…Canada’s government to get support. ABP says the support is needed to “help producers cover the costs of holding and feeding quarantine animals, as well as the costs of lost…
Food and Ag Science Will Shape Our Future
…a wide range of topics and discoveries since 2009. Testing and analyzing thousands of shattered Major League bats, U.S. Forest Service researchers at the Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) developed changes…
Wisconsin Dairy Farmers Oppose TPP
…of the 1,000 farmers surveyed favored Congress rejecting or placing a moratorium on TPP. The farmers want concerns over imported Milk Protein Concentrates and other low-cost imports resolved. The Wisconsin…
USDA Expands Working-Lands Conservation Opportunities through CRP
…area as working grasslands for livestock. USDA would provide cost-share assistance to help farmers install fencing and provide alternative water sources to livestock, as well as annual CRP payments to…
Agri View: Farm Progress
…century. Listen carefully. In 1850 it required 75 to 90 hours of labor and three acres of land to produce 100 bushels of corn. That’s two week’s paid labor today….
Funding to Ensure Access to Needed Veterinary Services
…that require advanced training, such as food safety, epidemiology, diagnostic medicine and public health. A leading cause for this shortage is the high cost of professional veterinary medical training that…
Poultry Industry Injury Rate Remains Low
A Labor Department report shows job injury and illness rates remain at all-time lows for poultry workers in the United States. The total recordable poultry processing illness and injury rate…
Agri View: Holiday Traditions
…assure you that there will be no shortage of turkeys this year. And it will cost you just about the same as last year. And Even if you shop early…
Looking for ‘Natural Enemies’ in Asia to Control Invasive Plants
…ARS Invasive Plant Research Laboratory in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, visited Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong from June 3 to June 20 and chronicled her collection trip in a scientific diary….
Food and Forestry Research and Development Projects
…will receive funding include: NVE Corporation in Eden Prairie, Minn., will develop a prototype salmonella pathogen detector that will reduce the potential for disease outbreaks and costly food recalls. Nano…
Calls for New Relief Provisions in Next Farm Bill
…who may not know the programs exist, and heavy reporting requirements. The New England Farmers Union also wants the cost of crop insurance programs cut, as well as disaster relief…
NMPF Pres. Commemorates Centennial / Sets Path for Future
…the necessary adjustments – such as restoring the margin feed cost adjuster to the level NMPF originally intended – and having Congress pass them at the earliest opportunity. In addition…
UC Releases New Cost Study for Growing Almonds
…other sample cost-of-production studies for 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…
New Rangeland Fire Science Plan
…cost of rangeland fires; address the spread of cheatgrass and other invasive species that exacerbate the threat of fire; position fire-management resources for more effective rangeland fire response and effectively…