With more than 85-hundred farmers markets in the U-S, it could be a little hard to canvass them all in your lifetime. Cathy Isom tells you about the Farmers Markets…
Agri View: Voice Command
…further studies on prevention systems in tractors. By designing better emergency responses and enabling faster help times, this project will support older and less-abled farmers by limiting their exposure to…
CA Nitrogen Assessment Brings Improvement Opportunities
…to develop practices and policies that allow nitrogen’s benefits while reducing the risk. For years, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources scientists have been working with farmers throughout the state to…
Program Preserves Ag Land for Climate Benefits
…Rail Authority on securing permanent agricultural conservation easements to offset the loss of farmland associated with construction of the bullet train. For more information on California’s Climate Investments, please visit:www.arb.ca.gov/cc/capandtrade/auctionproceeds/ggrfprogrampage.htm…
Shop Smarter at Farmers Markets
It’s not rocket science when it comes to why we go to Farmers Markets. Buy local – support local. Cathy Isom explains how to shop smarter at your local Farmer’s…
Farm Tech Investing Dips after Record Year
…also comes as weak grain prices put pressure on farmers’ incomes and corporate profits. Investment slipped in the drones and robotics and food e-commerce categories, while soil and crop technology…
USDA Celebrating Farmers Market Week
…report their farmers were able to increase farm acreage due to participation in local markets, and 41 percent say the market enabled their local farmers to continue farming. USDA is…
France Facing 30-year Low in Wheat Yields
…the 2015 harvest to 29.1 million metric tons, the lowest level since the drought year of 1986. A local farmers union says some farms are bracing for a 75 percent…
Make Plans to Talk with Lenders before Machinery Purchases
Farmers who are planning to make equipment purchases soon also should plan on an in-depth discussion with their lender. An AgriBank Farm Credit official told DTN this week before approving…
Farmers Business Network Announces $20 Million in Funding
The Farmers Business Network announced this week it has raised $20 million in additional funding, led by Acre Venture Partners. The independent farmer-to-farmer network says it will use the funds…
Ag Looking for Tax Certainty from Candidates
…Wolff says recent years have been anything but certain on taxes. “For years farmers and other business owners have had to deal with the tax codes that changed every year,…
Dollars Spent at Farmers Market
We already know the many great reasons why we should buy directly from a Farmers Market and roadside stand. Cathy Isom tells you how your dollars spent at a Farmers…
Wal-Mart donated $1 Million for Conservation Efforts by Rice Farmers
…of Agriculture in 2014. However, only 10 percent of that grant is dedicated to advising interested farmers. Organizers say the donation from Wal-Mart will complement those efforts in assisting farmers…
Agri View: Telematics
…tells you what it concerns. It is transferring electronic information from one origin to a storage source. And farmers are using it? They are saving data from equipment in the…