…ethanol production, resulting in a direct decrease in farm income. Tom Buis, co-chairman of Growth Energy, has commended both organizations for highlighting this critical issue for rural America and released…
USDA Awards $113 Million to Support Specialty Crop Production, Grow Opportunities for Rural Communities
…Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association will provide Ohio beginning and existing organic farmers direct technical support and educational programming to help improve organic production and marketing skills. The project…
NPPC Confident TPP Deal Good For U.S. Pork
…foreign markets – and now are valued at nearly $6.7 billion. Last year, exports represented more than a quarter of total U.S. pork production and added more than $62 to…
UC Berkeley to Lead Study of Crop Drought Tolerance
…how sorghum and other cereal crops are affected by future climate scenarios, and will lead to approaches to improve growth and production of sorghum and other crops under water-limiting conditions…
Meat Price Reporting Bill Sent To President
…information on pricing, contracting for purchase, supply and demand conditions for livestock, livestock production and livestock products. “America’s pork producers urge President Obama to sign into law this important legislation,…
Agri View: More Study
Everett Griner talks about organic research lagging behind in today’s Agri View. More Study…
USDA Funds New Pilot Project
…by the industry toward becoming carbon neutral with respect to greenhouse gas emissions, or even carbon negative if policy changes and production advancements work hand-in-hand. The new study shows that…
Commentary: How to Comply with State Sales and Use Tax Rules
…person knows very well if he or she is a farmer or rancher. “Primarily used” in the production and harvesting of agricultural products means at least 51 percent of the…
The Western View: California Grown
…the safest food ever produced. American- grown and processed food, whether conventionally grown or organic, is produced with the least amount of the safest pesticides, and those levels are carefully…
Dairy Hearings Underway in Clovis
…federal milk marketing orders, but a preliminary economic impact analysis showed that adding California into the federal system could have an impact on other states. That’s because California’s dairy production…
USDA Commits $2.5 Million to Expand New Farmer Education
…training, value-added production, recordkeeping, property inheritance, and crop production practices. “We want to partner with nonprofits, colleges and universities who share USDA’s priority of helping more Americans enter farming as…
California’s FREP/WPHA Conference Comes to Seaside November 5-6, 2015
…of fertilizing materials. This conference is intended to improve educational outreach by communicating the application of fertilizing materials on agricultural lands for crop and food production and the use of…
American Agri-Women Finishing Drive Across America as Part of 40th Anniversary Celebration
…state’s corn and wheat farmers. Freestyle Productions is a full-service event production company that produces dynamic videos, webcasts, events and more. Sunrise Agricultural Associates is global network of agricultural, legal…
Sales from US Organic Farms up 72 Percent
…organic agriculture production. “Producers reported in the 2014 Organic Survey that they expect to expand U.S. organic production in the coming years, making the data even more important for policy…