Agri View: Bad Economic Year

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…in specialty crop receipts in 2015, while final farm income for 2014 was revised upward by $1.9 billion since August and $13.5 billion since February. Today’s estimates also indicate that…

Wet Weather Doesn’t Hinder Citrus Harvest

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…there may be some damage to tangelo and mandarin varieties,” Severns said. “The bulk of the navel crop came through unscathed.” If harvest delays stack up, the growers and shippers…

Agri View: Water Management

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…consumptive-use estimates refer to the quantity of water actually consumed (taken up) by the crop plant over its various crop-growth stages for crop retention and evapo-transpiration. Withdrawal estimates generally reflect…

Farm Bureau Delegates Chart a Course for 2016

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…Risk Management Delegates approved new policies that covered a wide range of agricultural topics. Among other things, they: * Supported the addition of cottonseed to the list of oilseed crops…

Georgia Farmer Elected American Farm Bureau President

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…terms on the Women’s Leadership Committee. Cole Coxbill, a cattle rancher and crop grower from Wyoming, was elected the new chair of the AFBF Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee, which…

Women in Agriculture Are a Big Deal – #AFBF16

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…AFB Women’s Leadership Committee. Saylor, a crop farmer from Arizona, gave her first annual address at the business meeting of the AFB Women, held at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s…