Grafting plants can solve bacterial wilt problems in a field of tomatoes and can significantly reduce damage from rootknot nematodes, but that doesn’t mean that profit will follow....More
The head of Alabama's new Agriculture Rural Crimes Unit (ARCU) says his officers will use a passion for “country folks” and sophisticated investigative skills to help solve rural crimes. ...More
A new study suggests that farmers, foresters and those in the commercial fishing industry take the second-smallest number of sick days in the nation....More
Fresh produce is a critical component in everyday diets and health, especially for soldiers who are exposed to harsh conditions and increasingly demanding mental and physical challenges...More
With a warm climate, adequate water supply and cropping expertise of a large labor force, the Southeast seems ideally poised to become a major fruit and vegetable growing center in the U.S....More
Rod Pinkston, a former U.S. Army Master Sergeant and war veteran, may well be one of the world's best and most intuitive wild hog hunters in the world....More
Legislation to exempt small farms from EPA fuel storage requirements has been incorporated into the Senate-passed Water Resources Development Act....More
AccuWeather.com reports after a devastating blow to the East from Superstorm Sandy in October of 2012, residents on the Atlantic coast should anticipate another active season this year....More
Early response to the farm bill has been mostly positive as farm organizations weigh in on the bipartisan proposal passed out of the Senate Agriculture Committee Tuesday....More
As the ag committees of the House and Senate begin farm bill mark-up, farmers and commodity organizations will be watching closely for safety net proposals....More
Agriculture’s unprecedented unity in support of the Senate’s comprehensive immigration legislation brings farmers and ranchers closer than they’ve been in decades to having a stable, secure and legal workforce....More
American Farm Bureau Federation Vice-President Barry Bushue testified before the U.S. House April 24 to champion new support for the nation’s growing specialty crops sector....More