…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…
October Dairy Market Report
…the time being. The Margin Protection Program monthly feed cost calculation dropped steadily from June through August, and the monthly MPP margin rose by more than $3.50 per hundredweight from…
Protecting Sensitive Agricultural Lands
…provides participants with rental payments and cost-share assistance. Landowners enter into contracts that last between 10 and 15 years. “We have seen record demand to participate in this important program,”…
Trade Deal Between Canada and EU Back On
…primarily responsible for holding up the deal. Officials in the Socialist region wanted stronger protections for labor, as well as stronger environmental and consumer standards. The leaders of the different…
River Infrastructure Major Concern for Corn Farmers
…labor income and about $2.4 billion of economic activity (total industry output) annually. Similarly, closing La Grange Lock & Dam could result in a reduction of 5,500 jobs, $900 million…
Agri View: Imported Insects and Diseases
…and insects have cost Florida farmers as much as any other crop we grow. I haven’t even mentioned states like California and Texas. The vast growing region that now grows…
Belgium Region Ignoring Deadline, Leaving Infinite Timeline on CETA
…under pressure.” The region is demanding stronger safeguards on labor, environmental and consumer standards, according to the BBC. Canada’s trade minister returned home last week following last minute negotiations saying…
Agri View: Refrigeration
…would cost if there were no refrigeration service? Or say a Georgia grown watermelon sold in Montana. Refrigerated railroad cars were first build in the 1870’s. They helped make the…
Farm Profits and Adoption of Precision Agriculture
…— Hired labor costs are 60 to 70 percent lower with any of the three PA technologies on small corn farms (140-400 cropland acres), while hired labor costs are higher…