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Whatcom County farmers are asking their governor to lobby B.C. to crack down on farm waste flowing south from Fraser Valley agricultural lands near Zero Avenue and fouling cross-border fish-bearing streams. State farmers say they are doing their part, with stream improvements and state legislation designed to control manure run-off from dairy farms, but say enforcement remains lax at best on the B.C. side of the border.
Herdsman Denny Holz marks cows with chalk to see which ones are in heat at Eaglemill Farms, the DeJong family's 1,300-head dairy farm east of Lynden, Wash. Congress came up with a novel way to reduce the nation's milk supply in 1985, paying farmers $1.5 billion to slaughter their cows .
California delivered on its reputation as a testing ground for liberal ideas as state lawmakers wrapped up a legislative session that extended the nation's most ambitious climate change programs, raised the minimum wage to $15 and toughened gun laws. While they failed to address some of the maddening challenges afflicting Californians' daily lives - most notably, skyrocketing housing costs and crumbling roads - lawmakers advanced top priorities for the labor, environmental, gun-control and anti-tobacco movements.
WHEAT INDUSTRY WELCOMES END TO JAPAN'S TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF WHITE WHEAT IMPORTS Sep. 2, 2016 Source: National Association of Wheat Growers and U.S. Wheat Growers joint news release U.S. Wheat Associates and the National Association of Wheat Growers are pleased that Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries resumed tenders this week for new purchases of U.S. Western White wheat, a blend of soft white and club wheat. On Sept.
FARM BUREAU FEDERATION LAUNCHES UPDATED BEEF RESOURCES WEB PAGE Sep. 2, 2016 Sourc: American Farm Bureau Foundation news release The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture has launched an updated beef resources web page dedicated to sharing nationally focused beef education tools with teachers, volunteers, farmers and ranchers. The site features a new video highlighting the Foundation's 2016 On the Farm STEM event and its impact on district- and university-level STEM coordinators.
Crop Production Services , a farm retail subsidiary of fertilizer producer Agrium Inc, has agreed to sell four Alberta stores to resolve competition concerns around its proposed purchase of smaller rival Andrukow Group Solutions, Canada's antitrust regulator said on Thursday. CPS agreed in April to buy Andrukow's 17 farm retail stores in the Canadian province of Alberta and one in Saskatchewan, for an undisclosed price.
Federal inspectors issued a notice to Humboldt State University in August saying the school failed to provide proper medical care for a Pacific fisher that died at a campus facility in early May. The United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service division said, in its recently released inspection report, that the fisher - a weasel-like animal - was found dead in its enclosure after HSU caretakers noticed the animal's respiratory problems but did not inform a veterinarian.
TV reports that the funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development program announced Tuesday will support water, sewer and solid waste projects.
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam today announced that he has appointed Cheryl Flood as the Executive Director of the Florida State Fair. Flood has served as Interim Director over the past six months and has contributed to the Florida State Fair since 2011.
For one day, a mother says she didn't have to worry about her son eating lunch by himself after he was joined by Florida State University wide receiver Travis Rudolph. For one day, a mother says she didn't have to worry about her son eating lunch by himself after he was joined by Florida State University wide receiver Travis Rudolph.
BAYER INTRODUCES WIPE OUT WEEDS TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY, WEED CONTROL Aug. 31, 2016 Source: Bayer news release Today, U.S. corn growers face an overwhelming decision-making process. Choosing and evaluating seed treatments, equipment updates, marketing plans and crop protection programs is a year-round process.
DTN'S MARKETVISION ONLINE TOOL FORECASTS FIELD YIELD, PROFIT POTENTIAL Aug. 31, 2016 Source: DTN/ The Progressive Farmer news release Have you ever held out from making a grain sale, thinking the market might give you another nickel, only to watch the market head the other direction instead? DTN MarketVision, powered by FarmLink, is designed to help farmers resist that temptation. Launched in January, the online tool combines local price information with individual field-by-field yield potential to provide selling opportunity indicators and production-related decision measures.
A Jay man was sentenced to one year and a day in prison for federal program fraud during a hearing Tuesday in U.S. District Court before Judge Jon D. Levy. Timothy P. Gallagher, 47, also was ordered to undergo three years of supervised release upon completion of his prison term and to pay $79,639 in restitution, according to the U.S. attorney's office.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has temporarily closed six offices in five states after receiving several anonymous threats, USDA spokesman Matthew Herrick said Tuesday. The affected offices are in Fort Collins, Colorado; Hamden, Connecticut; Beltsville, Maryland; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Kearneysville and Leetown, West Virginia.
The Agriculture Department said Tuesday it had closed offices in five states after receiving anonymous threats that it considered serious. USDA spokesman Matthew Herrick said in a statement that the department had received "several anonymous messages" late Monday that raised concerns about the safety of USDA personnel and facilities.
The Australian state of Victoria has announced a ban on fracking and all unconventional onshore gas exploration. The ban is in response to widespread community opposition to these industries and a recent Government consultation that demonstrated a wide range of objections.
Experts are calling it a perfect storm -- low milk prices and high feed costs -- and it means our region is losing as many as 10 dairy farms a month. "Dairy farming is pretty tough right now," said Ed MacGlaflin, who has been milking cows for more than 40 years.
Tax Roundup, 8/29/16: IRS to again entertain "spin-off" business purpose rulings. Also: rollover relief, crop insurance, and other great links! IRS National Office no longer a no-spin zone.
Donald Trump warned Saturday of a "war on the American farmer," telling a crowd in Iowa that rival Hillary Clinton "wants to shut down family farms" and implement anti-agriculture policies. Trump's speech at the annual "Roast and Ride" fundraiser for Republican Sen. Joni Ernst came just hours after Clinton received her first national security briefing as the Democratic presidential nominee.