Sunbelt Expo celebrates 35th anniversary

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...

Antibiotics in the Food Chain Defy Scrutiny

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....

Stabenow committed to farm bill

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...

How to Estimate the Bushels of Grain in a Bin

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...

A world at war over water

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...