…House Agriculture Committee has held extensive hearings concerning the predatory trade practices of foreign countries which employ enormous subsidies, high tariffs, and non-tariff trade practices to advantage their agricultural sectors…
Holiday Decorations
…your little ones have gathered. Pine cone mobiles for the window, or high passageways. Use a little fishing wire to dangle them from different heights. Pine cones also make a…
Consumers Set to Benefit from Lower Global Meat Prices
A report from Rabobank shows consumers will benefit from downward pressure on global meat prices in 2017. The Rabobank Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory group says high supply and…
Detector Dogs Funded to Protect Agriculture and Plants from Pests and Diseases
…and National Clean Plant Network: $4,574,905 to support 30 specific crop programs with 22 cooperators. These projects in 17 states focus on providing high quality propagated plant material for fruit…
Farm Credit System Reports Increasing Stress
The Farm Credit System’s quarterly report says stress levels are still high in the ag sector of the economy. In fact, the operating report says stress levels are high in…
High School, College Students Unaware of Ag Jobs Available
A new study shows the agriculture industry adds nearly 60,000 jobs annually, yet only three percent of high school and college students are aware of the job prospects in agriculture….
Immigration Crackdown Could Increase Food Prices
A blog by the Washington Post says if President-elect Donald Trump pursues a major crackdown on illegal immigration, prices of some fruits and vegetables may soar higher. Trump has promised…
Conservation Opportunities to Improve Water Quality
…State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) efforts, which restore high-priority wildlife habitat tailored to a specific state’s needs. In addition to SAFE, 300,000 acres will be added to target wetlands…
Weather Radar Helps Researchers Track Bird Flu
…Cooperative Extension poultry specialist. “The data can be interpreted to track birds.” NEXRAD, or next-generation radar, is a network of 160 high-resolution S-band Doppler weather radars operated by the National…
Improving Water Quality in High-Priority Watersheds
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced an investment of more than $33 million in 197 high-priority watersheds across the country to help landowners improve water quality through the Natural Resources Conservation…
Funding for Robotic Research
…work autonomously in complex environments such as apple orchards. Another project, led by the University of Pennsylvania, uses human-operated drones to produce high-resolution, multidimensional maps to improve the efficiency and…
More Volatility Ahead for Cattle Markets
…ahead. Cattle producers have recently seen higher prices after a two-year price drop of more than 40 percent. An Ag Web dot com article says 750-800 pound steers brought $125.19…
Winter Vegetable Harvest Gets Early Start
…the rest of the country—especially the population areas on the Eastern Seaboard—then their demand will be high, because they’ll feel like eating salads for Christmas and New Year’s,” Strahm said….
Stink Bug Could Infest by the Tens of Thousands
…in California, with populations fairly high in Sacramento, Southern California and Riverside. And we do know it’s in the Central Valley, but we just haven’t seen any of those large…