…and fencing – but in some cases, homes, machinery and equipment, as well. EQIP, administered by USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service, is a voluntary conservation program that provides financial and…
NPPC Farm Bill Priority: FMD Vaccine Bank
…the disease, and we need the funds to make that happen,” Herring said. Herring, who also is vice president of Hog Slat Inc., which makes hog farm equipment, told the…
Building a Reliable, Low-Cost Device to Measure Moisture in Grain Bags
…$75 to make, is easily made with “off-the-shelf” parts and requires no special equipment or facilities. Key features include a probe that’s inserted directly into a bag of grain to…
Conaway’s Comments on Trump’s Budget Proposal
…our men and women in uniform have the equipment that they need to defend our country and our interests around the world. As a member of the Intelligence and Armed…
Federal Reserve Makes Expected Interest Rate Increase
…farm equipment or land purchases, as well as the prime rate, which is the base borrowing rate banks extend to their customers. The rate hike will increase the upward pressure…
Task Force Arrests Man for Stealing & Selling Farm Equipment
…He noticed a CAT road grader parked on a piece of property that resembled the stolen equipment. A closer inspection revealed it was in fact the stolen grader. The detective…
Farm Equipment Sales Post February Increase
Sales of farm equipment posted an increase in February, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacture’s monthly report on sales. For February 2017, the report says tractor sales in the…
Report Shows Equipment Manufacturers Economic Contributions
A new report shows the equipment manufacturing industry supported almost 1.3 million jobs in the United States last year. Released by the Association of Equipment Manufactures last week, the report…
Kings County Farm Day Next Week
…Day will bring together 2,373 third graders and 108 teachers from 32 schools for a unique field trip. With the help of 24 businesses, 12 equipment operators and 26 animal…
Farmers Volunteer to Monitor Levees
As with many farmers, Mike Daddow typically spends the winter months making repairs to equipment and other preparations for spring planting. But lately, the Sutter County farmer has spent some…
Ag Safety Awareness Week
…equipment. For example, how to use caution in such spaces as grain bins, grain wagons, manure pits, tractor seats and livestock flight zones. Accidents can and do happen, all it…
Rural Mainstreet Index Improving
…that farmers harvested great crops last year. The February farm equipment-sales index increased to 20.5 from 16.7 in January. Almost three-fourths of the bankers expect agriculture equipment sales to continue…
50th Anniversary of World Ag Expo Comes to a Close
…Sorbrero, Sales Manager for RDO Equipment Co. Other popular attractions at 2017 World Ag Expo included the Ride & Drive areas, Taste of California, and the daily Equipment Showcase. In…
Oroville Dam: Evacuation Order Disrupts Farming in Affected Area
…Sacramento Valley Packing. “We have so many farms, agricultural facilities and equipment. We’ve got packing facilities and dehydrators and dryers, so if something happens, for agriculture it will be a…