…USDA programs, such as disaster protection and loans for farms, facilities and marketing. Producers can also access information on non-federal agricultural resources, and get referrals to local experts, including organic…
Avian Influenza Problems Continue in Asia and UK
…Meating Place Dot Com says another 30,000 turkeys and ducks were culled last weekend in Germany after officials discovered another strain of the H5N8 influenza virus at two additional farms….
USDA Releases Local Food Marketing Survey Results
The National Ag Statistics Service released the results of its first-ever Local Food Marketing Practices Survey this week. Over 167,000 U.S. farms locally produced and sold food through direct marketing…
Panera Makes Animal Welfare Pledge for Broilers
…centered farms, which means animals are brought indoors during bad weather. The overall goal is to improve the environment of livestock on farms. Global Animal Partnership also wants no alterations…
CA Dairy Farmers Navigating Methane Reduction Bill
…nation’s highest minimum wage. Farmers now must reduce methane emissions on their farms after Senate Bill 1383 was signed into law. Producers now have to reduce their methane emissions by…
President Signs Water Bill with Drought Provisions
A national water bill with drought provisions for California was signed into law which means increased water deliveries to San Joaquin Valley and Southern California farms and businesses. President Barrack…
Christmas Tree Farms Face Balancing Act
…to the farms were so backed up that patrons waited nearly an hour for parking. Because he serves much of the Silicon Valley community, Criswell said the farms’ presence on…
Greater Flexibility on Using Phosphorus from Manure
…a farm and operated onsite, either on a daily or rotational basis depending on the size of the dairy operation. According to Church, the system can service 10 small farms…
Detector Dogs Funded to Protect Agriculture and Plants from Pests and Diseases
…crop production on America’s farms, protecting forests and other natural plant resources, ensuring the health of plant cultivation within gardens and nurseries, and promoting the global competitiveness of our country’s…
Organic produce growers sought for research study
…untreated manure in organically grown crop fields. In return for their participation, growers will receive free test results for their farm, farm-specific feedback to help minimize contamination of fresh produce,…
Orchard Owner Suing Monsanto over Dicamba Drift
…than 30,000 peach trees this year to alleged dicamba drift and another 7,000 trees last year, resulting in a $1.5 million gross loss of sales. Bader (Bay-der) Farms from Southeast…
USDA Prepares for 2017 Census of Agriculture
…the National Agricultural Classification Survey (NACS) this month to help the U.S. Department of Agriculture identify all active farms and ranches in the United States. The result of the NACS…
Immigration Crackdown Could Increase Food Prices
…harvesting fruit and 61 percent of all employees on vegetable farms, and as many as half of all workers picking crops. Agricultural economists say any interruption in the workforce would…
Canada Increases Bovine TB Quarantine
…cattle may have been exposed to bovine TB. All the infected animals and animals exposed to TB have been or are due to be destroyed, and all farms now under…