…effective disease control with copper is coverage. The more uniformly and completely leaf surfaces are covered, the better the performance. Nufarm’s Copper Champs contain more precise-sized particles, and more of…
More Hemp Insurance Options Available from USDA
…2020 crop year. The MPCI coverage is being offered in conjunction with the Whole-Farm Revenue Protection coverage that was made available to producers earlier in the year. Hemp producers will…
Broadband Map Fix Will Reveal Needs
(AFBF) — The House of Representatives passed Farm Bureau-backed legislation that will improve the accuracy of broadband coverage maps to better identify needs. The Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability…
USDA Extends Deadlines for Dairy Margin Coverage, Market Facilitation Programs
…Farm Bill and available through USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), the program offers reasonably priced protection to dairy producers when the difference between the all-milk price and the average feed…
November 2019 Dairy Market Report
…highest prices in nearly five years. The September U.S. average all-milk price was the highest since December 2014, as was the October AMS survey price of non-fat dry milk and…
Survey Reveals Crucial Data on Fusarium Head Blight
…reduce a farmer’s yield and affect quality, lowering the price of the grain. Also, the Fusarium fungus produces a mycotoxin called deoxynivalenol or DON. Wheat with DON levels above 2 parts per…
U.S. Pork Can Reduce Overall U.S. Trade Deficit with China by Nearly Six Percent
…pork prices are rising in China amid trade war with USA and Donald Trump. Credit: B.Zhou / Shutterstock.com “Were it not for China’s tariffs that are severely limiting access to…
Thanksgiving Dinner Cost Rises Only a Penny
…the same this year, there were some price changes for individual items. In addition to turkey, foods that showed slight price declines include cubed bread stuffing and canned pumpkin pie…
USDA Issues Second Tranche of Market Facilitation Program
…June 1, 2019, will receive a per hundredweight payment on Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) production history, and hog producers will receive a payment based on the number of live hogs…
Almond Matters: Winter Sanitation Increases Chance for Successful Spring
…pests like navel orangeworm. Lopez also noted that applying broader spectrum types of insecticides can be effective, with an emphasis on adequate coverage. “It gets very difficult especially on a…
Best Foods to Can for an Emergency
…keeping around some of the best foods to can for an emergency. Home food storage matters in a variety of situations, like an economic collapse, a weather-related crisis, loss of…
Despite Kincade Fire, Winegrowers Push Through Harvest
…animals removed and into a safe place and if they need veterinary care and medical supplies.” Stay with AgNet West for continuing coverage of the wildfire relief and recovery effort….
Catastrophic Decline of the Western Monarch
…threats to their survival. A major one is habitat loss. They need flowers for nectar and Milkweed for their young. The Monarch caterpillar only eats Milkweed, but to people, milkweed…
Ensuring Compliance with the Produce Safety Rule
…Rule Grower Training courses at a reduced price through Safe Food Alliance. “CDFA is out and about doing those inspections and you better make sure you have that first element…