…USDA Results on Medium. To learn more about Farm Storage Facility Loans, visit www.fsa.usda.gov/pricesupport or contact a local FSA county office. To find your local FSA county office, visit http://offices.usda.gov….
Almond Tree Increase Brings Questions and Benefits
…and its application on California’s almond orchards may become an important component in sustainably managing California’s groundwater which will benefit not just farmers, but all Californians,” said Waycott. Carbon Sequestration,…
Factors Impacting Cost of Production
…in farm country, farmers and ranchers need to have confidence in our government agencies and the rule making process. While there are great government programs in place such as the…
Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge
…Terms and Conditions. Who is eligible? Eligibility requirements Business idea must for a food or agriculture business. Ideas can include, but are not limited to: Ag technologies Agritourism CSAs, farmers…
Agri View: El Niño Fading
…November and December in eastern North America – a good example of how attribution of seasonal temperature patterns is a complicated matter. Read more from Climate.gov. Images courtesy of Climate,gov….
National Grasslands
…exasperating the harsh economic downturn of the Great Depression. Emergency legislative measures to save the farmers and settlers allowed the federal government to purchase and restore damaged lands and to…
Biofuels and Bioproducts
…husks of corn plants following harvest) pictured above can be converted to biofuels as well as high-value products such as plastics, chemicals, and fertilizers. Image courtesy of Energy.gov. Biomass is…
Resource to Help Food Hubs
…local and regional food systems. USDA is committed to helping farmers, ranchers, and businesses access the growing market for local and regional foods, which was valued at $12 billion in…
Agri View: Ostrich Farming
…become affordable, more breeders must be distributed worldwide distribution of ostrich ranches increases, it will cause governments of nations with ostrich farms concern that the imported ostriches may carry with…
New Partnerships to Link Underserved Farmers
…January 2013. Nearly 89 percent of microloans, or more than $363 million, were used by new, beginning and underserved farmers to grow their farming operations. For more information, visit www.usda.gov/results….
Bison Our National Mammal
…of November. The coalition counts more than 60 businesses, tribal groups and organizations who have banded together to support efforts to celebrate bison. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, Chief Earl Old…
NRCS Hosts Mid-year Advisory Meeting
…Forkey at (530) 792-5653. For more information on NRCS programs, visit www.ca.nrcs.usda.gov. Since its inception in 1935, NRCS has worked in partnership with private landowners and a variety of local,…
Rice Paddies Fueling Electric Vehicles
From Rice Paddies to the Road: Transforming Rice Husks into Lithium-ion Anodes for Plug-in Electric Vehicles From: Energy.gov by Shannon Brescher Shea, Communications Manager, Clean Cities Program Photo courtesy of…
Garden by the Moon
…know about the moon before planting and gardening. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Garden by the Moon From: Farmers’ Almanac Why Do We Garden By The Moon?…