…why the office projects agriculture spending would go up, but the increase likely stems from payments triggered by low commodity prices. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Citrus Growers, Packers Discuss Disease Threat
…is one of the strategies already in play. Grower liaisons work with other farmers in their area to synchronize psyllid treatments. That strategy is more effective, speakers said, because psyllids…
Western View: Just What is Ag Big Data
Big Data is a new crop that farmers are growing now, often without even being aware of it. Yet it’s a crop that has value, and farmers need to protect…
Bayer, Monsanto Merger Talks Advancing
…with DuPont to create the world’s biggest chemical company. St. Louis, Missouri-based Monsanto rejected Bayer’s previous two attempts to acquire Monsanto. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
USDA Allowing Meat, Egg Products with “No GMO” Label
…organism” on livestock or poultry labeling. The new law gives USDA two years to create and finalize rules implementing the law. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
BPI Dropping Some from “Pink Slime’ Lawsuit
…week to less than two million pounds, forcing BPI to close three facilities and let go of more than 700 employees. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Poll Shows Support for TPP
…and U.S. farmers while less than one in 10, or eight percent, oppose. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. Read more here from The American Farm Bureau….
Agri View: What is a Farmer?
Everett Griner talks about the concept of the farmer in today’s Agri View. What is a Farmer? You know to most of us the term farmers refers to a men…
Delta Habitat Restoration Project Documents Released
…and Wildlife Service and 2009 National Marine Fisheries Service biological opinions for long-term coordinated operations of the State Water Project and the federal Central Valley Project. The proposed Prospect Island…
USDA Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Survey Coming Soon
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is reminding hog producers nationwide to keep an eye out for the quarterly Hogs and Pigs Survey in late August….
California Has a Stable Farm Workforce
…illegal immigration by presidential candidates and a new law under consideration in California to require overtime pay for farmworkers have made farm employment part of a national conversation. California’s labor-intensive…
USDA to Measure Small Grain Production
During the first two weeks of September, growers of small grains around the country will receive survey forms from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). The…
NMPF Statement on Decision to Purchase Cheese to Help Dairy Farmers
…made to USDA by NMPF on August 12. “This cheese purchase will provide some assistance to America’s dairy farmers through increased demand for their milk, while also serving the needs…
USDA to Purchase Surplus Cheese, Continue to Assist Dairy Producers
…insecurity and provide for added stability in the marketplace.” USDA received requests from Congress, the National Farmers Union, the American Farm Bureau and the National Milk Producers Federation to make…