New crop insurance option for specialty crop growers, diversified farms
The policy allows producers to insure between 50 to 85 percent of their whole farm revenue and makes crop insurance more affordable for producers, including fruit and vegetable growers and organic farmers and ranchers.
Half of U.S. dairymen enroll in new margin protection program
The voluntary program provides financial assistance to participating farmers when the margin — the difference between the price of milk and feed costs — falls below the coverage level selected by the farmer.
Food safety expert to growers: ‘Keep calm and get prepared’
Ohio Produce Growers and Marketers Association holds sessions related to produce safety, marketing.
MIT researchers discover how rain gets its smell
Researchers used high-speed cameras to capture raindrops in slow motion.
Wilmington Area High School: Student raffles off hard work for baby’s bills
Ty Phillips said his goal all along is to raise as much money as possible to help his teacher with gas and hospital bills.
USDA’s rules for tracking cattle could be changing again
USDA's regulations on interstate livestock disease traceability have been beneficial since going into effect in March 2013. Implementing those regulations, according to some livestock facility managers, has been “a pain in the butt."
Pennsylvania Farm Show: Diamond shines, wins supreme champion junior beef female
HARRISBURG, Pa. – TJSC Diamond 1A, a heifer owned by Jackson Mattocks of Guys Mills, Pennsylvania, was named supreme champion beef female of the...
Louisiana man donates his farm’s harvest to feed the hungry
Last year, Boulet harvested 65,000 pounds of turnips; this year, his goal is 100,000 pounds.
USDA announces funds for water quality effort
USDA announces conservation funding for Lake Erie.
Horse owners: Learn the best ways to control parasites
Taking a whole-farm approach to control can cut down on deworming, save money on products that are no longer effective on your farm, help you learn which horses have natural resistance and which ones are “shedders”, and help reduce parasite resistance.
