The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) offers multiple different programs to farmers that can help enhance their operations, making them more sustainable and ultimately more successful. The organization has a…
Farm Bureau Survey: Thanksgiving Dinner Cost Down for Third Straight Year
…to the Farm Bureau survey averages. Farm Bureau also surveyed the price of a traditional Thanksgiving meal available from popular food delivery services. This revealed that the convenience of food…
Get Covered With the Right Formulation
…agricultural use are based on copper hydroxide as the active ingredient, and two products have OMRI (Organic Materials Review Institute) approval for use in certified organic production. “Copper hydroxide is…
National H-2A Workforce Sets New Record
A new record has been set as it pertains to the size of the H-2A workforce employed in agricultural production. According to figures from the U.S. Department of Labor, the…
Celebrating National Pickle Day
…National Pickle Day Today is National Pickle Day. Whether you prefer them Dill, Gherkin, Brined, Kosher Dill, Polish, or Bread and Butter, just to name a few, there’s probably a…
Numerous ACP Found Near Visalia, California
…Author Len Wilcox Len Wilcox is a retired scientist who also ran a newspaper and has written for agricultural publications since the 1980s. He was a regular contributor to California…
“We Believe in Growing” Scholarship Applications Now Available
…a company that values agricultural education as much as we do.” Download the application online at: www.worldagexpo.org/scholarships. Send completed applications to: International Agri-Center®, “We Believe in Growing” Scholarship, 4500 South…
Agricultural Stewardship of Water Highlighted in Survey
…is a heavy user of water, and there’s no mistaking that that’s the case,” said Donald Bias, Chief of Census Planning for the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. “This information…
Spotted Lanternfly Could Be Disastrous, Not in CA Yet
…known to feed on over 70 different hosts including agricultural, ornamental and forest species. Penn State Extension’s website said tree of heaven is the pests preferred food source. However, grapes…
Wildfire Affected Winegrape Growers Seek Congress Support
Leaders of five California agricultural organizations have joined together to request Congress include the state’s winegrape growers in a disaster assistance bill. Congress is expected to soon take up a…
Cattlemen’s College Set For New Orleans in January
…event, sponsored by Zoetis and produced by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. It is being presented in conjunction with the 2019 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show. A highlight…
USDA Partners with Communities to Bring High-Speed Broadband e-Connectivity Infrastructure to Rural Areas
…million loan to deploy a fiber broadband system to more than 5,000 subscribers in Dallas, Calhoun and Ouchita counties in rural southern Arkansas. Approximately 25,000 people in the company’s service…
Celebrating National Peanut Butter Lovers Month
…of Ours. Celebrating National Peanut Butter Lovers Month For all of November, it’s National Peanut Butter Lovers Month. The perfect time to satisfy all of your peanut butter cravings. It’s…
Continued Innovation Required in Animal Antibiotics
…from the National Institute for Animal Agriculture and Merck Animal Health, longtime beef veterinarian and professor Dr. Bob Smith explains that overcoming bacterial resistance is no easy task, for animals…