…the future. Reducing Redundancies While creating the Farm Production and Conservation mission area, it became apparent that across USDA there are redundancies and inefficiencies in the mission support activities. Presently…
GAO Recommends Lowering Crop Insurance Expected Rate of Return
…information in the study for 2009 through 2015, the reasonable rate of return declined, averaging 9.6 percent. By reducing the expected rate of return, GAO says the federal crop insurance…
ISU Study Shows No Impact of RFS on Greenhouse Gasses
…Standard (RFS) has substantially benefited the U.S. economy by lowering gasoline and crude oil prices, cutting crude oil imports, adding value to U.S.-produced agricultural commodities, and reducing U.S. greenhouse gas…
New Academic Journal Study: RFS Offers Substantial Benefits to U.S. Economy
…by lowering gasoline and crude oil prices, cutting crude oil imports, adding value to U.S.-produced agricultural commodities, and reducing U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. “The results confirm that the current…
Drying Your Own Fresh Herbs
…they get overgrown and start flowering. Wash them well or gently shake them to remove any residual dirt or dust. Herbs that have a lower moisture content such as thyme,…
A Faster, Less Costly Way to Process Walnuts
…infrared drying process quickly removed moisture from the surface and shell of walnuts, reducing total drying time by 35 percent. Walnuts have a broad range of moisture contents and get…
Early Market Benefits Apple Growers
…or what is known as a pedestrian orchard, which allows the fruit to be picked mostly from the ground or on platforms, reducing the use of ladders. These systems also…
Poll: Tax Reform Needed for Farmers and America
…deduct equipment purchases in the year the purchase is made. Voters support reducing the capital gains tax (54- 26 percent). Three in five voters (61-18 percent) say farmland that is…
Top U.S. Milk Processor Struggling
…its own milk processing plant, reducing its reliance on Dean. The Texas-based milk supplier this week cut its per-share profit expectations nearly in half. Shares of Dean Foods are down…
Agri View: Reducing Food Waste
Everett Griner talks about the shocking food waste figures in today’s Agri View. Reducing Food Waste I mention this frequently because it is in the news quite often. Food waste….
Egg Shell Uses
…to wild bird feed and chicken feed. Coffee lovers can add egg shells to ground coffee before brewing, reducing the bitterness. House plants love eggshells too, they keep the soil…
Ex-Trade Negotiator Says Trump “Misguided” on NAFTA
…goals are “mostly okay.” Some of the goals include maintaining tariff-free trade for farm goods and reducing trade barriers through faster ways of solving food safety disputes. She says the…
Almond Board: Harvest Dust Tips
…Almond Board of California has prepared several resources for almond growers that explain research-based tools and techniques to reduce dust during harvest. These include: Managing Dust at Harvest technical guide…
Renewable Fuels Association Calls RFS Proposal for Conventional Biofuels Justified
…he testified. “The RFS has been an incredible success story – lowering consumer gasoline costs, creating jobs, reducing carbon, stimulating investment in new technologies, providing energy and economic security, and…