…birds act as natural pest control for crops by feeding on agricultural pests such as rodents and insects. In these days of organic product market growth and increasing popularity, the…
Report: Vertical Farming Happening Now
…controlled environment to grow crops, with high-data monitoring. Stanford says vertical farms offer year-round growing capacities, less water consumption, and improved crop predictability. For example, AeroFarms, a 70,000-square-foot vertical farm…
Thomas Fire: First Estimate of Agricultural Losses Tops $171 Million
As firefighters in Southern California worked to achieve full containment on the Thomas Fire, agricultural officials in Ventura County issued their first estimate of damage to crops and farm structures,…
Purdue Releases 2018 Ag Economic Sector Forecasts
…$1.43. Purdue’s projected cash rent for 2018 is $1.13 a bushel, down 21 percent over the last four years. Professor Chris Hurt says corn farmers have produced record crops three…
Support for Organic Agriculture Research, Extension, and Education
…forage crops to extend the grazing season; 6,000 acres of organic summer annuals were planted in New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, Pennsylvania, and New York; and milk content of omega-3 fatty…
Farm Bureau Established Relief Fund for Puerto Rican Farmers
…farms, and those producing field crops, plantains, bananas, papaya and coffee. “Maria was a devastating storm and many farmers and ranchers in Puerto Rico face an unprecedented challenge to return…
Agri View: Plantation Farming
Everett Griner talks about plantation farming, and some of the different crops grown on plantations in today’s Agri View. Plantation Farming…
Citrus Avoids Damage with Short Periods of Freeze
Temperatures throughout most of the Central Valley citrus belt failed to reach predicted lows Thursday night and Friday morning. In the coldest of areas, temperatures dipped to 26 degrees, although…
NASS Research, Survey, and Technology Advancements in 2017 Serve U.S. Agriculture
…and provide a number of geospatial decision support products to help with response. These products included crop and pasture land inundated areas and percentages of impacted crops, estimates of precipitation…
FSA – A Vital Source of Assistance to America’s Farmers and Ranchers
…Irma and Maria, USDA announced special procedures to assist producers in states and territories who lost crops or livestock or had other damage to their farms or ranches. Also, because…
USDA Seeks Applications for $10 Million in Conservation Innovation Grants
…Conservation Districts evaluated year-by-year changes in corn and soybean farmer income during a multi-state, three-year study, that determined soil health practices such as cover crops and no-till can result in…
Foraging for a Viable Food Source
…Food Source There is one dark leafy green that crops up everywhere and has a common misperception of being a weed. It’s called a plantain – and it’s something you…
FCA Reports on Agricultural Economic Conditions
…predicting farm income will stabilize near its historical average. The USDA is predicting an increase in farm income, rising from $93.3 billion in 2016 to 96.9 billion in 2017. Factors…
Agri View: La Niña and Spring Crops
Everett Griner talks about spring crops being affected by La Niña in today’s Agri View. La Niña and Spring Crops…