…a good side too. Any farmer with a smartphone is a communicator with social media and it’s an easy way to get real information about farming out to the public….
NFU Recognizes Women in Agriculture
…impact – for their invaluable contributions to family farming and ranching and noted that their growing presence in farming is vital to the nation’s food security. “One of the many…
Agri View: GMO Salmon
…efficiency and localized production, AquaBounty’s AquAdvantage Salmon increases productivity while reducing costs and the environmental impacts associated with current salmon farming operations. Land-based aquaculture systems can provide a continuous supply…
Will the New Year Bring New People into Farming?
Officials at USDA are hoping the new year will bring new people into farming. Will the New Year Bring New People into Farming…
Agri View: Drones-Technology Driven
Everett Griner talks about drones and crop dusting working together in today’s Agri View. Drones-Technology Driven From: Buzz Feed News The Future Of Farming: U.S. Approves Drones For Crop Dusting…
National Corn Growers Association, States Explore Ways to Involve, Expand Grassroots
…NCGA, we recognize the incredible importance of both deepening grassroots engagement and broadening the community of those involved in corn farming that we reach,” said GSAT Chairwoman Patty Mann, a…
Cultivate California Program Debuts with Website and Social Media
…ranchers’ commitment to innovative and efficient farming practices, using every manner of production imaginable. Research showed that an overwhelming majority of Californians appreciate the state’s farming heritage and the farmers…
Agri View: Smart Phones
Everett Griner talks about agriculture adopting smart phones and “apps” in today’s Agri View. Smart Phones From USDA/Smart Phones the Latest Tool for Sustainable Farming Seems like there’s an “app”…
Almond Board: AIM Initiatives
…initiative is a comprehensive exploration of almond farming techniques, bringing an exploratory mindset that considers all options and innovations necessary to “leap frog” toward the sustainable farmof the future. It…
USDA Shares 2015 Results
…out new and innovative ways to expand opportunity for America’s farming families and rural communities,” said Vilsack. USDA invites all Americans to take a look back at 2015 through our…
Agri View: Population Growth and Farm Production
…Future Population and Economic Growth Rapid improvements in agricultural productivity in recent decades have freed resources such as land and labor for nonagricultural uses, dampened the environmental impact of farming,…
Agri View: U.S. Farm Raised
…tasting one. Farming Farming begins with the selection and mating of quality brood stock. A brood fish will lay from 3,000 to 4,000 eggs per pound of body weight over…
The Western View: Red Combines
…International Harvester and Case IH from 1915 to 2015. That’s 100 years of changes to a machine that revolutionized agriculture and brought mass production to grain farming. The combine was…
American Pistachio Growers Visit China
…quality America is known for and the care that goes into their product. Their eye is on the future, when their children will be farming the same orchards,” concluded Hirigoyen….