…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…
California Saw Snow Drought in 2016
Statewide water conservation vital for surviving uncertain climate future California’s 2016 Water Year draws to a close, ending a fourth year marked by meager precipitation that fell more often as…
Support for Minority and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers
…rural areas.” Tuskegee University, Alabama, $200,000 Alaska Tribal Conservation Alliance, Alaska $187,316 Little Colorado River Plateau Resource Conservation and Development, Arizona, $200,000 Developing Innovation in Navajo Education Inc., Arizona; also…
FDA Allows Peanuts to be called “Healthy”
…for the use of the term “healthy” in the labeling of food products is open until January 26th of next year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
NCBA Joins Calls for Withdrawal of Proposed Estate Tax Regulations
…tax, and in some cases, are put out of business. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Proposed Estate Tax Regulations Threaten Family…