…more efficiently address farmer and environmental challenges, and to meet ever-changing consumer demand,” said LaVigne. “New and evolving innovations like gene editing represent exciting opportunities for agriculture. However, if policies…
Agri View: Transporting Crops
…was the farmer’s responsibility to grow it and get it to town. Well, why not? Our highway system would not bear the traffic which is common in today’s world. But,…
Growing Veggies by Vertical Gardening
…with one plant at a time. For seeds, check with local seed banks or farmer’s markets. Your grow pots can include old tins, plastic containers, discarded tubes or drawers from…
Ag Groups React to RFS Volumes for 2018
…by the EPA in biomass-based diesel volumes as well as a reduction in advanced biofuels. A.S.A. President and Illinois farmer Ron Moore called it disappointing and a missed opportunity for…
‘Worst is Over’ for Snow-Melt, Officials Say
…season,” Paasch said. Kings County farmer Bettencourt, who also serves as executive director of the California Water Alliance, said the flooding underlines the ongoing need for California to focus on…
Farmland Market Trend Hard to Define
The Farmers National Company recently released a semi-annual market update on farmland prices and it’s hard to nail down just what the trend is. A Pro Farmer report says the…
41 PEDV Sites Confirmed in Manitoba
…is centered. A National Hog Farmer Dot Com article says officials have confirmed PEDV on 18 operations representing over 54,000 sows. It’s also been confirmed on seven nurseries representing over…
Christmas Trees Getting Shaped for Christmas
…Tillman is a Christmas Tree Farmer from Washington State. The hottest part of the summer is when farmers like Tillman and Texas tree grower, Beth Walterscheidt, are busy using machete-like…
U.S. Swine Herd is Expanding
…percent from June of 2016 and the second largest inventory on record ever. National Hog Farmer Dot Com says the industry is in a growth mode, with the question now…
Farmers Assess Impact of Recent Heat Wave
It will be weeks, if not months, before California farmers can fully assess the impacts of the late spring/early summer heat wave that affected many of the state’s agricultural regions….
Agri View: Animal Antibiotic Use
…about antibiotics has a lot of people confused. Farmers are forbidden to use antibiotics in animal production in a lot of cases. Consumers simply will not buy meat from animals…
Conaway Praises EPA Repeal of WOTUS, Calls for Continued Work to Protect Farmers and Ranchers
…America’s backyards, fields, and ditches and restoring certainty and integrity to our regulatory process. “But our work isn’t done. As the case of California farmer John Duarte clearly highlights, the…
Farmers Market Frosty Summer Smoothies
Cathy Isom has some tips on making the very best smoothies with all of that farm-fresh produce. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Farmers Market Frosty Summer Smoothies…
Agri View: Dangerous Jobs
…officer. Five times more likely than a fireman. Statistics show that tractor accidents are the main cause of accidental death among farmers. And the ratio of young farmers, under twenty…