…sort of booze (at about a week), after which that booze will slowly turn to a delicious version of vinegar. It’s great fun. 2. Grow New Plants Vegetables and fruit…
Meeting Emissions Goals
…Traffic Safety Administration to ensure the new standards took into account the wide diversity of operations across the trucking industry.” The ATA developed 15 guidelines to serve as parameters for…
Poultry Facilities Recognized
122 chicken and turkey facilities received awards for safety at the recent National Conference for Safety in the Poultry Industry. The Joint Industry Safety and Health Council honored the companies…
Cancelling Atrazine Would Cost Farmers $2.5 Billion
…and threatening soil health and nutrients,” said Zimmerman, who farms corn, soybeans, and wheat in Rosendale, Wisconsin. Conservation tillage is a farming method that leaves stubble and residue from the…
Environmental Impact Report Draft Released
…DWR for the delivery of water supplies from the State Water Project, a network of dams, reservoirs, pumping plants and canals that provides flood protection and supplies water to 29…
APHIS Accepting Applications for FY 2017 NCPN Cooperative Agreements
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is inviting stakeholders to submit applications for fiscal year (FY) 2017 National Clean Plant Network (NCPN) projects under the 2014 Farm Bill…
Cultivating the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…sustaining food security, food safety, and many other aspects of agriculture that will become even more challenging as our global population grows. The Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program, and…
Agri View: Equipment Sharing Plan
Everett Griner talks about sharing equipment in today’s Agri View. Equipment Sharing Plan Is it really necessary for every farmer who grows corn to have a costly corn combine? Or…
Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) jointly finalized standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles that will improve fuel…
Agri View: Modern Technology
…have to apply water, fertilizers, and pesticides uniformly across entire fields. Instead, they can use the minimum quantities required and target very specific areas, or even treat individual plants differently….
Ranchers, Loggers Express Concerns About Forest Plans
…Board of Supervisors, noted it could take two years to put plans in place that would guide management of the forests for another 15 years. He said plans need to…
Pear Growers Say Supply, Demand Have Equalized
…issue. He noted that in the last several years, as the grape market grew and more vineyards were planted, work crews also got stretched. “Many years ago, the labor force…
Funding to Train the Next Generation of Agricultural Leaders
…Applicants should propose training projects to support graduate fellowships in one of the eight targeted expertise shortage areas: animal production; plant production; forest resources; agricultural educators and communicators; agricultural management…
NMPF Asks USDA for Assistance
…the lowest bimonthly margin since MPP began. Also in the letter, NMPF once again reiterated its desire to work with USDA to make necessary improvements to MPP, the dairy safety…