…has been an example to all of us and today we thank them for their contributions to our economy. More than two million farms dot America’s rural landscape. About 97…
Study Shows Billions in Losses to U.S. Dairy Industry
…in the U.S. domestic marketplace could shutter family farms, eliminate thousands of rural jobs and hurt the overall U.S. economy, the analysis said. The European Union advocates extending GI protections…
Progress during National School Lunch Week and Farm to School Month
…has invested close to $1 billion in 40,000 local food-related projects on farms and in communities across the country. You can find local and regional supply chain resources on the…
FSA Aids Farmers Impacted by Fires
…have had four fires up there in the last couple of years that have really impacted the farms and ranches in the area,” Dolcini said. “So we have helped with…
Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee Members Named
…Mark Nicholson, Red Jacket Orchards, Geneva, N.Y.; Robert Nolan, Deer Run Farms LLC, Brookhaven, N.Y.; * Diane Smith, Michigan Apple Committee, Lansing, Mich.; * Dan Sutton, Pismo Oceano Vegetable Exchange,…
Markets for U.S. Agricultural Products to Strengthen
…of the guide reduced the need for regulation of Maryland’s CSA farms and has captured the interest of other state departments of agriculture. USDA’s Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food…
Commentary: Two Examples Demonstrate Regulatory Overreach
…farmers should get the chance to weigh in on how they’ll be affected by these new regulations. John Duarte farms in California. Recently, he decided to rotate a pasture into…
Preventing Straying of Adult Sacramento River Salmon
…hard work and strong partnerships will bring sustainability to both California’s fish and farms.” RD 108 is managing the Wallace Weir Fish Rescue reconstruction project. Last year, RD 108 also…
Direct Sales Helps Beginning Farmers to Survive
…those without DTC sales survived at 47 percent. The difference in survival rates for different-sized farms was substantial, ranging from nine percent of the largest farms to four percent of…
Cargill Sales and Net Earnings Higher in 2016
…About 100 small, family-owned poultry farms, most led by women, will receive chicks, business training, and access to nutrition expertise and veterinary support. Plans provide for expanding the program over…
Sommet De l’Elevage is Under Way
…visited during the three days of the show. The tours include visits to beef and dairy cattle farms, sheep and goat units, agro-industrial sites and more. In addition to the…
Aged Cows Top the International Guernsey Show
…Alyssa Nuttleman, Bangor, Wis. Circle H Navajo Deana, Chris Himebaugh, Columbus, Ohio Spring Yearling Heifer: Vg Sg Shaggys Reed-ETV, Valley Gem Farms, Cumberland, Wis. Prairie Moon L Anala-ET, Landon &…
Safety-Net Payments to Farmers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that many of the 1.7 million farms that enrolled in either the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs will…
Hog Futures Biggest Commodity Loser in 2016
…have scared some investment positions away. The Department of Agriculture’s Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report from last week showed there were 70.9 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, up…