…to 45 percent in April. Equipment Figure 4. Share of producers reporting it’s a “bad time” to buy large farm investments, such as buildings and machinery. October 2015 to April…
Funding to Support the Agricultural Sciences
…Higher Education in Insular Areas (RIIA) and the Agriculture and Food Sciences Facilities and Equipment (AGFEI) program. “NIFA investments are helping to increase the number and diversity of students who…
Rural Economy Index Lower Again
…straight month the index has languished below growth neutral. Meanwhile, the April farm equipment-sales index sank to a very weak 21.5 from 22.0 in February, the 44th consecutive month the…
Tulare County Celebrates Farm Bureau Leaders
…is bestowed upon a company who is tremendously supportive of the local farming community. Willitts Equipment Company (also called Willitts Pump Company) is a partner and friend to the Farm…
A Better Way to Pasteurize Eggs
…of AgResearch magazine. Image: ARS chemical engineer David Geveke measures new radio frequency equipment that he and his colleagues developed to kill Salmonella and E. coli in fresh eggs. (Photo…
Almond Board: Air Quality Programs
…the removal from service and permanent destruction of in-use diesel-powered internal combustion engines that power and self-propel off-road mobile agricultural equipment, to be replaced with new diesel-powered off-road mobile equipment…
Agri View: Autonomous Tractors
…the equipment it is pulling. Those machines are complicated. I can’t even tell you how many functions they will perform. And they will cost a lot of money. But they…
U.S. Tractor Sales Up in March
U.S. tractor sales in March increased six percent compared to a year ago. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers released its monthly sales report this week. The report shows that for…
Agri View: Agricultural Equipment Sales
Everett Griner talks about agricultural equipment sales tracking agriculture in today’s Agri View. Agricultural Equipment Sales You know even the people who keep up with what goes on in the…
U.S. EPA Requires Ag Companies to Better Manage Pesticides in California’s Central Valley
…requirements for pesticide containment structures. The firm failed to protect pesticide dispensing equipment against damage and had a drain improperly configured through the containment wall surrounding its bulk pesticide tanks….
Agri View: GMO Crops Advance
…reduces the time required to grow the crops. Requires less fuel and generates less wear and tear on their equipment. The logical question then is, why not grow GMO crops?…
NPPC, Ag Groups Ask for Tax Reform
…often at the time of death, farming and ranching families are forced to sell off land, farm equipment, parts of the operation or take out loans to pay off tax…
Almond Board: Big Increase for Low-Dust Incentive
…apply whether growers purchase qualified equipment, rent the equipment or hire a custom operator who uses qualified equipment. Eligible equipment is limited to specific harvesters proven through peer-reviewed demonstration trials…
USDA Trade Mission to Explore Export Opportunities in Middle East, North Africa
…bulk commodities, lumber and farm equipment, to spices and specialty food ingredients. Participating U.S. Organizations and Companies: 7 Seas Group USA, Plano, Texas Al Khayrat International USA Inc., Piscataway, N.J….