…would have provided hundreds of good paying jobs in the community. There is a lawsuit somewhere all of the time over farmers spraying their young crops to prevent bugs from…
New Test Can Determine Nitrogen Levels in Soil
…third experiment, Franzluebbers asked farmers to participate in the research. Forty-seven fields were sampled in the spring for STBA. On those fields, different rates of nitrogen fertilizer were applied to…
WHIP Signup Officially Open
…July 16, 2018, and continues through November 16, 2018. “Hurricanes and wildfires caused billions of dollars in losses to America’s farmers last year. Our objective is to get relief funds…
California Achieves First Emissions Goal Early
…next biggest contributor responsible for just under a quarter of all emissions. At the same time, as farmers and ranchers are continually regulated to meet emissions standards, agriculture was only…
Valley Ventures Accelerator Fueling Innovation; Accepting Fall Applications
…Agri-logic, AjO, Azadi, BioFiltro, BLH Aguatech, BoxPower, HerdDogg, Map Thread, Re-Nuble, Spooky Action, Sweep Energy, Tiny Farms and Waterfind. One company, HerdDogg, used the campus farm to test its dairy…
U.S. House Holds Next Move on Farm Bill
Senator Pat Roberts points out that the U.S. House has the next move on the farm bill. The Senate Agriculture Committee chairman told a group of veteran farmers this week…
Trump to Nominate Kip Tom as UN Food Ambassador
…Development Corporation, the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, the Future Farmers of America Foundation and the National 4-H Foundation. Indiana Senators Todd Young and Joe Donnelly in a joint statement called…
Organic Group Sues Ben & Jerry’s Over Advertising Claims
…Jerry’s decades-old practice of sourcing dairy ingredients from conventional dairy operations “has led to a water pollution crisis in Vermont,” adding “there is nothing socially or environmentally responsible about that.”…
Agri View: Boll Weevil Fight
…Weevil. Farmers and scientists never gave up. While the fight was going on, farmers continued to plant, and grow, that costly crop. Finally we conquered the Boll Weevil. Well, not…
USDA Announces Japan to Accept Exports of U.S. Sheep and Goat Meat
…first time in more than 14 years. “This success is a direct result of USDA’s dedication to helping America’s farmers and ranchers keep and find new markets for their products,”…
Farm Bureau Supports Endangered Species Act Reforms
…the only ‘species’ that have benefited from the ESA have been lawyers and special interest groups. “Farmers and ranchers want to take care of the land and wildlife. We are…
USDA Appoints Members to National Dairy Promotion and Research Board
…the dairy industry and will aid the National Dairy Board as it carries out its coordinated program of promotion and research to maintain and expand domestic and international markets for…
Enforcement of Labeling Regulations Critical
…rapidly evolving technologies impact dairy foods, as well. Just as scientists have discovered how to make “meat” imitations look and feel like the real thing, so, too, have they used…
ARC-PLC Educational Tool Available for Cotton Farms
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) is notifying farmers with generic base acres that planted seed cotton that a new tool is available to assist them…