…West’s Sabrina Hill spoke with Miller at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting summer agribusiness luncheon last week in Milwaukee. Miller says she wants consumers to feel comfortable getting their…
Ag Lenders Helping Producers
…capital. AgriBank is one of the largest banks within the national Farm Credit System, with nearly $100 billion in total assets. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Agri View: Farmers Benefit from Oil Prices
…is likely to be the significant depletion of revenues at a national level for oil-exporting countries, many of which are heavily reliant on agricultural imports. Where, in addition, the local…
Virtual Representative for Small and Very Small Plants
FSIS Expands Small Plant Help Desk, Launches Virtual Representative for Small and Very Small Plants The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is expanding its…
UCCE Helps Hmong Farmers Weather Drought
…and Tulare counties. After just two weeks on the job, she was invited to an emergency meeting with the National Hmong American Farmers and USDA’s Farm Service Agency to address…
Mexican Ethanol Producers Set Sights on Sorghum
…grain facilities, an ethanol plant tour gave producers an inside look at production methods and insight into applicable plant management techniques. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Poultry Pets Sicken More than 600 People
…Some of the places ill people reported contact with live poultry include their home, someone else’s home, work or school settings. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
USDA Says Organic Eggs Have Largest Price Premiums
…narrower range of premiums. Organic carrots were priced between 20 and 27 percent higher than non-organic carrots during 2004 to 2010. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Purdue University Discovers Process Increasing Milk Shelf Life
…reach distant locations where transport times using only pasteurization would mean that milk would have a short shelf life upon arrival. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Lawmakers Call for Dairy Program Sign up Extension
…prices have dropped almost 40 percent and cheese stocks now stand at record-high levels. The current enrollment deadline is September 30th. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Farm Lending Needs Remain High
…report. The Agricultural Finance Databook is a quarterly compilation of national and regional agricultural finance data by the Federal Reserve Bank. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Strawberry Tool Tells Producers When to Treat
…California. According to USDA Agricultural Marketing Resource Center, in 2014 the United States produced 3 billion pounds of strawberries valued at nearly $2.9 billion, and California is the number-one state…
GOP Platform Touches on Ag Issues
…of agricultural issues. Among other things, the 58-page document urges Congress to remove the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – food stamps – from the Farm Bill. More than 75…
Efforts to Make School Environments Healthier
…Food and Nutrition Service administers 15 nutrition assistance programs. In addition to National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program, these programs include the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the…