Safeguard people first in farm disaster planning
With the arrival of spring comes greater chances of floods and tornadoes that farmers and other agricultural business owners should plan for while avoiding any temptation to "risk it all to save the barn" during a disaster, a Purdue Extension disaster education specialist says.
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Pork producer confronts Mercy for Animal activists
As animal rights activists protested Wal-Mart’s support of sow-gestation stalls, one Nebraska pork producer used the opportunity to speak up for her livelihood and industry.
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Can “ag gag” laws stop undercover activists?
Undercover activists working at farms and ranches across the country are targeted by a flurry of state bills aimed at protecting animal agriculture, but one activist vows to continue to fight these “ag gag” laws.
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Meat inspector furloughs avoided as Congress approves funding
Congress approved $55 million on Thursday to prevent the furlough of all U.S. meat inspectors this summer, a step that could have driven up meat prices and created spot shortages in grocery stores and restaurants.
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Bipartisan Senate group on path to immigration bill
In a Congress riven by partisan conflict on deficits and guns, a circle of eight senators from both parties meeting several times a week might be on the cusp of a major legislative breakthrough.
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U.S. Senate acts to avoid meat inspector furloughs
U.S. Senators agreed to shift $55 million in funds within the Agriculture Department on Wednesday to avert the layoff of all U.S. meat inspectors this summer due to federal budget cuts.
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Top economist predicts a tighter farm safety net
Former USDA Chief Economist Keith Collins, Ph.D., predicts a smaller farm safety net in the future, but one that cements crop insurance.
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New Mexico waging war on feral hogs
Officials from New Mexico and the USDA have teamed up to wage war against an invasive species taking over the region – feral hogs.
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Farm Bureau: New waterway bill addresses critical needs
The recently introduced Waterways are Vital for the Economy, Energy, Efficiency and Environment Act of 2013 (WAVE 4) will address the critical needs of the inland waterways system, create American jobs, foster growth in U.S. exports and continue to encourage the economic benefits that the nation's waterways generate, according to Farm Bureau.
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U.S. drought relief improving, cold snap being eyed
Rain and snow is expected Friday and Saturday in Kansas and Colorado, which will add valuable moisture to dry soils in the drought-ravaged hard red winter wheat belt, an agricultural meteorologist said on Wednesday.
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Frankenstein’s Cat explores biotechnology and animals
Most of our national conversation about genetic modification (GMO) has, to date, been about plants. Frankenstein’s Cat suggests future biotech conversations will include animals.
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- Here is the next farm program and here’s how you work it
- Immigration bill gets Senate boost; House effort teetering
- Ag commodities were generally lower Thursday moring
- Oil drops below $102 on demand doubts
- Oil falls as Fed minutes send U.S. equities down
- Ag markets diverged widely Wednesday afternoon
- Corn and soybean prices continue to retrace 2012 drought rally
- Swine virus confirmed in Iowa, Indiana hog herds
- Special health claim for this pork
- Business seminars scheduled for World Pork Expo
- Mexico says U.S. not respecting WTO ruling on meat labeling
- USDA says has detected virus in Iowa hog population
