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Fresh produce quality and condition inspection fees from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will increase 10% on Oct. 1.
Double Green Farm Inc, Florida City FL and Farm Fresh Direct of America, Monte Vista CO have New Endorsements. Four new firms to the Market.
One Step … Done!™ Garlic Rosemary Potatoes from Green Giant Fresh
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has sanctioned companies in California and Texas for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
During processing, it’s easy to go through the same old routine without giving much thought to things you’ve done many times before. Take some extra time, however, to look at the labels on the animal health products that you administer to your cattle to improve efficacy and maximize your investment. The illustration below highlights the parts of a label that contain important information.
With good growing conditions this summer and an outlook for big crops, the hope was that feed costs for 2011 would be low. But high feed exports and renewable fuel demands are clouding that once sunny picture.
Dairy producers across the country have complained about low milk fat this year, though nutritionists have been hard-pressed to explain it.
If your nutrition is out of sync, then nothing else matters.
Nutrition is the key to milk production, and forage quality is the key to good nutrition. We use two main forage sources, triticale haylage and corn silage.
Growing and harvesting high-quality forages have gone from being simple things to real challenges.
We have always invested heavily in both feed storage and forage harvesting equipment.
Tips for weathering the economic downturn. Ag lending: visit banker early, communicate often, keep good records, build cash, negotiate rates. Cash rent renegotiation may be in order. Land price rise may be slowing; what the rent-to-value ratio means. What it costs to hire a college grad. Natural gas price down; fertilizer is a good investment.
Lack of leadership may be the single biggest void in today’s agricultural operations.
As Arizona’s controversial immigration law is set to go into affect tomorrow.
Employee has a heart attack on your farm: Do you need to report it?
Wages paid to dairy farm workers remain essentially unchanged from three years ago En Espanol
Compare different feedstuffs to make the most economical choices.
Recent work by Dairyland Labs in the Upper Midwest shows that nearly 30% of the corn silage samples coming through for analysis are inadequately processed.
La conexión entre la ración escrita en el papel y la ración suministrada a las vacas es la persona que mezcla el alimento. En consecuencia, es lógico que su consultor en nutrición esté involucrado en la capacitación de estas personas.
Learn how to fairly compensate for farming labor, when family ties are concerned.
The recent Health Care Reform law has created a new tax credit for certain employers who pay for their employee’s health care premiums.
Hiring great employees who make farming more efficient and enjoyable is one of the most important jobs you can do as a manager.