…field because his ordinary plowing is declared a violation of the Clean Water Act. Another is told he must preserve tire ruts caused by his own vehicle as a wetland,…
Demand for Hay Depends on Level of its Quality
…hay all season, but particularly high-end hay because many alfalfa fields have had worm and aphid infestations, while yields may also be off this year, especially for premium hay. Growers…
Beef Checkoff Education Webpage
Cathy Isom tells you about the new online tools designed to beef up your learning experience in the field and on the farm. That’s coming up on This Land of…
Certified Organic Production Sales Up 13 Percent
…and berries ($1.2 billion); livestock and poultry ($743 million), and field crops ($660 million). The top five commodities in certified organic sales were: Milk, $1.2 billion, up 8.4 percent from…
Research Targets Olive Knot Strategies
…pruning tools and field equipment to prevent spread of the pathogen from one tree to the next. A new quaternary ammonium sanitizer was studied with very good results and was…
National Food Safety Month
…and Hepatitis A. Food safety, by definition, is a scientific discipline describing handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent foodborne illness. This includes a number of routines…
U.S. Files WTO Complaint Against China
…of American rice, wheat, and corn farmers to help reduce distortions for rice, wheat, and corn, and help American farmers to compete on a more level playing field. Michael B….
New National Offshore Wind Strategy to Drive Deployment
…come online, DOI and DOE will collect field data on parts of offshore development including impacts on marine life and turbine radar interference in order to support future offshore wind…
Investment to Spur Agricultural Innovation
…matching investments from the grantees, more than doubling the federal investment. In 2015, CIG began supporting the burgeoning field of conservation finance and impact investing to attract more private dollars…
Corn, Potatoes and Vegetable Production Practices
…chemical ingredients they apply to agricultural commodities through fertilizers and pesticides. The program currently alternates focus each year among vegetables, fruit and key field crops. The Agricultural Resource Management Survey…
Agri View: Labor Program
…is the only Federal program that enables a farmer to hire foreign field workers with experience to harvest fruit and vegetable crops on an effective schedule. And it isn’t working….
Labor Day Grilling Safety
…illness by answering questions about the safe storage, handling, and preparation of meat, poultry, and egg products. Food Safety Questions? Call the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline If you have…
Wheat Industry Applauds End to Japan’s Wheat Import Suspension
…in the U.S. containing unapproved, genetically engineered traits. The GE wheat resistant to the herbicide glyphosate was found in a fallow field in eastern Washington State. The U.S. Wheat Associates…
Little-Known Corn Disease Found in Nine States
…management. Bacterial leaf streak has surfaced in field corn, seed corn, popcorn and sweet corn. Researchers say the disease has been confirmed in Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma,…