…by bakhtiarzein/DepositPhotos image Global bumper harvests, a downturn in crop markets, and slowing demand for farm equipment are shrinking profits and lowering the future outlooks for some of the world’s…
Pork Industry Impact on U.S. Economy
…of inputs. Feed inputs account for an estimated 52 percent of total U.S. production costs. They say other costs include equipment, buildings, land, utilities, trucking, and labor. Despite those high…
Further Investment in Meat and Poultry Processing Capacities
…enhance processing capabilities. These grants support both equipment purchases and facility expansions. Examples include converting processing facilities for dual use and adding new equipment to increase capacity and product variety….
Protecting Your Operation from Damaging Fire Ants
Fire ant infestations pose a significant threat to people, pets and in production agriculture’s productivity and crop quality. From the damage they do to infrastructure including equipment, groves and pastures,…
Groundwater Recharge Efforts Gain Momentum in San Joaquin Valley
…bolstering these efforts. State-level initiatives, including executive orders facilitating flood flow diversion and temporary floodwater diversion equipment, have also played a crucial role in supporting recharge projects. Despite these advancements,…
Connecting Pollinator Health, Nutrition, and Climate
It’s National Pollinator Week. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The apiarist with full equipment checking the hives on the blossoming rapeseed field. By bernardbodo/DepositPhotos image USDA researchers…
USDA Awards $83 Million through Fertilizer Production Expansion Program
…equipment, adopt new technologies, and build production plants. USDA is making awards to facilities in California, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon and Washington….
New USDA Programs Ease Transition to Organic Production
…summer. This round of awards is for the market development and promotion, simplified equipment-only, and processing capacity expansion project types and is funded by the Commodity Credit Corporation. Recipients of…
Farmers Making Fewer Changes
…percent from last year’s record high. Farmers say their intent to buy more ag equipment has dropped by 24 percent in one year. Farmers are also switching crop protection products…
Using Farm Loan Programs to Support Climate-Smart Production
…can provide critical support in assisting producers to adopt practices like cover cropping and precision agriculture equipment, which capture carbon, improve water management, and enhance soil health. “Farmers and ranchers…
Citrus Industry Hoping to Avoid Another Bad Thrip Damage Year
…to make decisions,” Colby explained. “You either waited for the other side to go, which then exposed you on the other side because they were active too long.” Equipment availability…
New Technology Key to Increasing Ag Productivity
…animal and crop genetics, chemicals, equipment, and farm organization have made it possible for total agricultural output to nearly triple between 1948 and 2021. During that period, a USDA report…
USDA Grants to Improve Organic Market
…USDA announced grants to 70 projects with more than $61 million in investments. OMDG offers a choice of project types: 24-month Simplified Equipment-Only with funding between $10,000 and $100,000; and…
Ascochyta Blight Discovered in Central Valley Garbanzo Beans
…to spread as fast. That’s another easy thing that growers can do if their equipment allows,” Clark noted. Fields that end up with the disease can be more prone to…