…organic research and promotion.” The Association will open a stakeholder comment period this fall. OTA CEO Laura Batcha says the organic community is “committed to enabling a sound, resilient and…
Kansas Cattle Traceability Project Moving Forward
The Kansas-based Cattle Trace pilot project is on track to begin testing a purpose-built infrastructure for cattle disease traceability by this fall. Traceability is a top priority for the cattle…
Celebrating National Acorn Squash Day
…name, an acorn, and usually weigh between one to two pounds and is generally between four and seven inches long. Acorn squash is at its peak in the fall from…
Roberts, Stabenow Announce Ag Trade Hearing
…values for corn and soybean crops, and others, as part of the trade mitigation package producers may now apply to receive payment. The payments to farmers are based on 2018…
The only thing a $15.00 an hour wage has done is made everything in automation that more affordable.
Jeff Klein, Jack Klein Partnership
Choosing the Right Apple Tree to Grow
…Ours. Choosing the Right Apple Tree to Grow The apple harvest comes in fall, and one tree, even a dwarf variety, can supply over 100 pounds of fruit. A full-sized…
Mitigating Wildfire Risk with Livestock Grazing
…ideal conditions for large-scale and costly fires, with alternating periods of drought and significant rainfall. A decrease in timber harvesting and available grazing lands have also contributed to the ferocity…
Agriculture Trade Surplus to Shrink
…2017. USDA forecasts $144.5 billion in exports and projects $126.5 billion in imports. China was the largest buyer of U.S. farm products last year. They’ll fall to third this year,…
ASTA Outlines Priorities for Final Farm Bill
…Agency regarding cover crop usage alongside cash crops, so farmers and producers no longer run the risk of losing their crop insurance because they used cover crops as an approved…
How, and When, to Harvest the “Three Sisters”
…is to soon, and no liquid means it is a bit later than optimal. As for the other crops. When growing dry beans for storage, the process is different than…
Latest Climate Change Assessment Illustrates Farming Challenges of the Future
…various climate change scenarios. Adapting crops and production methods can help address climate change issues. Specialty crops were also shown to be more successful over feed, field and grain crops…
Environmental Groups Urge EPA to Revoke Dicamba Approval
…Bayer’s dicamba-based weed killer posed to nearby crops before approving it in 2016, according to Reuters. Monsanto, a unit of Bayer, urged the court to dismiss the lawsuit. Bayer expects…
Agri View: Florida – Georgia Water War Goes On
…water to irrigate crops, that it didn’t permit enough to flow into Florida to sustain the once thriving oyster industry. Since the Supreme Court decision, there is a new factor…
USDA Scientist Receives the Borlaug Field Award
…of Ug99, a devastating wheat disease that threatens the world’s wheat crops. As coordinator of the ARS spring wheat nursery project in Kenya and Ethiopia, Rouse identified U.S. wheat breeding…