Cathy Isom tells us about the Farmer of the Year contest that will award not one – but three important people for handwork and dedication to agriculture. That’s coming up…
Farm Groups Discuss Ag Policy with Trump
Agriculture groups made their pitch on policy to Republican candidate for President Donald Trump last week, after sitting down two months ago with the Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. The American…
HFCS Prices Near Records as Usage Nears Lows
…in the U.S. Midwest at the highest in U.S. Department of Agriculture records dating back to 1994, even as U.S. consumption of carbonated soft drinks, which accounts for two-thirds or…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for August 19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
California’s Strawberry Industry Without Methyl Bromide?
…In another article, a group of UC Cooperative Extension and U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists report on the effectiveness of several fumigants at dosages lower than the maximum label rate….
Chicken Consumption Study
…more from a food service establishment. In fact, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates, Americans will eat 92 pounds of chicken per person this year, a record amount. “People…
Louisiana Flooding Destroys $14 Million of Rice
…remains “fully speculative,” however, as the full scope of damage will not become clear until the water recedes. Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says “once the water recedes we’ll begin…
Agri View: Advancement of Farming
…Even our most knowledgeable scholars can’t even image that far ahead. It doesn’t really matter does it? That’s Agri View for today, I’m Everett Griner. From: Animal Smart Comparing agriculture…
European Grapevine Moth Eradicated From California
Agricultural officials confirm eradication of grape pest, lift quarantine restrictions Agricultural officials from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), in…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for August 18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
USDA Grant to Support Future Farmers
…that educate and enhance the sustainability of future farmers in America. The average age of the American farmer is 58 years-old, so the U.S. Department of Agriculture is addressing the…
Cancelling Atrazine Would Cost Farmers $2.5 Billion
…and the long-term sustainability of U.S. agriculture depend on it.” Click HERE to read Zimmerman’s full testimony. Farmers are encouraged to submit comments to the EPA at www.ncga.com/atz. EPA is…
Trump’s New Ag Advisors Take Aim at Regulatory Overreach
The list of Ag Advisors to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is a long one, containing 65 names. Politico’s Morning Agriculture Report says that list is much larger than any…
Agri View: Farm Labor Shortage
…Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Agriculture; Jamie Clover Adams, director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development; and farmers Bill Brim from Georgia, Carlos Castaneda from California…