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... by grassdmin8 | Sep 21, 2012 | News & Articles
This article appeared in Western Farm Press on Sep. 19, 2012 Richard Cornett, Director of Communications, Western Plant Health Association No doubt the furor over a recent Stanford study — that undercuts health claims for organic food and finds no nutritional... by grassdmin8 | Sep 21, 2012 | News & Articles
Commentary: A world at war over water? It could happen… Mike Barnett, Texas Farm Bureau | September 19, 2012 Editor’s note: The following commentary was written by Mike Barnett, Director of Publications for the Texas Farm Bureau and was originally posted on...