…ranged from 8.20 for operations with 1-99 hogs and pigs to 10.60 for operations with more than 5,000 hogs and pigs. United States hog producers intend to have 2.93 million…
Sommet De l’Elevage is Under Way
…livestock with 750 beef-breed animals, 550 milk-breed cattle, 400 sheep and 300 horses on show or in competition. There are more than 35 farm and agro-industrial sites that can be…
Aged Cows Top the International Guernsey Show
…Fall Yearling Heifer (not in milk): Milk Jugs Spider Cutie Pie, Alexis Williams, Mabel, Minn. Adams Creek Maxim Nilla, Alyssa & Kate Nuttleman, Bangor, Wis. Junior Champion Female: Adams Creek…
Ag Economy Barometer Shows Slight Improvement
…agricultural producers monthly. A rating below 100 is negative, while a rating above 100 indicates positive sentiment regarding the agriculture industry. Organizers say the data shows producers are pessimistic about…
HSUS Lawsuit on Regulating CAFO Emissions Dismissed
…Columbia Circuit threw out the case because the plaintiffs did not give EPA 180-days’ notice of their intent to sue, which is required. In 2006, nearly 1,900 pork producers and…
Food and Agriculture Co-op Income Again Sets Record
…2015. Dairy Farmers of America, a milk marketing cooperative based in Kansas City, Mo., came in second place, with $13.9 billion in total revenue. Land O’Lakes, a dairy foods and…
Safety-Net Payments to Farmers
…to assist participating producers, which will account for over 10 percent of USDA’s projected 2016 net farm income. These payments will help provide reassurance to America’s farm families, who are…
Properly Identifying Sugarcane Aphid
Courtesy: UCANR California sorghum producers have a new pest to keep an eye out for. Identifying sugarcane aphid populations can be tricky as the damage looks similar to another familiar…
Support for Rural Cooperative Businesses and Organizations
…to locate USDA investments in your community. More information on how USDA investments are connecting producers with consumers and expanding rural economic opportunities is available in Chapter IV of USDA…
Training, Educating the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…of agricultural producers through the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP). “USDA is committed to supporting the next generation of farmers and ranchers, and we know that they have…
National Farm to School Month
…farmers and producers. To best support that commitment, the USDA Farm to School Grant Program assists eligible entities in implementing farm to school programs that improve access to local foods…
Banking Group Supports Bill Offering Tax Relief for Rural Lending
…threatened by low commodities prices,” ICBA President and CEO Camden R. Fine said. “By offering community banks greater flexibility to serve producers and the rural housing market, this legislation will…
Agri View: Foreign Trade
Everett Griner talks about the complications of foreign trade for producers in today’s Agri View. Foreign Trade I just don’t understand international trade, at least the way it’s structured anyway….
Western View: Got Gas?
…new rules. The Milk Producers Council has blasted the new regulations. They believe these changes puts the future of the California dairy industry in danger. One thing is clear: science…