…If you love growing your own food, why not take a look at our online Garden Planner which is available from several major websites and seed suppliers: http://www.GrowVeg.com http://gardenplanner.motherearthnews.com http://gardenplanner.almanac.com…
Almond Board: Air Quality Workshops
The almond board has an upcoming workshop series on air quality and almond harvest. Almond Board Manager of Industry Relations, Jenny Nicolau tells us more. Listen to the report: For…
Food Safety for the Fourth of July
…will ensure a very safe and sane Fourth of July Holiday. You can also call the Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-MP Hotline or visit ask-karin-dot-gov online. I’m Cathy Isom……
Ag Terrorism Act Arrives at President Trumps Desk
…A Bovine Vet Online Dot Com article says the language in the bill helps to clarify what the role of the Department of Homeland Security is as it works with…
NIFA Announces $4.3 Million for Higher Education Support
…Grants Program. Previously funded projects include an Oklahoma State University project(link is external) focused on improving baccalaureate degree completion in the states of Oklahoma and Kansas by delivering an online…
Eastern Canada Dairy Producers Get Quota Increase
…Online publication AgCanada reports that as butter demand has increased, there’s been an increasing amount of skim milk left after the butterfat has been removed to make butter and other…
USDA Announces $20 Million for Jobs for Young People, Veterans
…Century Conservation Service Corps contact a member organization. For additional information about funded projects, jobs, volunteering and other opportunities for young people, visit the Forest Service online Working with Us….
Feed a Bee Announces Coast-to-Coast Recipients for $500,000 Pollinator Forage Initiative
…For questions concerning the availability and use of products, contact a local Bayer representative, or visit Crop Science, a division of Bayer, online at www.cropscience.bayer.us. Visit the Bayer Connect –…
Almond Board: Cover Crop Workshop
Project Apis m. is hosting a cover crop workshop this month. Billy Synk, Director of Pollination Programs with Project Apis m. tells us more. Listen to the report: The workshop…
Critical Agricultural Research and Extension Projects Gains Support
…on these projects is available on the NIFA website. Past AFRI CARE projects include a Kansas State University project to develop interactive online decision-guiding tools to give beef cattle producers…
World Pork Expo Underway in Des Moines, Iowa
…Thursday. Learn more about the events and sessions at World Pork Expo this year online at world pork dot org (www.worldpork.org). From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Second Lady Karen Pence, Secretary Perdue Unveil Beehive at Vice President’s Residence
…has signed declaring June 19-25, 2017 as “National Pollinator Week” (Proclamation can be viewed online at https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/national-pollinator-week-secretary-proclamation.pdf (PDF, 97.5 KB)). Perdue noted that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and…
‘Pink Slime’ Trial Underway in South Dakota
…pre-trial hearing, BPI lawyer Eric Connolly said ABC broadcast and online reports about lean finely textured beef, or LFTB, used unreliable sources and purposely set out to stir up public…
FARM Animal Care Program Seeks Producer Feedback
…identified directly. Processors and cooperatives can contact dairyfarm@nmpf.org or Kayla Calvin at Colorado State kaylacalvin26@gmail.com if they want their organization to participate. Individual producers can take the online version or…