By maximizing the recreational value of their land, farmers and ranchers could reap an additional $20.000 per year without sowing a single seed....More
North Carolina State University’s North Carolina Value-Added Cost Share (NCVACS) program http://plantsforhumanhealth.ncsu.edu/extension/cost-share provided more than $100,000 in matching funds to help state agricultural producers apply for and secure nearly $1.2 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) grants....More
There may be no such thing as the "normal" growing conditions of old that many corn farmers have been longing for after enduring extreme weather in recent years....More
Amid reports that missing customer money from MF Global’s bankruptcy has been found, the company’s industry regulator, CME Group, took steps this week to shore up confidence in the market while members of Congress continued their review on Capitol Hill. ...More
In an effort to gauge current and potential labor shortages resulting from enactment of the state’s immigration law, the Alabama Agribusiness Council (AAC) is asking farmers, producers and agribusinesses to complete a Web-based survey by Feb. 13. ...More
Alabama Farmers Federation leaders encouraged legislators to invest in poultry research and expand irrigation during a joint session of the Senate and House agriculture committees Jan. 27 in Auburn. ...More
When it comes to a changing climate it has been said that ‘proof is in the pudding’, supposedly meaning a close examination of statistical data will quickly and clearly reveal all the facts....More
