…now finds that his focus is set on changing the way we all think of our food – be it from our kitchen gardens, farmers markets or the local supermarket….
NMPF Announces Staff Reorganization; Welcomes Two New Employees
…the entire dairy industry with her skillful management of the FARM Program, building producer, processor and customer support, and effectively telling the story of the great job America’s dairy farmers…
Loans for Farm Storage-Handling Equipment
USDA Offers New Loans for Portable Farm Storage and Handling Equipment Portable Equipment Can Help Producers, including Small-Scale and Local Farmers, Get Products to Market Quickly U.S. Department of Agriculture…
Almond Tree Increase Brings Questions and Benefits
…and its application on California’s almond orchards may become an important component in sustainably managing California’s groundwater which will benefit not just farmers, but all Californians,” said Waycott. Carbon Sequestration,…
Factors Impacting Cost of Production
…of production to America’s farmers and ranchers is impacted by many factors ranging from market price and land values to government policies and regulations. According to our witness from Illinois,…
Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge
…Terms and Conditions. Who is eligible? Eligibility requirements Business idea must for a food or agriculture business. Ideas can include, but are not limited to: Ag technologies Agritourism CSAs, farmers…
National Grasslands
…exasperating the harsh economic downturn of the Great Depression. Emergency legislative measures to save the farmers and settlers allowed the federal government to purchase and restore damaged lands and to…
Resource to Help Food Hubs
…local and regional food systems. USDA is committed to helping farmers, ranchers, and businesses access the growing market for local and regional foods, which was valued at $12 billion in…
Agri View: Ostrich Farming
…has had a virtual monopoly on the industry up until the 1980’s. Then, a group of US cattle farmers began to import breeder ostriches into the US in the early…
New Partnerships to Link Underserved Farmers
USDA Establishes New Partnerships to Link Underserved Farmers to FSA Programs Minority, Women, New and Beginning, Military Veteran and Urban Producers to Receive Training and Information on Agency Services The…
Dairy: Focus on Defending Common Names Rights
Dairy Industry Urges Continued U.S. Focus on Defending Common Names Rights The dairy industry welcomed an assessment of the Obama Administration’s fight to ensure that the EU’s geographical indication (GI)…
Garden by the Moon
…know about the moon before planting and gardening. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Garden by the Moon From: Farmers’ Almanac Why Do We Garden By The Moon?…
Agri View: Farming Times
…was replacing some very well-used equipment. As farmers, we know that lean times always come back. USDA census numbers illustrate how farmers and ranchers have built our balance sheets. The…
Measuring Conservation Impacts on Water Quality
NRCS to Help Farmers Measure Conservation Impacts on Water Quality Monitoring stations enable NRCS to measure the amount of nutrients and sediment in water at the edge of farm field….