…blacksmith were important to the local economy. The shop was a popular destination, to wait for repairs of equipment, have horses shod and hear the latest news. A blacksmith was…
Adapting to a Changing Climate
…Hatfield explain the equipment to gather information on climate changes and impacts on corn and soybean plants in Iowa. On the day he was inaugurated in 2009, President Obama called…
New Cost Studies for Growing Almonds
…costs, the costs and returns per acre, hourly equipment costs, and the whole farm annual equipment, investment and business overhead costs. The new studies are titled as follows: Sample Costs…
USDA Unveils New ‘Urban Agriculture Toolkit’
…for equipment, working capital or other expenses. Food and Nutrition Service assistance to help urban farmers become authorized to accept SNAP, WIC and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program benefit cards….
Farmers Check Impact of Spring Storms
…set new priorities and move equipment to a different part of the county where it was not raining hard. Rain in Colusa also reportedly damaged some cut hay and knocked…
Identifying Vine Mealybug, A Growing Problem
…equipment. Battany says if infestations are not managed properly, they can directly reduce fruit quality with their feeding habits, and indirectly by spreading leaf roll virus. Growers may not see…
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…
Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge
…market, food stands, food hubs Farms, ranches, greenhouses, managed forests, aquaponics, cut flowers, herbs, honey, landscape plants Farm-to-table businesses Support services, including scouting, equipment repair, fertilizer sales Value-added processing, including…
Biofuels and Bioproducts
…initiative that helps small businesses bring next-generation clean energy technologies to market faster by providing access to expertise and specialized equipment at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) national laboratories….
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…
Study Uses Domestic Sheep to Facilitate Sustainable Farming
…land resources and environmental sciences research team member. For more information on this project, watch MSU’s video. Using domestic sheep rather than traditional farming equipment to manage fallow and terminate…
Farms Face Increased Financial Pressure, FB President Tells Ag Subcommittee
…paying off equipment. “The bottom line is that farmers and ranchers are being forced to tighten their belts and pay much closer attention to their financial situation,” Duvall told the…
CA Farmers Achieve More Air Quality Gains
…air quality are: 1) replace old, high-polluting off-road mobile farm equipment with newer, cleaner models; 2) treat unpaved farm roads to reduce dust; 3) chip orchard debris to prevent smoke…
Agri View: Pigweed Research
…lack of cleaning equipment, and the spreading of infested materials, such as manure. Amaranthus palmeri, was selected as “weed-of-the-year” in 2014 to raise awareness about its “potentially devastating impact.” …