Ellis Co. Farm Bureau celebrates nationwide ag month by giving
[ad_1] Back row: Board Members; Todd Haas, Matt Grabbe, Laura Haffner, Nathan Staab & Eric Dexter. Front row: Board Member Marcy McClelland, Administrators Rene Burns, Kerri Lacy & Anita Scheve. News release The campaign to End Hunger received donations from the Kansas Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture, Ellis County...
Roots nonetheless firmly in agriculture, however FFA branching out with new profession constructing program
[ad_1] FFA, the venerable youth institution formerly known as Future Farmers of America, is breaking new ground in order to keep pace with changes in technology and non-traditional agriculture related career opportunities. Thanks to a $550,000 appropriation from the Illinois General Assembly that waived enrollment fees for agriculture students...
Virginia agriculture developments introduced – Farmville
[ad_1] Virginia agriculture trends announced Published 6:33 am Thursday, March 9, 2023 Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on March 3. In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle steady to 14.00 higher. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales 3.00 to 21.00 higher. Slaughter cows mostly steady to...
Western Minnesota farmers engaged in ‘regenerative agriculture’ say it grows the underside line
[ad_1] Mar. 11—RENVILLE — On most any winter’s evening, Phil Smith can glance out over his farmland in western Renville County and see deer browsing in his fields, sometimes as many as 50 to 100 at a time. “That’s my livestock,” he laughed. Smith converted his farm to regenerative...
Beagle Brigade Act essential to safeguard American agriculture
[ad_1] U.S. Representatives Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-02), Drew Ferguson (R-GA-03), Dan Kildee (D-MI-08) and Adrian Smith (R-NE-03) along with U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) have introduced the Beagle Brigade Act in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. The bipartisan bills would...
Coterie of creatures imparts classes in regenerative agriculture at O.C. fairgrounds
[ad_1] On a grassy berm overlooking the Orange County fairgrounds’ Pacific Amphitheatre, a coterie of four-legged creatures serves as a de facto landscaping team, assembled to restore soil resiliency and keep hillside weeds at bay. Guard llama Knitty stands poised, her neck like a periscope constantly searching the horizon,...
UAE’s Native Produce: From Import Dependence to Sustainable Agriculture
[ad_1] Dubai-based serial entrepreneur Atul Chopra writes that the use of locally sourced produce in the UAE has been on the rise in recent years, with an increased focus on sustainability and the reduction of carbon footprint. Currently, only 20% of fruits and vegetables consumed in the UAE are...
Progressive agriculture teams rally for land entry, climate-smart insurance policies in farm invoice
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Farmers and leaders from more than 20 progressive agricultural groups gathered this week to march on the U.S. Capitol and promote climate solutions and underserved producers as priority issues for lawmakers in the upcoming farm bill. “As farmers, we are close to the land. We love...
Arkansas Agriculture Corridor of Fame Honors Homnoke Rice Farmer Chris Isbell – AgFax
[ad_1] LITTLE ROCK, AR – Chris Isbell, who was inducted into the Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame last week, has been contributing to agriculture since he was a child. He was born and raised on a rice farm in England, Arkansas, where his father, Leroy Isbell, pioneered Zero Grade...
Nebraska agriculture firm dealing with $530,000 superb after employee died in grain silo
[ad_1] LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – An agriculture company in Roseland is facing a fine of over $530,000 after a worker suffocated in a grain silo last year. In September, a 34-year-old worker at CHS Agri-Service Center was cleaning out a grain silo when corn “engulfed and asphyxiated him,” the...