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“The agricultural economy is inherently cyclical, and ag lenders are navigating the changing conditions across the sectors they serve,” said Jackson Takach, chief economist of Farmer Mac.
Environmental Quality Incentives Program provided assistance to farmers who delayed silage harvest to help the rare birds.
CHRISTOPHER DOERING, Gannett Washington BureauWASHINGTON -- Farmers and ranchers suffering through the worst drought to hit the United States in more than 50 years will receive additional help from the government, but Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack warned on Monday the department does not have the necessary tools to adequately help producers.USDA’s latest assistance package will allow for haying and grazing to occur on Wetlands Reserve and Conservation Reserve land that have been impacted by the drought, including acres that are abnormally dry or suffering from moderate drought conditions. Until now only areas deemed to be in severe to extreme drought were eligible.
KINDERHOOK -- Eric Ooms remembers the financial “carnage” that hit dairyfarmers when milk prices soured as the recession took hold in 2009. “The price of our milk just collapsed. It was tough for a lot of people. “Now, the 37-year farmer is getting a breather as prices paid for milk have recovered to an all-time high. But he is hedging his bets, using some of that extra cash to buy a grain dryer so he can sell his excess corn for feed.
Despite the difficult hurdles it’s faced building its digester system, California dairy is praised as ‘an environmental hero.’
Influx of younger dairy farmers bodes well for the economy and environment.
Emission reductions roughly equivalent to removing 408,000 cars from California highways
Byline: Benzinga StaffMANHEIM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kreider Farms, one of Pennsylvania’s largest dairyfarms, announces the groundbreaking of a multi-million dollar livestock waste treatment system as part of a joint venture with Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. Located at Kreider’s Farm in Manheim, Pa., the Cleantech facility is the first of its kind in the state and is designed to treat and recycle manure from the Farms’ 2,000 dairy cows in an eco-friendly manner. Bion’s patented technology provides a solution to the pollution associated with livestock operations, eliminating most of theenvironmental impacts of animal waste, including excess nutrients, ammonia, phosphorus, and greenhouse gases.
The key is to hedge regularly, but distant months.
Only the individual dairy farmer – after much discussion with family members and input from lenders and other key advisers – can make the decision to exit.
Family has farmed the land for 100 years, and today its thriving dairy farm uses cutting-edge technology to increase profits and protect the environment.
Grants up to $5,000 are available to farmers in the Animal Welfare Approved program.
USDA is making investments of more than $21 million in energy projects nationwide.
Net returns per cow averaged $293 in 2012, down from $524 in 2011.
A conservation tillage pioneer defies skeptics to reap tangible benefits for his farm, his dairy and the environment.
Mike McRee found benefits he never expected when he adopted the soil cultivation method for his forage crops.
Ben & Jerry’s, farmworkers reach ‘Milk with Dignity’ deal
Cell phones and remote diagnostics are changing the equipment maintenance process.
The days might be shorter in the winter, but that doesn’t mean farmers spend less time tending to their operational duties.
Company says it will invest $3 million for upgrades to the facility formerly owned by Michigan farmer Mike Stamp.
Rooted in the millennial old concept of bartering is a new formula for success—trading custom work.
With recent updates and emerging partnerships, John Deere operators are one step closer to fully integrated and wireless data transfer from the field.
If you want to avoid on-farm accidents, here are a few ways to promote health and safety in your operation.
Edel, a lifelong Chicagoan, is the founder and executive director of The Plant, an evolving vertical farm housed in an old meatpacking plant in Chicago’s once-booming Union Stock Yards.
The revised I-9 compliance form went into effect May 7, 2013.
Though agriculture has become increasingly volatile during the last decade and risk management has never been more critical to farm and ranch sustainability, farmers are lucky.