…farmers certain rights to plant and produce crops. Other states are messing with legislation that will impact the way farmers farm their land and raise their crops. It will not…
Ag Safety Awareness Week
…Centers have prepared a collection of safety resources for each day of the week. And each day will also have cover a specific safety topic. For more information log on…
The Case Against More Farm Bill Funding
…higher than the average of all U.S. households. Scott Faber is the Vice President of Governmental Affairs for the EWG and says subsidies incentivize farmers to plant certain crops rather…
Citrus Tarping Started March 1
…origin or destination, must be tarped,” CPDPP Grower Liaison Erin Betts said. “You don’t have to use a tarp. You can use a van or something that is completely covered…
Agri View: Quicker Aid
…three years. Cotton prices fell nearly forty percent in 2014 and farmers had no official program to help cover their losses. As a result finding any financial aid for their…
Some Brazil Soybeans Very Muddy
…harvest and potentially adding transportation costs for farmers. The damaged beans are still good enough to use blended with other good crops, but farmers will get less money for their…
Agri View: Farming Technology
…too late. And there are other crops that are just like strawberries. So, build a machine. A machine can be put to work anytime and save a crop. By the…
CA Farmers Monitor Storms’ Impact on Crops, Water
…farmers are watching river levels carefully and preparing to move their animals if needed. • Field crops—Fall-planted grain crops that have germinated could take on too much water, which could…
Help the Bees
…pollinators that we depend on that are in trouble. Populations of monarch butterflies have declined by an astonishing 96-percent over the past few decades. Monarch butterflies help pollinate crops and…
Rural Mainstreet Index Improving
…in Pierre, South Dakota, “What we see in the agriculture industry is that farmers hurt the worst are those who farm small grain crops exclusively.” Douglas indicated operators that diversify…
USDA Seeks Nominees for the National Watermelon Promotion Board
…Tarun Harit, AMS Specialty Crops Program marketing specialist at 202-720-9915 or email Tarun.Harit@ams.usda.gov. USDA encourages board membership that reflects the diversity of the individuals served by the programs and invites…
Iowa Bees
…help produce 19 billion dollars worth of agricultural crops in the U-S. Wanting to do something about it, Cedar Rapids Park Superintendent, Daniel Gibbins, proposed an initiative that will increase…
Farmers File Class Action Suit over Dicamba Drift
…Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. Illegal, off-label, over the top use of a Monsanto dicamba product led to drift damage to crops that…
Mexico Looking at Argentina, Brazil, for Yellow Corn
…percent import tax on Mexican goods to cover the cost and the consideration of renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….