How to celebrate Labor Day in your backyard or garden. Cathy Isom has some special ideas for you coming up on This Land of Ours. Labor Day Gardening While many…
California Animal Welfare Regulations Increasing?
…rate. Those costs would likely be passed on to the consumer, as seen in a 2016 study from Cornell University which showed a 49-cent increase to the cost of a…
Perdue Talks NAFTA Benefits with Trump
…resolve those issues. The secretary says the primary concerns he’s hearing from farmers about the NAFTA talks include labor, regulations, and trade. The second round of talks is September 1-5….
Ag Groups Applaud Dairy MPP Exit Announcement
…in the national average income-over-feed-cost margin — the difference between the milk price and the cost of feed on a dairy. However, dairy farmers participating in the program were required…
Goodyear Using Soybean Oil-Based Rubber in Tires
…tread compound, or formulation, using soybean oil, which is naturally derived, cost-effective, carbon-neutral and renewable. “Goodyear’s legacy of innovation drives us to continue to apply new technology solutions, developing superior…
Pork Industry Pressing for FMD Vaccine Bank in 2018 Farm Bill
The pork industry is pressing for a Foot-and-Mouth Disease vaccine bank in the 2018 farm bill. The price tag would be high, but the industry argues the cost of an…
U.S. and Mexican Dairy Industries Make United Call
…dairy trade in North America and beyond as its new Class 6/7 pricing scheme dumps artificially low-cost milk powder in global markets, displacing U.S. exports from the Canadian market. “We…
Low Education Rural Counties Worse Off than Higher Education Rural Counties
…50,000 that are not part of larger labor markets, or metro areas. About 40 percent of low education rural counties are also persistent poverty counties, with poverty rates of 20…
Agri View: Costly Disaster Year
Everett Griner talks about 2017 being a costly disaster year in today’s Agri View. Costly Disaster Year You know it seems the Western half of this country has been burning…
Starting a Hydroponic Garden or Farm
…Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregate, or LECA. The cost associated with building your own hydroponic systems will depend on exactly what your needs are. Prices can start at as little as…
AFBF, AFBIS, Others, Propose Dairy Revenue Protection Insurance Concept
…Concept Currently, insurance programs offered to dairy farmers all use margin-based instruments. The margin insurance programs protect the difference between the milk price and the feed cost, not revenue. Newton…
Hydroponics Advantages – Disadvantages
…few disadvantages, as well. Hydroponic systems do have an initial set up cost larger than growing in soil. The systems are reliant on electricity, which makes them susceptible to power…
Agri View: Costly and Abused Help
Everett Griner talks about a government program that is costly and abused in today’s Agri View. Costly and Abused Help I suppose every community in America has its own program…
ISU Study Shows No Impact of RFS on Greenhouse Gasses
…the study that found the increased cost of soybeans and corn benefits the agriculture sector and creates broader welfare gains for the U.S. However, the study found that the direct…