…that some of those trees were planted in 1902. They have produced over 100 years of crops. Now it is going to take weeks to assess the total damage to…
National Farm Rescuer Day
…get the crops in the ground – or to the market – from all across the country. Farm Rescue has helped hundreds of families across This Land of Ours, who’ve…
Maximizing Profits with Poultry Litter
…period, ARS scientists determined that yields were cumulatively higher in plots with litter applied in the spring rather than in the fall. (Photo by Haile Tewolde) A Mississippi-based Agricultural Research…
Agri View: Expanding Citrus in Georgia
…see if they can grow something else besides peanuts and cotton. Yes, they will have to deal with greening in their crops. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner….
Fresno County Farm and Nutrition Day this Week
…Fresno County is one of the nation’s top agricultural counties, producing more than 400 commercial crops annually, totaling more than $6.61 billion in gross production value in 2015. The 4,000…
General Mills to Commercialize Organic Perennial Wheat
…seed and plans to plant an acre test plot this fall on the Cascadian Farm home farm next to the Skagit River in Washington. The farm team will closely monitor…
Agri View: 2017 Planting
Everett Griner talks about early estimates on the 2017 planting crops in today’s Agri View. 2017 Planting Planning for this year’s crops was finished several weeks ago. Planters will be…
Executive Order Initiates Review of WOTUS Rule
…or layman to know what feature of a parcel of land could fall under federal jurisdiction. “There was all kinds of new language that even made it difficult for me—a…
March WASDE Report Released This Week
…increased 2.8 million tons, mainly due to larger crops in Argentina and Australia. U.S. cotton forecasts show higher production and exports compared to last month and ending stocks are reduced…
Subcommittee Evaluates Effectiveness of Specialty Crop Production Programs
…task of developing policy particularly challenging. These crops range from fruits and vegetables, to tree nuts, nursery crops, and floriculture each requiring different needs and attention. The 2014 Farm Bill…
Farmers Volunteer to Monitor Levees
…crops and everything are right there.” As a result of the levee patrols, the district so far has identified some 30 to 40 boils and other trouble spots. Rings of…
Protect Your Poultry from Avian Influenza
…at UC Davis. “This is consistent with the current understanding of how avian influenza spreads and evolves. Specifically, juveniles are infected at breeding locations and travel south in the fall…
Large Family Farms Continue to Dominate U.S. Agricultural Production
…that includes sales of crops and livestock, government payments and other farm-related income. These small farms, however, only accounted for 24 percent of the value of production. By comparison, large-scale…
Ag Economy Barometer Retracts from January High
…the fall and winter of 2015-2016, as evidenced by the Index of Future Expectations remaining 48 points higher than during the base period. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasters….