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USDA food assistance programs to benefit nearly 10 million worldwide
WASHINGTON — The USDA recently announced that international food assistance in fiscal year 2012 will benefit more than 9.7 million people worldwide under USDA’s Food for Progress and McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition programs. Under the programs, USDA purchases U.S. commodities and donates them to government agencies and private-voluntary organizations in targeted
Climate change not likely to harm crops, expert explains
HONOLULU — Record yields for staple crops in the U.S. and globally in recent years seem to contradict fears that agriculture will be negatively affected by increasing climate temperatures, according to a senior fellow for the Heartland Institute.
FSA Andy for June 4, 2009
Hello Again! Planting season is in full swing and many of you are now finishing up those last few acres. Sun-drenched days will soon find us out and about everywhere, whether it’s finishing planting, doing yard work, fishing, biking or golfing. It won’t be long before the fields come to life with emerging crops. Spring
Hunting doesn’t need to be divisive
One day last week, the noise caught my attention. I pulled on my jacket to ward off the chilly wind and walked toward the barn bank.
Read it Again: Week of October 3, 2002
Each week Farm and Dairy takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.
Read It Again – Week of Jan. 11, 2001
Each week, Farm and Dairy takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.
Not your average farmers market: Pickwick Place connects consumers with agriculture
Pickwick Place is a place to support local producers and learn about where your food comes from. It features three entities: Pickwick Place Market, a farmer’s market; The Loft, an event center and reception hall; and Acres of Adventure, a hands-on activity center.
Alexander Smalley journals about life in 1869
Judith Sutherland records Alexander Smalley’s journal entries which include riding velocipedes, a relationship with Miss Jenny Goudy and farm work in 1869.
Dairy prices look favorable for 2014, but anything could happen
Dairy prices, while hard to predict, do look favorable for new year.
Glyphosate resistant weeds a growing problem
DES MOINES, Iowa — With glyphosate-resistant weeds already an issue in many corn belt states and throughout the South this growing season, experts at Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, urge growers to scout regularly and carefully for resistant weeds that seem to appear overnight. “Now is the time to be on the watch for potential
