Today is National Ag Day and Cathy Isom takes a look at different ways we can celebrate the hard work of America’s farms and farm families. That’s coming up on…
Census Of Agriculture Countdown Begins For America’s Farmers And Ranchers
…Agriculture revealed that over three million farmers operated more than two million farms, spanning over 914 million acres. This was a four percent decrease in the number of U.S. farms…
Maximizing Profits with Poultry Litter
…growers should use to maximize profits. Tewolde and his colleagues applied poultry litter to cotton at seven different rates on two farms by scattering the litter with a commercial fertilizer…
Iowa Agriculture Department Urging Sound Biosecurity Measures in Poultry Flocks
…have updated their biosecurity measures and made significant investments to help prevent the disease from getting on their farm. He stresses that all poultry farms need to have a biosecurity…
A Farm Bill for Our Future
…help our farms, our food and our families. Historically, support from the Farm Bill has allowed us to excel at innovation. For example, federal research dollars have helped: Improve the…
General Mills to Commercialize Organic Perennial Wheat
…Broadcasting news service. Cascadian Farm invests in Kernza® perennial grain with promising restorative benefits for farms Cascadian Farm, a pioneer in the organic food movement, and parent company General Mills…
Farmers Need Solution to Immigration Challenge
…university researchers estimated that 150,000 employees worked on U.S. dairy farms as of 2014, and that approximately 51 percent of them were immigrants. Because such a large volume of milk…
Subcommittee Evaluates Effectiveness of Specialty Crop Production Programs
…Ft. Meade, FL Mr. Sean Gilbert, Gilbert Orchards/ Sundquist Fruit, Yakima, WA Mr. Jay Hill, Hill Farms/Wholesome Valley Farms, Mesilla Park, NM Ms. Laura Davis, Long Life Farm, Hopkinton, MA…
Tennessee HPAI Not Linked to China HPAI
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the strain of high pathogenic avian influenza found in Tennessee last week is not connected to any strains of bird flu in China. USDA…
Protect Your Poultry from Avian Influenza
…to maximize the biosecurity implemented in their operations, particularly in those located in high-risk areas, mainly farms that are in close proximity to wetlands or other wild bird feeding and…
Large Family Farms Continue to Dominate U.S. Agricultural Production
Nearly all farms in the U.S. are designated as family farms, according to new data by the Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service. USDA found that in 2015, farms designated…
U.S. HPAI Sparking Import Bans
…Tennessee prompted the state to place 30 other farms in the area under quarantine for testing, according to meat industry publication Meatingplace. In 2015, HPAI killed 48 million birds in…
Agri View: Does Size Matter
…over 6,000 fewer farms in this country. The reason for that is not as bad as you think it is. Many of those mid-sized farms became large farms. One source…
National Strawberry Day
…in chocolate! While the best season for strawberries is from late April to August, now might be a good time to scout out strawberry festivals and pick-your-own farms. Or plan…