Strasburg, Pennsylvania, October 2019 – Antique Steam Freight Train Puffing Smoke and Steam DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. American Agriculture History Minute: Wheat Production…
U. S. Agricultural Economy Improves for January 2025
…October 2015-January 2025. Figure 2. Indices of Current Conditions and Future Expectations, October 2015-January 2025. The Farm Financial Performance Index rose 13 points in January, mirroring the rise in the Current Conditions Index. The…
American Agriculture History Minute: Harvesting Corn by Hand Continues Today
…by hand was a necessity. Today, the National Corn Husking Association keeps that tradition going the third weekend in October each year to determine who is the best corn husker….
Farmer Sentiment Drifts Lower in December
…took place from December 2-6, 2024. Figure 1. Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer, October 2015-December 2024. Figure 2. Indices of Current Conditions and Future Expectations, October 2015-December 2024 Farmers’ views…
Potential Port Work Stoppage Threatens U.S. Agricultural Exports
…disrupt U.S. exports. The ILA and the Maritime Alliance reached a tentative agreement on wages in early October, then agreed to extend the existing contract, ending a brief three-day work…
Corporate Transparency Act Filing on Hold
…to block the Treasury Department from enforcing the act. The rules affect roughly 230,000 farm operations, according to an analysis in October by the American Farm Bureau Federation. And, overall…
California Wine Grape harvest Review
DepositPhotos image A California Wine Grape harvest review of the state’s 2024 wine grape harvest occurred within a traditional timing window, from early August to late October, under generally favorable…
Corporate Transparency Act Reinstated: NCBA Urges Cattle Producers to Prepare
…According to the American Farm Bureau, only 11 percent of those farms that are likely required to file have done so as of October. With the new legal deadline restored,…
World Ag Expo® Announces 2025 Top-10 New Product Contest Winners
…judging by the October 31 deadline to be eligible. For more information on the contest and winners, including contacts, please email media@farmshow.org. 3 in 1 Orchard Brush Rake-Shredder-Blower by HCL Machine…
California Navel Orangeworm Program Looking For More Participation
…Trap monitoring is conducted year -round within all eight zones and daily aerial NOW SIT releases are typically conducted during the months of March to October. Growers that are interested…
Church Brothers Green Onions Did Not Contain Salmonella
DepositPhotos image The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has determined that a laboratory error incorrectly caused the October 18, 2024 recall announcement concerning Church Brothers’ Farm’s green onions. The products from…
U. S. Producer Serving Time for Wire Fraud Sues Tyson Fresh Meats
…that Tyson Fresh Meats breached a contract by not paying him for selling his beef in Japan. At the end of October, the U .S. Court of Appeals for the…
Salton Sea Restoration Project Expands to Protect Air Quality and Wildlife
…project is expanding. Photo taken October 15, 2024. Xavier Mascareñas / California Department of Water Resources A nesting island is seen near the Species Conservation Habitat Project Expansion area at…
Organizations Collecting Donations for Ranchers Hit by Wildfires
…from fellow ranchers. North Dakota rancher organizations are collecting donations, supplies, and labor to assist ranchers in the northwest part of the state who were devastated by wildfires in October….