…is referenced to the weather a peach tree needs to produce a good crop. But, what does it mean to the average person? Well, the chill hours will vary from…
North Coast Wildfires Less Impactful to Ag Than Early Reports
…fires resulted in 38 fatalities and the destruction of 5,300 homes. Initial reports were estimating catastrophic losses to the wine industry, however, 99.5 percent of the total wine grape crop…
Perdue Announces USDA’s Farm Bill and Legislative Principles for 2018
…Provide a farm safety net that helps American farmers weather times of economic stress without distorting markets or increasing shallow loss payments. Promote a variety of innovative crop insurance products…
Classic Lunch Favorite Creamy or Nutty
…Two tablespoons are about 180 calories. In the United States ten states supply 99% of the peanut crop. Georgia is #1, followed by Texas, Alabama and Florida. I’m Cathy Isom……
Senate Votes to End Government Shutdown
…with import controls, core nutrition programs and crop insurance. Some speculate that the brief government shutdown harms efforts to pass future legislation later this year, including the next farm bill….
CCOF Annual Conference to Focus on Organic Hotspots
…Jaenicke have shown that median household incomes increase while poverty rates decrease in direct response to the amount of organic food and crop production in a given county. The data…
Farm Futures Releases 2018 Planting Intentions Survey Results
Farm Futures magazine recently released its survey of 2018 planting intentions, which shows that farmers aren’t quite ready to make major changes to their crop rotations. However, they are going…
Agri View: Time Changes Everything
…love and romance. The facts are the same. In nowhere do they apply more than in agriculture. Today’s young farmer wouldn’t last two crop years if he farmed like his…
Secretary Perdue Outlines USDA Services in the Event of a Government Shutdown
…ensure: Crop insurance companies will continue to deliver and service the federal crop insurance program during a government shutdown; Approved Insurance Providers (AIPS) will stay open and agents and loss…
Assistance Available to Agricultural Producers through the Conservation Stewardship Program
…for actively managing, maintaining, and expanding conservation activities like cover crops, ecologically-based pest management, buffer strips, and pollinator and beneficial insect habitat – all while maintaining active agriculture production on…
Almond Matters: Developing A Young Orchard
…“Since you’re not pulling out crop, you don’t need to apply a lot of fertilizer to get them to grow,” Doll noted. Other important factors are the consideration of nutrients…
USDA Sending Extra Financial Help to Farmers in Seven States
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will start sending additional money to row crop farmers in 14 counties throughout seven states who are enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage program. The…
Agri View: Migrant Labor Program Changes Dragging
…H-2A Program. It is a law farmers use to bring migrant workers into the United States to help produce our crops. In reality, farmers do not like the H-2A Program….
Latest WASDE Report from USDA
…of heavy precipitation events across the interior Southeast eased drought and generally benefited winter grains and cover crops. Meanwhile, snow cover across the North increased in advance of bitterly cold…