…farming and ranching activities shouldn’t get tangled in bureaucratic red tape. Even so, only two states today―Michigan and New Jersey―have authority to issue permits to allow landowners to move soil…
Agri View: Necessities of Farming
Everett Griner talks about one of the most important necessities of farming, and it’s cost in today’s Agri View. Necessities of Farming Irrigation is one of the necessities of farming…
BASF Closes Acquisition of Businesses and Assets from Bayer
…farming activities and marks its entry into seeds, non-selective herbicides and nematicide seed treatments. A spokesperson for BASF says the move “adds excellent assets” to the BASF portfolio. BASF signed…
EU Insists Agriculture Not a Part of Trade Truce with Trump
The European Union (EU) says that the proposed trade talks with the United States wouldn’t include farming. The website Business Times Dot Com says this directly contradicts what President Donald…
Groups Comment on Farmer Aid Package
…Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) are glad that the Administration recognizes farming as a risky business and acknowledges that farmers need help to manage…
Large Livestock Loan Drive Rise in Farm Lending
…trending higher, suggesting that farm consolidation has contributed to fewer and larger farms with larger lending needs. Increased lending for farming operations comes as the overall risk in the ag…
California Water Board Central Valley Plan Bad for Farmers/Consumers
California’s farming industry got quite a shock last week when the state Water Board presented the first phase in a series of takings directed at water dedicated to the Central…
Agri View: Farming Problems
Everett Griner talks about the difficulty of farming in today’s Agri View. It is American just like you and me that makes it so hard to be a farmer. There…
WHIP Signup Officially Open
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced that agricultural producers affected by hurricanes and wildfires in 2017 now may apply for assistance to help recover and rebuild their farming operations. Signup begins…
Valley Ventures Accelerator Fueling Innovation; Accepting Fall Applications
…problems such as renewable energy for disadvantaged communities, sustainable wastewater treatment, manufacturer equipment optimization and even a sustainable alternate protein farming method involving crickets.” The previous cohort’s 13 companies included…
Organic Foods Set to Continue Growing
Around the globe, organic farming is practiced in 162 countries. North America leads the charge in sales and has the highest projected growth rate. In a new report by Zion…
Source of Lettuce Linked to E. Coli Outbreak Identified
…is the largest occurrence in more than ten years when spinach grown in California was contaminated by nearby cattle and wild pigs. Identifying specific farming operations that may be contaminated…
N.C. Legislature Overrides Veto of Farm Protection Bill
…included members of their own party. Backers said the language was necessary to fend off more lawsuits like the 26 cases filed against Murphy Brown, LLC, the hog farming operation…
CDC Retracts Farmer Suicide Rate Findings
…suicide rate in the country. That report found that workers in the “farming, fishing, and forestry,” job category held a suicide rate over four times the national average, far and…