Don’t take safety shortcuts during grain harvest season
A wet harvest and cool temperatures may induce farmers to take shortcuts to safety this fall; Purdue University farm safety experts want to remind farmers to take their time.
Canada to produce less wheat, but export a higher percentage
Canada’s wheat crop production will drop more than 26 percent this year. But the world’s leading wheat exporter will ship more this year, putting pressure on other wheat exporters, including the United States.
Vilsack’s second dollar idea comes on the heels of a Cornell University study that claims beef checkoff spending produces enormous benefits for cattle producers and importers who pay the vast majority of it.
Solar, wind, coal, renewables or oil? Select all of the above
Remember those multiple choice tests in school – the ones that gave you several possible answers, but only one was correct? You could usually eliminate two or three as being wrong with a little deductive reasoning, but then you would get to choice D which was: "all of the above."
Kentucky grants to help farmers reach out to bigger retail buyers
Earlier this month, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced nearly $118 million in grants would go to states to help in efforts of strengthening markets for specialty crops, including fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, horticulture and nursery crops.
Specialty crop research group green-lights funding initiatives
The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture finalized grants for the Specialty Crop Research Initiative during the Specialty Crop Committee meeting on Oct.1-2.
