…in the pre- and post-harvest food production environment. Design innovative training, education, and outreach resources (including web-based resources) that can be adapted by users across the food chain, including policy…
Home-Made Fertilizer
…also be weak. And so it follows that weak plants have poor production, leading to more time and money spent on a low quantity of low quality vegetables. This means…
Agri View: Cattle Ranching
…1, 2015. (USDA) 30.3 million beef cows 9.32 million milk cows 39.6 million cows and heifers that calved, up 3% from 38.6 million previous year 2015 calf crop estimated 34.3…
NMPF Announces Staff Reorganization; Welcomes Two New Employees
In an effort to further advance the National Milk Producers Federation’s strategic agenda, Emily Meredith, formerly NMPF’s vice president of animal care, has been promoted to chief of staff, the…
Loans for Farm Storage-Handling Equipment
…“microloan” option, which allows applicants seeking less than $50,000 to qualify for a reduced down payment of five percent and no requirement to provide three years of production history. Farms…
Almond Tree Increase Brings Questions and Benefits
…growth with carbon sequestering agricultural systems such as almond production can reduce the effect of urban heat islands and support farm land production on urban boundaries.” According to the California…
Factors Impacting Cost of Production
Subcommittee Examines Factors Impacting Cost of Production Rep. Rodney Davis (IL-13), Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research, held a hearing to highlight the positive…
Slightly Higher Acres Removed in Almond Report
…the previous high prices for almonds. Prices have dropped significantly however, and producers are taking those trees out of production. Doll says the other factor is water scarcity and price….
Biofuels and Bioproducts
…This BETO-funded project advanced the technological readiness for the production of BDO and illustrates the potential of capitalizing on renewable chemical production within a biorefinery. Moving forward, BETO will continue…
Resource to Help Food Hubs
…in food production and distribution. Joining Rikkers at the market were representatives from the Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food and Agriculture, a non-profit organization that operates a farm, mobile market,…
Agri View: Ostrich Farming
…an ostrich is brought to slaughter the meat is sold to distributors and restaurants, the hide is sold for the production of high quality leather products, the feet are ground…
Dairy: Focus on Defending Common Names Rights
…attempts to slam doors shut in areas in which we are increasingly competing head to head against their producers,” said Jim Mulhern, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers…
Bison Our National Mammal
…Browning, Montana, in a culturally and spiritually meaningful homecoming. Bison production on private ranches is in its strongest economic condition in more than a decade. The total value of privately…
Farm Camp
…Nothing against archery, canoeing, or lanyard crafts, but agrarian experiences are where it’s at right now. And these summer camps afford children ages 4 to 16 the opportunity to milk…