…and with access to additional resources, they can boost job creation and create an environment where more products are made in rural America. The funding USDA is announcing today will…
Training, Educating the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…public or private entities such as state cooperative extension services, community-based organizations, colleges or universities; and other organizations providing services to beginning farmers and ranchers. 2017 applications are due Dec….
National Farm to School Month
…provides resources for starting or growing a program and is filled with tips and examples, insights from others, and lists of resources for further research. There’s also countless recommendations on…
Importance of Accurate Evapotranspiration
…The California Irrigation Management Information Service (CIMIS) has weather stations throughout California that will provide that information but in an area like the Central Coast, where we have micro-climates that…
Most Consumers Say They Lack Access to Information about Food
…of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: The Center for Food Integrity How Can the Food Industry Satisfy Their Appetites? More of today’s consumers crave information about food and how it’s…
Banking Group Supports Bill Offering Tax Relief for Rural Lending
…House Ways and Means Committee. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: Independent Community Bankers of America Legislation promotes access to credit amid era of weak commodities…
USDA to Require Meat Packers to Report Online Cattle Buys
…bring more transparency to pricing following the May launch of the Fed Cattle Exchange, an online cattle auction site. Starting Wednesday, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service will start including these transactions…
National 4-H Week
…and volunteers, and engage with alumni. New National 4‑H Week marketing assets are available to use in addition to regular 4‑H marketing resources. Please download and share with your state….
Fruit Fly’s Genetic Code Revealed
…medfly populations. It can also work as a preventative measure, notes Al Handler, a research geneticist with the USDA-Agricultural Research Service’s (ARS) Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE)…
Updated Indemnity Calculator for Laying Hens
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is updating its indemnity calculator formula for laying hens, effective October 1, 2016. The updated formula was…
U.S. Hogs and Pigs Inventory Up 2 Percent
…the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report published today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Other key findings in the report were: Of the 70.9 million…
U.S. Corn and Soybean Stocks Up from 2015
…the Grain Stocks report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Producers reported that there were 627 million bushels of corn stored on farms,…
NIFA Awards Community Food Projects
…HoChunk Community Development Corporation, Winnebago, Neb., $34,019 Isles, Inc., Trenton, N.J., $34,821 Presbyterian Healthcare Services – Albuquerque, N.M., $400,000 Lantern Community Services, Inc., New York, N.Y., $35,000 Foodlink, Inc. –…
Mosquito Scents
…that Repel Mosquitoes: Chickens, Garlic and Natural Plant-based oils. Scientists report that mosquitoes stay clear of most birds. Consuming fresh garlic on a regular basis, or taking a garlic supplement…