…developed nations, commercial farms house thousands of pigs in climate-controlled buildings. Pigs are a popular form of livestock, with more than one billion pigs killed each year worldwide, 100 million…
Innovative Pest Management Solutions
USDA Announces $4 Million Available to Develop Innovative Pest Management Solutions The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced the availability of $4 million…
Theft Reported While Industry Trained
How much of an issue are crop thefts like fictitious pickups? So much that agriculture detectives were called out of last week’s nut theft training seminar to start a new…
$4.7 Million Available in Grants
USDA Announces $4.7 Million Available in Grants for Food Safety Training, Outreach and Technical Assistance The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the availability of $4.7 million in grants for…
Dollar Up Means Ag Exports Down
The value of the United States dollar has been trending upward overseas and all of the agriculture sectors see a direct result from that with lower exports and dropping prices….
Teens Snacks
…is to develop and test the effectiveness of a Cooperative Extension enhanced intervention titled “Smart Shopping,” aimed at improving the shopping practices of adolescents with the ultimate goal of increasing…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for April 18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
Insight from Johnsongrass Mapping
…ANR: A team of researchers has received a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to find new ways to combat Johnsongrass, one of the most widespread and…
Save the Bees
…U.S. Department of Agriculture, the total number of managed honey bee colonies in the U.S. decreased from five million in the 1940s to only 2.5 million today. What’s causing the…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for April 15
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
Agri View: Egg Prices
…incidents, we expect egg supply and pricing to return to their previous consistency.” The U.S. Department of Agriculture is forecasting an average price for large eggs of $1.66 a dozen…
CA Grape Acreage Report
…of the complete report. The California Department of Food and Agriculture partners with the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Pacific Regional Office to conduct an annual acreage survey of…
Farms Face Increased Financial Pressure, FB President Tells Ag Subcommittee
…by the Agriculture Department leave net cash income averaging less than $80 billion for the coming decade and net farm income at less than $70 billion over the same period….
Farm Economy Top Focus for NFU Pres.
NFU President Encourages House Ag Subcommittee to Consider Challenges Facing Family Farmers and Ranchers The lagging farm economy was a top focus for the House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm…