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…
Rural Broadband Improvements will be Costly
…where you are in the country. However, farmers need the right bandwidth available to make that happen. Farmers also can’t access the real-time data they need to make their operations…
Sugar Deal Sparks Twitter Debate
…groups side with Trump regarding the deal. “America’s sugar producers thank President Trump and his team for defending U.S. jobs, supporting America’s sugar farmers, and holding Mexico accountable for breaking…
Agri View: Tree Fruit Standards
…of us are all happy with last winter’s weather. It was a mild winter, to say the least. But, it proved costly to fruit farmers all along the southern tier…
Christmas Trees Getting Shaped for Christmas
…cookouts and the crackling of fireworks across this land of ours, right now in many parts of the country, the nation’s Christmas tree farmers are hard at work. Did I…
Cost for Your Summer Cookout
…was down about two percent from last year. Newton says the year-to-year direction of the marketbasket survey tracks closely with the federal government’s Consumer Price Index report for food at…
Agri View: Cleaner Living
…of criticism. Some of it may be justified, but not all of it. The way farmers and homeowners once used poisons and pesticides would make today’s world totally unsafe to…
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….
Food Safety for the Fourth of July
…will ensure a very safe and sane Fourth of July Holiday. You can also call the Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-MP Hotline or visit ask-karin-dot-gov online. I’m Cathy Isom……
Senators Want Ag Focus in NAFTA Talks
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative wrapped up public comment hearings this week on the upcoming North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations. Ag groups representing American farmers and…
Research on Pests and Beneficial Species Funding from USDA
…mitigate climate variability, and ensure food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts, sign up for email updates or follow us on Twitter @USDA_NIFA, #NIFAImpacts….
Picking Your Produce in a Grocery Store Farm
…and also how we buy it, is constantly changing. Especially when it comes to fresh, local produce. It’s becoming more common to purchase our fresh produce from farmers markets or…
Farm Groups Give NAFTA Testimony to USTR
…keep our farmers and ranchers from having a level playing field with our neighbors.” AFBF says that NAFTA renegotiations present a prime opportunity to address challenges fruit and vegetable farmers…
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…