New case studies show the profitability of soil health management practices. Trouble viewing this email? View it as a webpage. Banking on Soil Health Knowing the benefits and costs of conservation activities is essential for farmers to make good decisions that are cost effective. Four new case studies, co-released by NRCS and American Farmland Trust, …
Month: August 2019
Looking for alternative treatments to chemical pesticides?
August Focus On Farming from A Greener World August 2019 Looking for alternative treatments to chemical pesticides? Through consistent observation, you always noticed which herd members were more susceptible to internal and external parasites. Fecal sampling helped you identify a few silent carriers: heavily infested animals spreading parasites on your pastures even though they showed …
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Nearly 17,000 Dairy Operations Enrolled in Dairy Margin Coverage Program
You are subscribed to FSA News Releases for USDA Farm Service Agency. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USFSA/bulletins/2599bff Nearly 17,000 Dairy Operations Enrolled in Dairy Margin Coverage Program 08/19/2019 03:00 PM EDT WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2019 — The U.S. …
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Passion for Plants Paves the Way
Liz Graznak is owner and operator of Happy Hollow Farm in rural Moniteau County, Missouri. Trouble viewing this email? View it as a webpage. #FridaysOnTheFarm: Passion for Plants Paves the Way Meet Liz Graznak, owner and operator of Happy Hollow Farm in rural Moniteau County, Missouri. Her priorities are to run an organic, sustainable, and …
Birds of a Feather on Working Lands
Sage grouse and golden-winged warblers benefit from landowners’ proactive stewardship of working ag lands. Trouble viewing this email? View it as a webpage. Birds of a Feather on Working Lands What does a football-sized upland bird that struts around western sagebrush country have in common with a graceful finger-sized songbird that migrates between eastern forests …
Report: Farmers Prevented from Planting Crops on More than 19 Million Acres
You are subscribed to FSA News Releases for USDA Farm Service Agency. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USFSA/bulletins/2581afb Report: Farmers Prevented from Planting Crops on More than 19 Million Acres 08/12/2019 01:30 PM EDT WASHINGTON, Aug. 12, 2019 – …
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Life is a Peach
Meet Russ Studebaker, owner of Studebaker Farms in Fredericksburg, Texas. Trouble viewing this email? View it as a webpage. #FridaysOnTheFarm: Life is a Peach This Friday meet Russ Studebaker, owner of Studebaker Farms in Fredericksburg, Texas. Russ' peaches have grown even sweeter with the help of conservation practices he has implemented in his orchard. Read …
#OurFarmers Summer Roadtrip
Join us on a roadtrip across America to meet just a few of #OurFarmers! Trouble viewing this email? View it as a webpage. A Successful Dairy with Humble Beginnings It’s day 14 of #OurFarmers Roadtrip. Today we are stopping in Laveen, Arizona, where the Danzeisens own and operate a multi-generational dairy where customers can buy …
USDA Announces Deregulation of Increased Yield, Herbicide-Resistant GE Soybean
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is deregulating a soybean variety, developed by Verdeca, LLC (Verdeca), genetically engineered (GE) for increased yield potential and resistance to the herbicide glufosinate. As part of the petition process, APHIS prepared …
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USDA Announces Deregulation of Altered Oil Profile and Herbicide-Resistant GE Canola
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is deregulating a canola variety, developed by BASF Plant Science L.P. (BASF), genetically engineered (GE) to convert oleic acid to docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), as well as for …
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