…made two splits,” he said. “That replaced colony costs a lot of money in terms of labor, and you have to put a lot of inputs in both of those…
Incentives for Conservation Reserve Program Participants
…covers primarily containing trees. Incentive payments, not to exceed 150 percent of the cost to implement a particular customary forestry activity as described, have been established. CRP participants meeting eligibility…
Citrus Crop Forecast has No Changes
…Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here to contact Labor Solutions TODAY! Rural America’s customer-owned lending partner. Phone toll free 1-800-432-4156 Click here to contact Farm Credit…
Immigration Crackdown Could Increase Food Prices
…ripple throughout the food system. Some of the effects feared include farm bankruptcies, labor shortages and high priced food items. The Washington Post even ponders that a crackdown on immigration…
Meeting Growing Demand for Organic Products
…are more than 31,000 certified organic operations in over 120 countries. USDA supports the organic sector through a wide variety of programs, including conservation grants, organic crop insurance, certification cost-share,…
Conservation Opportunities to Improve Water Quality
…can help to improve water quality. CLEAR will assist landowners with the cost of building bioreactors and saturated buffers that filter nitrates and other nutrients from tile-drained cropland. Early estimates…
Easy-to-Harvest Raisin Grape Reduces Production Cost
By Dennis O’Brien, USDA Agriculture Research Service “Sunpreme” grapes dry naturally on the vine, eliminating the costly pre-harvest step of cutting the canes (branches) to speed up drying. (Photo by…
Western View: Pulse Irrigating Saves the Farm
…by at least 20 per cent. They had devised this system out of necessity, but it was incredibly labor intensive. They were changing 7 separate sets, 6 times a day,…
Funding for Robotic Research
…Space Administration (NASA), Department of Defense, and Department of Energy. “These technologies are helping meet farm labor needs and making farming safer, more efficient, and more profitable,” said NIFA Director…
Survey Shows Little Assistance from Farm Bill Dairy Program
…prices that are below their cost of production. According to survey results released by Wisconsin Farmers Union, the average estimated cost of production for conventional milk reported by Wisconsin dairy…
Poultry Industry Fears RFS Increase Will Alter Grain Prices
…American chicken producers are only one drought, flood or freeze away from another crisis. The RFS has cost our industry $59 billion more in feed costs since it was implemented.”…
World Soil Day: Celebrating the Magic Beneath
…share the cost of adopting healthy soil practices. The University of California and a growing number of non-profits and industry groups are also offering assistance. In 2017 CDFA will begin…
Cost Studies for Growing Plums and Raisins in SJV
…many commodities are available online. To download the cost studies, visit the UC Agricultural Issues Center Cost Studies website at http://coststudies.ucdavis.edu. The cost and returns program is funded by the…
Farm Income Drops 17 Percent in 2016
…slump isn’t just hitting on-the-farm producers, either. The weakened Ag economy is triggering cost-cutting measures and job layoffs at major farm input suppliers like Monsanto and John Deere, which have…