…almost 24 million acres of wetlands, grasslands and wildlife habitat in 2016. CRP provides financial assistance to farmers and ranchers who remove environmentally sensitive land from production to be planted…
Future of Our Agricultural Community
…is the way it makes research available to farmers and advisors who are in a position to put it to good use. In the photo above, Natalie Jacuzzi, with the…
Farmers Willing to Walk Away from Cash Rent Agreements
…the Pro Farmer Landowner Survey that showed farmers saying if land prices don’t come down, they may walk away too. “44 percent of our members and subscribers are willing to…
Poll Shows Trump Leading in Farm Country
A new nationwide poll is out that shows farmers and ranchers favoring Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton in the presidential sweepstakes. 55 percent of respondents in the Agri-Pulse Farm and…
Trade Deal Between Canada and EU Back On
…Dot Com says Wallonia was concerned that would give too much power to multinational entities. They also wanted protections for Wallonia’s farmers, who would now face competition from Canadian imports….
Agri View: Population Growth Challenges
…increase food production. Certainly our farmers are. It is accepted that by 2075 the population of the world will reach seven billion people. It will take twice as much food…
Funding to Help Agricultural Producers / Small Rural Businesses
Funding will help beginning, veteran, and socially-disadvantaged farmers and ranchers to expand businesses Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is providing more than $45 million to help farmers, ranchers,…
Crop Insurance Options for Upland Cotton Farmers
…account for the large number of counties where cotton operations are present but no STAX policies were purchased. Read the full Federal Crop Insurance Options for Upland Cotton Farmers report….
Farm Groups Discuss Food Industry GMO Marketing Claims/Conflict with Sustainable Agriculture
…the letter and Dannon response). Crop farmer Nancy Kavazanjian of Wisconsin (U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance chairwoman), dairy farmer Randy Mooney of Missouri (National Milk Producers Federation chairman) and Randy…
EPA Investigating Reports of Improper Dicamba Use
…United States. The Missouri Department of Agriculture in August said it was investing more than 90 dicamba drift complaints. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch says insurance companies will not compensate farmers…
Soil Health Key Topic of Climate-Smart Ag Meeting
…Louis, called “C-Quest: Charting a Course for Climate Research in Agriculture,” and featured the Soil Health Partnership as a leader in helping farmers adopt progressive practices. The ILSI Research Foundation,…
River Infrastructure Major Concern for Corn Farmers
…contributes to long delays because of the lock size. But a disruption of any length of time related to their deteriorating condition would be catastrophic for family farmers who are…
Western View: Green is the New Angry
…It feels like there is an ‘X’ factor at work here. There is something I am not getting. I’ve studied ecology and the environment, and I believe that farmers are…
Growers, Researchers Fight Citrus Disease
…stake is California’s fresh citrus production. California farmers provide much of the nation’s supply of navel oranges, mandarins, lemons and specialty citrus varieties—and have looked on nervously while Florida citrus…