Image credit: Sanofi Pasteur (Flickr) China’s recent move to add the U.S. to a list of Zika-infected countries is worrying U.S. exporters. Pro Farmer’s First Thing Today reports U.S. exporters…
Agri View: Table Meat Farming
Everett Griner talks about a farmer raising table meat in today’s Agri View. Table Meat Farming I have had a good deal of material come to my desk recently about…
Western View: Just What is Ag Big Data
Big Data is a new crop that farmers are growing now, often without even being aware of it. Yet it’s a crop that has value, and farmers need to protect…
Agri View: What is a Farmer?
Everett Griner talks about the concept of the farmer in today’s Agri View. What is a Farmer? You know to most of us the term farmers refers to a men…
Farmer of the Year Contest
…on This Land of Ours. Farmer of the Year Contest From: Farmers Almanac Farmers’ Almanac is Looking to Honor Outstanding Farmers Brought to you by the Farmers’ Almanac and…
Federal Review of Cattle Markets to Last Months
…investigation is being done at the request of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Pro Farmer’s First Thing Today reports the review was announced in May of this year to look at…
Farm Groups Discuss Ag Policy with Trump
…America, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, National Association of Wheat Growers, National Corn Growers Association, National Cotton Council, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, National Farmers Union and The…
Senator Toomey Announces Opposition to TPP
…farmers. Pro Farmer reports President Barack Obama has been banking on gathering enough Republicans for most votes needed to pass the trade agreement. Obama is expected to send the trade…
USDA Grant to Support Future Farmers
…that educate and enhance the sustainability of future farmers in America. The average age of the American farmer is 58 years-old, so the U.S. Department of Agriculture is addressing the…
Asian Trade Negotiations Taking Place Without the U.S.
…included in TPP discussions are pushing ahead with the alternative agreement as the fate of the TPP in America isn’t certain. Pro Farmer’s First Thing Today reports that some experts…
Agri View: Farm Labor Shortage
…to approve applications 30 days prior to the day farmers need workers. That delay, coupled with delays occurring at USCIS, places farmers in an impossible situation. We’ve heard from members…
Prospects Good for Record Almond Crop
…in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and to the north have received their full contracted allocations this year. Meanwhile, farmers on the west side of the valley continue to struggle with…
Cultivating the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
Secretary Vilsack Awards $17.8 Million to Cultivate the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers, Sets Stage for Continued New Farmer and Rancher Support In a meeting with new and beginning…
Agri View: Equipment Sharing Plan
Everett Griner talks about sharing equipment in today’s Agri View. Equipment Sharing Plan Is it really necessary for every farmer who grows corn to have a costly corn combine? Or…