished with John Wayne or Roy Rogers. It hasn’t. It is still happening today. Ranchers are having problems with rustlers stealing their calves….
Climate Change Report – USDA
…risks greatest for the global poor and in tropical regions,” said Dr. John Holdren, assistant to the president of Science and Technology and director of the White House Office of…
Hands-on Help for New Producers
…Agriculture allocates money for grants through their Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program (BFRDP). American Farmland Trust Executive Director of Programs John Larson says they took advantage of that money…