…change up your regular cup of Joe. Thanks to Peanut Farmers in Virginia, they’ve created a ground peanut coffee that’s ready to brew at home. Peanut Coffee is a naturally…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 02-19-21
…fix an individual risk, the new form that’s required for certain NRCS customers and NASA is looking for farmers’ ideas on how to grow food in space. Tune in to…
Industry Groups Working Towards Establishing Hemp Checkoff
…oil, what have you. And we want representation geographically…We want small farmers, medium-sized, large farmers. We want diversity of scale,” said Johnson. “Ideally it would be nice if we could…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 02-17-21
…Hero Pay increase for farmworkers, how early caution kept an Arizona ag operation running during the pandemic and a new safety guide for urban farmers has been released. Tune in…
Farm Mechanization Key to Addressing Labor Issues Moving Forward
…present the most potential for ag-tech innovation. Looking ahead to the continued challenges of labor availability and cost has spurred increased investment in recent years. Farmers have been actively engaging…
Latest Pandemic Relief Bill Continues to Advance
…debt relief for socially disadvantaged farmers. More than $1 billion would be used to improve land access for Black, Indigenous, and farmers of color, as well as establish an equity…
Ag Lender Perspective on Water Futures and Groundwater Trading
…how a water trade system like that would impact farmers and ranchers. Leader of the RaboResearch Food and Agribusiness team in North America, Roland Fumasi said that that system is…
Producers Encouraged to Apply for Risk and Price Loss Coverage
The U.S. Department of Agriculture reminds producers that the deadline to enroll in risk and price loss coverage programs is approaching. Farm Service Agency (FSA) is encouraging farmers to enroll…
USDA Projecting Net Farm Income to Decline in 2021
…farmers and ranchers. Relief payments to the farm sector helped push 2020 net farm income levels to the highest they have been in six years. Direct Government farm payments are…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 02-11-21
…USDA measuring the financial well-being of CA farmers and ranchers, and take a look at the Almond Board of California’s newest team member who is uniquely suited to help growers….
USDA Measuring Financial Well-Being of California Farmers and Ranchers
…information from California’s farmers and ranchers in an effort to better understand economic conditions in agriculture. The agency is working on the third and final phase of the 2020 Agricultural…
Registration Open for Inaugural Soil Health Innovations Conference
…on March 8 and 9. The conference will feature interactive presentations, along with networking opportunities and a chance to learn from leading experts, NCAT staff and farmers and ranchers from…
ACEP Final Rule Released by USDA Includes Several Updates
…rule are intended to improve processes that will help strengthen the impacts of our investments and continue to elevate protection of ecologically important lands through voluntary conservation.” ACEP enables farmers…
Conservation Practices Proven to Lower Carbon Footprint in Recent Study
…several notable practices that had a significant impact. Composting, cover cropping, installation of pollinator hedgerows, and implementing no-till approaches have been critical in address climate concerns. Farmers and ranchers have…