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College Grad Uses Beginning Farmer Loan to Start Dairy
After graduating from college, Jacob Shenk knew his family’s farm wasn’t large enough to support his return, so he worked on a neighbor’s farm for a few years. After that, he went out on his own. Shenk knew of a … Continue reading
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$20 Million Available to California Producers to Combat Effects of Drought
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has made available $20 million to help drought-stricken producers in California. The funding is available through the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program to help producers use water more efficiently, stabilize fallowed cropland … Continue reading
Research Could Limit Amount of Insecticide Cotton Growers Use
Cotton farmers may be able to limit insecticide use to control bugs that destroy the crop. USDA researchers found that the size and age of western tarnished plant bugs are factors on whether cotton should be sprayed. Generally, farmers use … Continue reading
Farmers Embrace Social Media With Felfies
Taking a picture of one’s self, generally by cell phone or webcam and uploading it to social media is known as a “selfie.” The word has moved itself into the English vernacular so much so that the Oxford Dictionary named … Continue reading
USDA Announces Winners of the 2014 Agricultural Outlook Forum Student Diversity Program
Thirty university students have been selected to attend the 2014 USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum. The forum — held Feb. 20-21 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Va. — will introduce the students to contemporary agribusiness, future trends, scientific … Continue reading
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A Vaccine That Chicks Can Eat
Chicken producers may soon have an alternative way to vaccinate newborn chicks. USDA scientists have developed a gelatin-filled bead that hold low doses of the vaccine and can be fed to the chicks. Traditionally, farmers use a conveyor belt and … Continue reading
Helping to Grow Green Dirt
By Dana Rogge, Public Affairs Specialist, Missouri FSA What might appear to be a simple sheep grazing operation just outside the skyline of Kansas City along the rolling hills of the Missouri River is much more than meets the eye. … Continue reading
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Register Today for the 2014 Agricultural Outlook Forum; Early Bird Rates Expire Jan. 31
Registration is now open for the 2014 Agricultural Outlook Forum. The forum, which will be held Feb. 20-21 in Arlington, Va., will feature 29 sessions with more than 95 speakers discussing issues related to this year’s theme, “The Future of … Continue reading
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Commodity Credit Corporation Releases Lending Rates for January
The USDA Commodity Credit Corporation, which helps stabilize, support and protect farm income and prices, released interest rates for January 2014. The borrowing rate-based charge is 0.125, which is unchanged from December 2013, while the 1996 and subsequent crop year … Continue reading
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Teen Uses Youth Loan to Fill Niche Market
When high school senior Jake Ledoux saw a niche market for poultry at a farmers market, he jumped in to fill the void. Using a Farm Service Agency Rural Youth Loan, Ledoux began raising chickens and turkeys to sell directly … Continue reading
