…Security Index say Ireland has improved its food affordability, availability, quality and safety over the last year. When including climate as a factor of food security, the U.S. fell even…
Tomato Crop Coming in Lighter than Expected
…from the heat, and can’t transpire correctly with all that heat, and then nights that aren’t cooling off to give it a chance to recover,” he said. “The plant is…
Growers May Be Aiding Mite Flare-up
…stress related to heat likely contributed to mite pressures. Doll explained the reasons why growers see mite flare-ups, “one, they can be tied to pyrethroid usage within the field, but…
Farm Policy Facts Study Addresses Heritage Foundation Suggestions
A study sponsored by seven agriculture groups and released by Farm Policy Facts calls a plan by the Heritage Foundation misleading. Brandon Willis, former Agriculture Department Risk Management Agency administrator,…
Heat-Tolerant Broccoli for the Future
…group of broccoli plants Farnham developed for the ability to tolerate heat stress and identified genetic markers associated with heat resistance. An important finding from this research is that the…
GOP’s Evolving Tax Plan May See Changes
…Farm Bureau tax adviser Pat Wolff has urged that any plan to cut the corporate tax rate include farmers and ranchers. Taxes Republicans, meantime, may be planning to allow “full…
Farm Safety on a Budget
…an Extension Educator with the University of Minnesota. He says it’s possible for farmers to remain safety-conscious even when budgets are tight. Budgets For example, he says one of the…
Cap and Trade Funding for Agriculture
Governor Brown recently signed the Cap and Trade Expenditure Plan bills mapping out where nearly $1.5 billion in cap and trade revenues will be heading. The agriculture industry is set…
Margin Protection Crop Insurance Decision Due
Farmers have until the end of this month to decide if they’d like to take USDA’s new Margin Protection Crop Insurance plan. Known as M-P, the program most closely aligns…
NFU Urges a No Vote on Health Care Plan
…President Roger Johnson sent a letter to members of the Senate asking legislators to vote against the plan, known as the Graham-Cassidy Health Care Plan. Johnson also says NFU will…
Proposed Guest Worker Plan to Replace H-2A Worker Program
Virginia Republican Representative Bob Goodlatte will introduce a bill the week of September 25th that would replace the H-2A guest worker program. The bill is titled the Agricultural Guestworker Act…
W. H. and GOP Leaders Considering Ditching Estate Tax Repeal
…of key parts of the GOP tax plan just a week before leader say they’ll unveil a plan, says there could still be changes or reversals. Wolff offers this. Changes…
Safety Tips for Farm Safety Week
…This Land of Ours. Safety Tips for Farm Safety Week Another way you can take part in National Farm Safety and Health week is learning some important safety tips, especially…
U.S. Cotton Sets Goals to Further Reduce Environmental Footprint
…cotton that is produced with sustainable and responsible environmental, safety and labor practices,” said National Cotton Council Chairman Ronnie Lee, a Georgia cotton producer. “That is the objective that was…