…sales of the products to the European Union and increasingly affecting sales to various foreign markets. The U.S. government has been using a variety of tools to combat these types…
Farm Camp
…rabbits and goats, grow vegetables from seed, even take tractor tours of the 10-acre fifth-generation Petersen Family Farm. Bonus: Attendees can return in fall to harvest pumpkins they planted in…
Agri View: Robot Tractors and Agriculture
Autonomous Tractor Corporation’s “The Spirit” (Image courtesy of Autonomous Tractor Corporation) Everett Griner talks about robot tractors on the way in a big way for agriculture in today’s Agri View….
Dairy Groups Thank Senators
…sales of the products to the EU and increasingly affecting sales to various foreign markets. In addition, the EU is seeking a leg up on U.S. food competitors by insisting…
Citrus Greening Research Funding
…revenue from citrus sales.” USDA has invested more than $380 million to address citrus greening between fiscal years 2009 and 2015, including $43.6 million through the SCRI CDRE program since…
Transitioning to Organic Certification
…of our gross sales– well worth it for the time it saved us in communicating our growing practices.” USDA’s strategic plan set out a goal of helping farms like Diggin’…
Agri View: SNAP Changes
…(B) More than one-half (50%) of the total dollar amount of all retail sales (food, nonfood, gas and services) sold in the store must be from the sale of eligible…
NASS Mid-Year Surveys
…grain stocks, livestock inventory, cash rents, land values, and value of sales. NASS will compile and analyze the survey information and publish the results in a series of USDA reports,…
$4.7 Million Available in Grants
…40,000 local and regional food businesses and infrastructure projects since between 2009. Industry data estimates that U.S. local food sales totaled at least $12 billion in 2014, up from $5…
Agri View: Driverless Tractors
Everett Griner talks about the technology of driverless tractors in today’s Agri View. Driverless Tractors From: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Driverless Tractor A driverless tractor is a form of autonomous…
Grants to Help Ag Producers Increase Value of Their Products
…billion in investments to over 40,000 local and regional food businesses and infrastructure projects since between 2009. Industry data estimates that U.S. local food sales totaled at least $12 billion…
Agri View: 2016 Farm Outlook
…2016 Crop cash receipts—the cash income from crop sales—are forecast to fall 0.9 percent ($1.6 billion) in 2016 as prices continue to decline for most field crops. Cash receipts for…
Record Growth in U.S. Organic Producers
…businesses and infrastructure projects since between 2009. Industry data estimates that U.S. local food sales totaled at least $12 billion in 2014, up from $5 billion in 2008. More information…
Funding Supports Local Food and Specialty Crops
…for research projects that address challenges and opportunities in marketing, transporting, and distributing U.S. agricultural products domestically and internationally. USDA data show that specialty crop sales exceed $83 billion per…