Agricultural

Orleans Poverty Hill Farms and the Neal family named Orleans County Agricultural Business of the Year

October 25, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

This year’s “Agricultural Business of the Year” is Orleans Poverty Hill Farms! “Orleans Poverty Hill Farms was established in 1956 when Franklyn and Margret Neal purchased 90 acres and began milking 16 cows. Edward joined [Read More …]

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Farm groups call on Australia to not sign ‘dud’ trade deal with EU

October 24, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Australian farm industry groups on Monday called on the government to not sign a trade deal with the European Union unless it offered much greater market access for Australian agricultural products. Australia, one of the [Read More …]

Farm Credit East offers Seminars for the Next Generation of Agricultural Producers

October 20, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

A successful manager is required to master many aspects of the farm business. To help the next generation develop the necessary business and financial skills, Farm Credit East is hosting GenerationNext seminars this fall and [Read More …]

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates: Dairy

October 13, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The milk production forecast for 2023 is raised from last month on slightly more rapid growth in milk per cow. The forecast for 2024 is unchanged from last month. Fat basis imports for 2023 are [Read More …]

USDA to Begin Issuing $1.75 Billion to Agricultural Producers Through Critical Emergency Relief Programs

September 29, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it will begin issuing more than $1.75 billion in emergency relief payments to eligible farmers and livestock producers. These much-needed payments are helping farming and ranching [Read More …]

Hurricane Idalia: Florida agricultural production losses top $78M, UF economists estimate

September 26, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The UF/IFAS Economic Impact Analysis Program assesses impacts to Florida agriculture following extreme weather events. The preliminary report for Hurricane Idalia is newly released. The report estimates a credible range of losses from $78.8 million [Read More …]

USDA Launches Program to Support Agricultural Employers and Farmworkers

September 25, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The Biden Administration today announced that agricultural employers can begin to apply for a pilot program designed to improve the resiliency of the food and agricultural supply chain by addressing workforce challenges farmers and ranchers [Read More …]

CentralStar announces paid internship opportunities for summer 2024

September 21, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

CentralStar Cooperative, serving dairy and beef producers in the upper Midwest, is announcing the opening of several paid-internship positions for summer of 2024. “These opportunities cater to students passionate about the agricultural industry and offer [Read More …]

USDA Announces Date for the 100th Agricultural Outlook Forum

September 21, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

USDA’s 100th Annual Agricultural Outlook Forum, “Cultivating the Future” will take place on February 15-16, 2024, at the Crystal City Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Virginia. The forum is USDA’s longest-running and largest public event and aims [Read More …]

National Agricultural Law Center webinar on foreign land ownership

September 19, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

A National Agricultural Law Center (NALC) webinar on Sept. 20, from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. CST, will feature NALC Staff Attorney Micah Brown, who will present “Who Owns the Farm? Foreign Ownership Legislative Update.” In 2023, [Read More …]

Update regarding the Department of Defense’s notifications to agricultural sites on PFAS

September 19, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

In recent years, concerns related to per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination have taken center stage in discussions about environmental health and safety. PFAS are a group of manufactured chemicals that have been widely used [Read More …]

Wisconsin Participates in National Agricultural Policy Discussions

September 18, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Secretary Randy Romanski participated in the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) Annual Meeting in Cheyenne, Wyoming on September 10 – 13, 2023. While there, Romanski [Read More …]

Compeer Financial Awards 60 Grants To AG Classrooms

September 15, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

$212K granted to schools to further agricultural education Compeer Financial’s Fund for Rural America, the Farm Credit cooperative’s giving program, awarded a total of $212,000 through the Agriculture Education and Classroom Equipment Grant program this [Read More …]

Back to School a Reason to Recognize Agricultural Education

September 14, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Back to school is an exciting time for students, families, teachers, and communities across the state. As we share first day of school photos and settle into the new daily school schedule, we should remember [Read More …]

Richard Roush to step down as dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences

September 7, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

László Kulcsár will begin as interim dean, effective Sept. 18 After nine years leading the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, on Sept. 17 Richard Roush will step down as dean of the college and [Read More …]

Ag Supervisory Leadership Training in Spanish: Transition to Supervisor

September 1, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Agricultural Supervisory Leadership NOW in Spanish! Spanish-speaking leaders in the agricultural industry representing dairy, apple, vineyards and even a SUNY college educator came to learn about how to take the step from high-performing employee to [Read More …]

USDA, USTR Name New Agricultural Trade Advisors

August 25, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai today announced the appointment of 130 new private-sector representatives to serve on seven agricultural trade advisory committees that represent the diversity of U.S. [Read More …]

United States Establishes USMCA Dispute Panel on Mexico’s Agricultural Biotechnology Measures

August 21, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai today announced that the United States is establishing a dispute settlement panel under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) regarding certain Mexican measures concerning biotech corn. The United States is [Read More …]

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates for Dairy

August 15, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The milk production forecasts for 2023 and 2024 are lowered from last month. The cow inventory is lowered for both years based on the July 1 dairy cow inventory and heifer retention data provided in [Read More …]

U.S. Agricultural Land Values and Cropland Cash Rents Reach New Highs

August 9, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Agricultural land values increased by $280 an acre over 2022, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. The Land Values 2023 Summary report, released on August 4, shows a 7.4% increase following 2022’s record-breaking numeric increase [Read More …]

Farmers remain cautiously optimistic about agricultural economy

August 4, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Agricultural producer sentiment improved slightly in July as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer index rose 2 points to a reading of 123. Farmers were also more optimistic about their perception of current conditions and [Read More …]

USDA, Washington State University Break Ground on New State-of-the-Art Agricultural Research Facility

August 3, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for a new Plant Sciences Building that will house scientists from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Washington State [Read More …]

New Ag One president connects industry to students

July 21, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

It takes keen insight and critical thinking to understand the vast Central Valley agricultural ecosystem. Roger Isom, an electrical engineering alumnus from Fresno State, has interlinked it with the government, labor force and education over [Read More …]

Funding for Northeast Agricultural Producers

July 19, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Farm Credit East Releases Report on Grants and Incentives There are a number of grants and incentives available for Northeast agriculture businesses but learning about their availability and navigating the application can be a challenge. [Read More …]

USDA Issues WASDE Report for July – All Milk Price Estimate for 2023 Lowered to $19.55

July 18, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

In the USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) issued July 12, the milk production forecast for 2023 is unchanged from last month. The milk production forecast for 2024 is reduced from last month, [Read More …]

Farm Credit East Awards $68,000 in Higher Education Scholarships

July 12, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Farm Credit East, the Northeast’s largest agricultural lender, recently awarded $68,000 in higher education scholarships to 40 student recipients. Farm Credit East’s scholarship program supports students with diverse career aspirations in agriculture, commercial fishing, forest [Read More …]

USDA Reminds Agricultural Producers of July 14 Deadline to Apply for Pandemic and Natural Disaster Revenue Loss Programs

July 11, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds producers of the July 14 deadline to apply for both the Emergency Relief Program (ERP)Phase Two and the Pandemic Assistance Revenue Program (PARP). These revenue-based programs help [Read More …]

Assemblyman Billy Jones joined NNYADP at Adirondack Farms to discuss co-digester research

July 10, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) joined members of the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program (NNYADP) at Adirondack Farms in Peru, New York today to discuss a 2022 project that assessed the economic feasibility [Read More …]

Biden Administration Partners with Agricultural Producers to Strengthen Markets and Create Jobs for Producers in 19 States

June 20, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Investments are Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA is making investments that will create new and better markets for agricultural producers [Read More …]

Registration Open for INAgLaw’s Workshop – Estate & Succession Planning for the Family Farm

June 15, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Registration is now open for the 10th annual Indiana Agricultural Law Foundation’s (INAgLaw) Estate & Succession Planning for the Family Farm workshop. The program will be held via webcast and will be free of charge for [Read More …]

Orleans Poverty Hill Farms and the Neal family named Orleans County Agricultural Business of the Year

Farm groups call on Australia to not sign ‘dud’ trade deal with EU

Farm Credit East offers Seminars for the Next Generation of Agricultural Producers

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates: Dairy

USDA to Begin Issuing $1.75 Billion to Agricultural Producers Through Critical Emergency Relief Programs

Hurricane Idalia: Florida agricultural production losses top $78M, UF economists estimate

USDA Launches Program to Support Agricultural Employers and Farmworkers

CentralStar announces paid internship opportunities for summer 2024

USDA Announces Date for the 100th Agricultural Outlook Forum

National Agricultural Law Center webinar on foreign land ownership

Update regarding the Department of Defense’s notifications to agricultural sites on PFAS

Wisconsin Participates in National Agricultural Policy Discussions

Compeer Financial Awards 60 Grants To AG Classrooms

Back to School a Reason to Recognize Agricultural Education

Richard Roush to step down as dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences

Ag Supervisory Leadership Training in Spanish: Transition to Supervisor

USDA, USTR Name New Agricultural Trade Advisors

United States Establishes USMCA Dispute Panel on Mexico’s Agricultural Biotechnology Measures

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates for Dairy

U.S. Agricultural Land Values and Cropland Cash Rents Reach New Highs

Farmers remain cautiously optimistic about agricultural economy

USDA, Washington State University Break Ground on New State-of-the-Art Agricultural Research Facility

New Ag One president connects industry to students

Funding for Northeast Agricultural Producers

USDA Issues WASDE Report for July – All Milk Price Estimate for 2023 Lowered to $19.55

Farm Credit East Awards $68,000 in Higher Education Scholarships

USDA Reminds Agricultural Producers of July 14 Deadline to Apply for Pandemic and Natural Disaster Revenue Loss Programs

Assemblyman Billy Jones joined NNYADP at Adirondack Farms to discuss co-digester research

Biden Administration Partners with Agricultural Producers to Strengthen Markets and Create Jobs for Producers in 19 States

Registration Open for INAgLaw’s Workshop – Estate & Succession Planning for the Family Farm

Dietary crude protein: how low can we go thanks to the amino acid balancing concept in dairy cows?

Why Herd Immunity Matters to Your Dairy

What If You Could?

Cover Crops After Corn Silage