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$7 Million Available to Farmers to Implement Conservation Practices

Posted on June 8, 2011 by tanya brown

About $7 million is available to eligible farmers, ranchers and private non-industrial forest landowners in 11 states to help implement conservation practices. The Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative helps producers initiate practices that will create clean water and air, reduce soil … Continue reading →

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Wasps May Be Answer to Eradicating Emerald Ash Borer

Posted on June 8, 2011 by tanya brown

Wasps may be the answer to eradicating the emerald ash borer. Scientists are experimenting with the insects in several states based on results from China that showed three tiny species of wasps killed the borer. The wasps will be released … Continue reading →

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Farmers See Advantage of FSA Farm Storage Facility Loan

Posted on June 7, 2011 by tanya brown

Dean Manthe is one of several farmers in Wisconsin and across the country who are building their own corn drying and storage facilities with the help of the Farm Service Agency. The Farm Storage Facility Loan is providing convenience and … Continue reading →

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Reminder: Nomination Period for County Committees Opens June 15

Posted on June 7, 2011 by tanya brown

A little more than one week remains before the nomination period opens for the 2011 county committee elections. The nomination period — which runs through Aug. 1 — allows farmers and ranchers to select themselves or others as candidates to … Continue reading →

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Flooded Vermont Farmers Look to Government for Relief

Posted on June 7, 2011 by tanya brown

Parts of Vermont have received 600 percent more rain than normal for this time of year. With 19.94 inches of rain tallied for the months of April, May and June, along with a storm that flooded rivers, farmers are seeking … Continue reading →

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Dakota Flooding Takes Toll on Century-Old Farmland

Posted on June 7, 2011 by tanya brown

Farmland more than 100 years old is the latest victim of flooding caused by the Missouri and Souris rivers in North Dakota and South Dakota. Family farmers in the area have installed thousands of sandbags and are running multiple sump … Continue reading →

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New USDA Meal Plate Means More Work for Farmers

Posted on June 3, 2011 by tanya brown

Replacing the food pyramid with the new USDA My Plate guidelines may prove beneficial to farmers. The new guide suggests that half of the plate be made up of fruits and vegetables. Should Americans comply, can farmers produce that much? … Continue reading →

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Georgia Governor Considers Farm Work to Solve Unemployment Woes

Posted on June 3, 2011 by tanya brown

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has an idea that could help decrease the state’s unemployment rate while filling a labor gap in the agriculture industry. According to the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association, farm workers have dropped off as much … Continue reading →

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Data Shows Farmers Produce More Corn With Less Fertilizer

Posted on June 2, 2011 by tanya brown

Farmers have doubled the output of corn while using less fertilizer to nourish the crop, according to an announcement by The Fertilizer Institute. Based on data released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, farmers grew 6.64 billion bushels of … Continue reading →

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Texas High School Students Encouraged to Pursue Careers in Agriculture

Posted on June 2, 2011 by tanya brown

Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan listens to and answers questions from seniors from Calvert High School Calvert, Texas Jamarion Ramirez, Andre Ross, Telisa Grimes, LaKendra Crowley Ja’Marcus Ashley, Blair Burns and Shameka Grimes. It wasn’t supposed to happen. There wasn’t … Continue reading →

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