by grassdmin8 | Sep 27, 2012 | News & Articles
Sep. 27, 2012 Jerett Rion, University of Missouri In a recent survey published by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), officials reported that more than one-third of U.S. farmers are 65 years old or older, and half of current farmers plan to retire in...
by grassdmin8 | Sep 21, 2012 | News & Articles
Each year, the Sunbelt Ag Expo makes fall a festive time for farmers and their families from the Southeast. This year will be a special Expo as the farm show celebrates its 35th anniversary. The 2012 farm show will be held Oct. 16-18 in Moultrie, Ga., and the show...
by grassdmin8 | Sep 21, 2012 | News & Articles
By: SABRINA TAVERNISE, The International Herald Tribune 9/5/2012 Antibiotics in the Food Chain Defy Scrutiny; Even as resistance rises, little data exists on use of drugs in animals The numbers released quietly by the U.S. government earlier this year were alarming....
by grassdmin8 | Sep 21, 2012 | News & Articles
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said Sept. 20 that she will “do everything possible” to get a new farm bill finished in the lame duck session, despite House leadership’s unwillingness to bring the bill to the House floor. By: Jerry...
by grassdmin8 | Sep 21, 2012 | News & Articles
This article posted in CropWatch from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln 9/14/2012 With harvest underway or fast approaching, you may be trying to estimate the number of bushels in a partially filled bin and how much capacity is remaining. Round Bins Use the following...
