…days of early fall. But these grocery store staples are the tip of the iceberg of fall crops. Colorful, slightly salty orach greens and sweet and juicy fennel bulbs should…
Agri View: Drought and Farming
…most, farmers have more ways to protect themselves. They can, and most do, insure their crops. They can make crop choices. And, they can practice good soil policies. On the…
California Pursues New Health Protections on Chlorpyrifos
…Committee will consider the listing of chlorpyrifos at its next public meeting. “While chlorpyrifos has been protecting crops for more than 50 years, new information in the scientific community leads…
Western View: The Right to Not Farm
…Willie Bird Turkeys, doesn’t want to quit anytime soon; he is quite content to continue raising his turkeys and planting his crops. He’s concerned because a new county forced-farming mandate…
Cotton Board Holds Annual Meeting
…on over 5,000 acres in Pointe Coupee Parish for the last 30 years. In addition to cotton, his crops include corn, soybeans, wheat, sugar cane, pecans, crawfish, and timber. He…
Congress Returns Next Month Facing Challenges
…farm bill, based on comments from panel leaders at recent hearings. Tax reform will also be front and center this fall, though its prospects are clouded by the limited bipartisan…
Not All Ag Groups Happy with Direction of NAFTA Talks
…eliminating restrictions on genetically engineered crops. The group includes the U.S. National Family Farm Coalition, Canada’s National Farmers Union and Mexico’s National Association of Rural Producers, as well as the…
Agri View: Crop Dusting Changes
…dusters”. You know what that is. A pilot who applies weed and bug killing chemicals to crops from a small airplane. Now, in the beginning it was considered a very…
Agri View: Pollination Problems for Citrus
…insect took a heavy toll on cotton crops across the nation for a century. But, in the end, persistence paid off. The boll weevil was not only controlled. It was…
MPI Report: U.S. Agricultural Workforce Being Reshaped
…demographics of the workforce, with a decline in the number following crops from location to location and a rise in the share of older workers. Beyond looking at employer adaptations…
Early Market Benefits Apple Growers
…For example, 10 years ago there were 20,500 acres of apples in the state, and acreage stood at 28,000 in 2003. “I think with the nut crops doing so well,…
Sunflowers as a Crop and Garden Flower
…in the garden next year after the last spring frost and expect to harvest into the fall. I’m Cathy Isom… Image credit: (lower left) Sunflower Garden at Singapore Changi Airport….
Tax and Regulatory Reform Top AFBF Fall Agenda
Tax and regulatory reform and a new farm bill will top the American Farm Bureau’s fall agenda, according to Farm Bureau’s executive director. Dale Moore says tax reform looks the…
Farm Labor Shortage May Drive Produce Prices Higher
…and there aren’t enough workers to harvest those crops. Immigrant labor makes up 90 percent of the nation’s workforce that picks American crops. The immigrant population has gotten smaller in…