…become traditional. And it is necessary for our turkey farmers. Don’t forget two other traditions. Sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie. Happy holiday! That’s Agri View for today, I’m Everett Griner….
Lab System Aims to Protect State’s Livestock
…to use (the labs’) services more,” he said. “I think they’re reasonably priced with good turnaround.” With so many ongoing issues confronting agriculture, Daley acknowledged that farmers may not regularly…
Food and Forestry Research and Development Projects
…in Wilsonville, Ore, will create a wind energy system for small farmers that is efficient, affordable and easy to use. The system collects the stronger, more reliable winds found at…
NPPC Joins Groups Urging Court To Nix WOTUS
…ephemeral streams such as the kind farmers use for drainage and irrigation. It also covered lands adjacent to such waters. Weber The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit…
Calls for New Relief Provisions in Next Farm Bill
…in great numbers for the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program, which the New England Farmers Union says may be due to some skepticism among farmers about crop insurance, several farmers…
Dairy Industry Want Margin Protection Program Fixed
Randy Mooney, National Milk Producers Federation Chair, said, “There’s no more important issue than getting the Margin Protection Program fixed.” He called it the right dairy program for dairy farmers,…
NMPF Pres. Commemorates Centennial / Sets Path for Future
…opportunities for farmers and the role of dairy products in the diet, said President and CEO Jim Mulhern. Speaking in front of more than 800 dairy industry stakeholders at the…
GMO Article Paints Incomplete Picture
…and Agent Orange, the author fails to distinguish between even the most basic types of chemicals used. For example, over the past two decades, farmers have excelled at replacing more…
American Lamb Board Appointments Announced
…authorized the establishment of 22 industry-funded research and promotion boards. They empower farmers and ranchers to leverage their own resources to develop new markets, strengthen existing markets, and conduct important…
Dicamba Dispute Leads to Farmer’s Death
…Wallace. The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating multiple instances of off-label use of dicamba. Further frustrating farmers, insurance companies will not compensate farmers for losses caused by wrongful or “off-label”…
Feed Wheat Demand Could Ease Storage Crunch
Grain handlers are anticipating an uptick in orders for feed wheat, which should allow them to move excess wheat inventories as farmers bring in a record fall harvest. A new…
New Rangeland Fire Science Plan
…to the plan’s successful implementation and continued collaboration with states, scientists, resource managers, western communities, ranchers and farmers.” Across the West, the accelerated invasion of non-native grasses, coupled with the…
Enrollment Period for Safety Net Coverage in 2017
…provided $5.6 billion in disaster relief to farmers and ranchers; expanded risk management tools with products like Whole Farm Revenue Protection; and helped farm businesses grow with $36 billion in…
Changing Organization and Well-Being of Midsize Farms
…are the characteristics of continuing midsize farms? What role does Government policy play in their survival? Midsize operations with beginning farmers, retired farmers, or those that rented most of their…