As the second season of hemp production in Kentucky is about to begin, much research has focused on how to best grow the plant. But what to do with it once harvested is on the radar of those involved in this “new” venture.
Oliver reproduction parts is a global family business
The Korves family collection and business is near the relocated town of Valmeyer, Ill., and offers an amazing outdoors vista. The family are farmers who once fed the Anheuser-Busch Clydesdales and now are busy year-round with their business, Korves Oliver.
AFBF: Not all farmers using social media as valuable tool
As a sixth-generation corn and soybean farmer, Grant Kimberley knows just how much communication in agriculture has changed since his ancestors first tilled the land near Maxwell.
Great risk, and potentially, rewards for U.S. cattlemen
Maybe you’re just starting out in the cattle business, or maybe you’ve been in it for decades and thought you’d seen it all by now. Either way, this is an exciting time when you can be sure of great risk and, potentially, great rewards.
Report: Community banks still helping fund most farming
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) observed Community Bank Month this April. The group touts its membership as the backbone of agricultural lending in the country, claiming community banks have consistently been the largest provider of agricultural credit within the commercial banking sector.
YES! Competition seeking ways to lift sustainability
Young people and their innovative ideas have the power to change the food system. The Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition (BCFN) Young Earth Solutions! (YES!) program was established in 2012 to encourage young people – specifically, students under the age of 35 – to develop innovative solutions to problems within the global food system.
