…have faced with Mexico, as well as a chance for dairy, row crop and wheat farmers to settle issues with Canada. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Agri View: Animal Antibiotic Use
…about antibiotics has a lot of people confused. Farmers are forbidden to use antibiotics in animal production in a lot of cases. Consumers simply will not buy meat from animals…
Strong Egg Production in May
The National Agricultural Statistics Service reports egg production in the United States for the month of May rose 3 percent compared to May 2016, totaling 8.86 billion. Overall production was…
AFBF: NAFTA Renegotiations Must Prioritize Ag
…to address challenges fruit and vegetable farmers have faced with Mexico, as well as a chance for dairy, row crop and wheat farmers to settle issues with Canada. “A modernized…
NIFA Announces $4.3 Million for Higher Education Support
…issues, increase food production, find new sources of energy, mitigate climate variability, and ensure food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts, sign up for…
Bats Shouldn’t Be Kept as Pets
…the country with him for educational programming. Bats do play an important role in agriculture. They can keep crop-destroying pests under control in our gardens and on the farm. And,…
Agri View: Expanding Nut Production
Everett Griner talks about various types of nut production is not just in California and Georgia any longer in today’s Agri View. Expanding Nut Production The whole world is consuming…
Farmers Market Frosty Summer Smoothies
…smooth, and add more milk if needed. 3. Enjoy! Check us out on Facebook! – facebook.com/buzzfeedtasty MUSIC Jet Set Go_Main Licensed via Warner Chappell Production Music Inc. Created by https://www.buzzfeed.com/bfmp/videos/……
Agri View: Job Losses Due to Automation
…industry. It speeds up production and increases overall output. Driverless tractors, milking machines, drone aircraft, just to name a few. It keeps growing. But, there is a downside to all…
Coffee Grown in California
There is a new crop in town. Cathy Isom informs us about the unique way farmers are growing coffee in California. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Coffee…
Agri View: Dangerous Jobs
…a tractor, highest rates of fatalities occur in the Midwest, Northeast, and South regions of the US in farms involved in crop production among farm family members among older operators…
Late-Harvest Processing Peaches Bring More Green
…compared to extra-early harvest varieties. UC researchers studied the cost of production for extra-early harvested varieties and late-harvested varieties for processing in the San Joaquin Valley and Sacramento. Processors will…
Agri View: Grape Farming Expanding
Everett Griner talks about grape farming and wine production in more than just California in today’s Agri View. Grape Farming Expanding You know it takes good grapes to make good…
Agri View: Chemical Challenge to Control Insects
…pay a heavy price in other ways. With no way to control bugs, insects, and weeds. The production of just about every food item grown on the farm would come…