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Officials in Vermont and New York are looking out for the safety of their farmers. Citing tractors as the number one cause of farming deaths, officials kicked off “Rebates for Roll Bars,” which offers to pay 70 percent of the … Continue reading →

Injecting liquid manure below the soil surface of crop fields could help dairy farmers reduce ammonia emissions, according to a study by the USDA Agricultural Research Service. Based on the study, the process — which injects manure into the subsurface … Continue reading →

Tobacco quota holders and producers not enrolled in the Tobacco Transition Program (TTPP) have until Nov.1 to sign up and receive a 2011 TTPP payment. The TTPP, also known as the tobacco buy-out program, was designed to help U.S. tobacco … Continue reading →

The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to raise the current ethanol blend cap from 10 to 15 by next month. If approved, the E15 blend will be available by next spring. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said he expects EPA to … Continue reading →

Loan rates for the 2010 sugar crop will increase beginning Oct. 1. The USDA Commodity Credit Corporation raised rates to 18.5 cents per pound for raw cane sugar and 23.77 cents per pound for refined beet sugar. The national loan … Continue reading →

 Farm Service Agency Administrator Jonathan Coppess, hosted an informal round table discussion with farmers during the Farm Science Review, held this week in London, Ohio. Having grown up in Darke County, Ohio, Coppess felt right at home talking to farmers from … Continue reading →

Dairy policy experts presented programs to assist the Dairy Industry Advisory Committee find solutions to price and income volatility in the industry. Pictured from l to r: Andrew Novakovic, DIAC chairman; Chuck Nicholson, Ph.D., California Polytechnic State University at San … Continue reading →

The number of milk cows decreased for the first time this year, dropping 8,000 heads from July to August, according to USDA Livestock Analyst Sayle Shagam. But the drop has not affected output. Milk production is up almost three percent … Continue reading →

A Pennsylvania district judge temporarily halted a state measure that would have given more than 7,000 dairy farmers added premium payments — totaling nearly $6 million — on out-of-state milk sold in Pennsylvania. The state Milk Marketing Board, which introduced … Continue reading →

Farmers soon may have to control the tiny dust particles kicked up by tractors and other farm machinery. The Environmental Protection Agency is reviewing its current standards for dust, soot and other microscopic particles and is considering tougher restrictions. Supporters … Continue reading →