…levee workers. A handbook on flood fighting and guidelines for levee threat monitoring also are available, Paasch said. At RD 1001, Henderson said not only have farmers been willing to…
Large Family Farms Continue to Dominate U.S. Agricultural Production
…only 2.9 percent of U.S. farms but contributed 42 percent of total production. Nonfamily farms accounted for only 11 percent of agricultural production. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasters….
Citrus Tarping Regulation Delayed
…be fully tarped. However, that has changed. “The regulations were delayed. We still do not have a finalized date yet,” Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner Marilyn Kinoshita said. Kinoshita said CDFA…
Farmers Union Hosting 115th Convention
…panels on the upcoming farm bill and conservation in agriculture, and industry experts focusing on consolidation in the agricultural sector, renewable fuels, and sustainable food production. Farmers Union delegates will…
USDA Confirms H7 Avian Influenza in Tennessee
…the spread of the disease. Birds from the flock will not enter the food system. The Tennessee Department of Agriculture is working directly with poultry workers at the affected facility…
Ag Safety Awareness Week
The weeklong events urging respect and safety on the farm. Cathy Isom has more in today’s This Land of Ours. All week long the U-S Agricultural Safety and Health Centers…
January Agriculture Prices Report
January Prices Received Index Decreased 1.6 Percent The January Agriculture Prices Received Index (Agricultural Production), at 86.4, decreased 1.6 percent from December 2016. At 78.3, the Crop Production Index decreased…
FCFB: No Water Announcement Is ‘Completely Unacceptable’
…be near the top of the record books. After the historic five-year drought, the snowpack and rain are a tremendous blessing to an agricultural industry hammered by the critical water…
New Research Challenges 2050 Agricultural Production Needs
New research suggests the world’s agricultural production may not need to double by 2050, but offered a wide range in what the increase in production may need to be. Penn…
Starling Named Special Assistant for Agriculture
…and especially how the agricultural sector operates and benefits the citizens of every state in the nation, while also providing the world’s safest and most prosperous food supply. This is…
Ag Groups Ask for Infrastructure Help
…that American agriculture truly feeds the world and creates jobs. To ensure that America remains a leader in world agricultural production, they say infrastructure needs have to be addressed, noting…
Senate Told Action Needed to Address Dairy Safety Net
…for proactive policies to help address farm labor demands. Citing a 2015 report prepared by NMPF and Texas A&M University, Foster said 51 percent of all dairy farm workers are…
Agri View: Migrant Help
…workers come from Vietnam, Somalia as well as Central America and South American countries. They fill in jobs in a wide range of occupations. Mostly in the low end of…
USDA Invests $4.8 Million in University Agricultural Programs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced 19 grants totaling $4,790,100 to support agricultural science programs at non-land-grant universities. The funding is…