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Grassland Reserve Program signup
The Ohio Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director, announced today the 2013 deadline for accepting applications for the Grassland Reserve Program (GRP). The deadline for submitting GRP applications is June 3, 2013 for applicants to submit offers for GRP rental contracts.
Critics Lament New COOL Rule
opponents of COOL on Thursday lashed out against USDA and the new labeling requirements. Those criticisms were loudest from U.S. meatpackers, feeders and Canadians.
'Foodies' spark reawakening of Grange in California
"This food movement fits right in line with our purpose and principles," said Bob McFarland, president of the state Grange. "We call this the Grange renaissance, the reawakening of the Grange." For the activists, joining the Grange means gaining a gathering place, a supportive umbrella organization and a platform through which to seek food policy changes.
Susan Crowell: Big data: Farming by the numbers
They came up a crop insurance product, even for speciality crops, that’s customized according to each farm’s risk factors. If a farm gets dumped on with May rain, Climate Corp.’s computers know about it as soon as the first raindrop falls, and cut a check soon enough for the farmer to buy more seed to replant.
Raincoats (and Risk Management) Required
Agriculture is fundamentally a risky business. Farmers have to be willing to spend hundreds of dollars per acre to plant a crop in the hope that it will come up, the weeds won’t be too bad, the pests won’t kill it and, in the end, there will actually be a market that will pay a high enough price to cover all of these production costs.
Top Ten Political Issues Facing Agriculture
She was asked to discuss the top political issues–excluding the farm bill—that currently impact agriculture.
Merrigan Expresses Worry About FSMA’s Impact on Agriculture
She told the audience that the FSMA regulations being developed have “the potential to transform, disrupt, improve and potentially destroy some operations.” “It’s really big,” she said. “It could really change agriculture and certain parts of our industry more than you realize.”
Catholic rural advocates weigh in on farm bill
In a May 9 letter to Sens. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., the chairwoman and ranking member, respectively, of the Senate Agriculture Committee, the Catholic groups outlined domestic hunger, international food security, conservation, rural development and subsidies as key issues to be treated in a farm bill.
At Any Price: Director’s detailed portrayal of farm-life malaise pays off
Consumed by the motto “Expand or die,” Henry tries to buy up a neighbor’s land at the man’s funeral and commits other less-than-savory acts.
Protest at Wendy’s annual meeting aimed at farm-worker rights
The protesters said that they want Wendy’s to sign an agreement to safeguard working conditions for Florida tomato pickers. Other fast-food chains including McDonald’s and Burger King have signed the agreement with the Florida-based Coalition of Immokalee Workers.