by grassdmin8 | Feb 8, 2013 | News & Articles
BrownField AgNews, February 8th, 2013 Farmers and ranchers receive only 15.8 cents of every dollar spent on food. The National Farmers Union cites a USDA report indicating that marketing, processing, wholesaling, distribution and retailing account for more than 80... by grassdmin8 | Feb 8, 2013 | News & Articles
from AgWeb, February 8, 2013 Gary and Sue Price, 77 Ranch, Blooming Grove, Texas, are the national winner of the NCBA Environmental Stewardship Award Program. The award, presented during the 2013 Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association... by grassdmin8 | Feb 8, 2013 | News & Articles
by Tom Philpott, Mother Jones, February 8, 2013 Last year, the Food and Drug Administration proposed a set of voluntary “guidelines” designed to nudge the meat industry to curb its antibiotics habit. Ever since, the agency has been mulling whether and how... by grassdmin8 | Feb 7, 2013 | News & Articles
Growing Georgia, February 7th, 2013 Ohio agricultural producers who employ Latino immigrant workers would favor comprehensive immigration reform for several reasons, says an Ohio State University Extension specialist on agricultural labor. Francisco Espinoza,... by grassdmin8 | Feb 4, 2013 | News & Articles
Growing Georgia, February 4th, 2013 Agricultural labor shortage is a serious concern for America’s farmers and ranchers, and immigration reform is needed to provide a legal way for immigrants to continue working, American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) President... by grassdmin8 | Feb 4, 2013 | News & Articles
Growing Georgia, February 4th, 2013 Droughts can severely limit crop growth, causing yearly losses of around $8 billion in the United States. But it may be possible to minimize those losses if farmers can synchronize the growth of crops with periods of time when...