The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture and a coalition of food and ag groups are urging Congress to fund initiatives in the 2018 farm bill that promote urban agriculture. Nathan Bowen, executive director of public policy, says the groups are asking Congress to fund the newly created Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative …
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Apr 10
It’s Invasive Species Awareness Week in Indiana
Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb has proclaimed April 7-13 as Invasive Species Awareness Week in Indiana. It costs the state millions of dollars each year to prevent, monitor, and control invasive species. They are also a threat to almost half of the native species listed as federally endangered. Holcomb signed the Terrestrial Plant Rule in March …
Apr 10
South Dakota rancher battles April snowstorm
South Dakota rancher Troy Hadrick posted this photo on Twitter this morning, saying, “Here’s what we are dealing with already this morning. 8” of wet heavy snow with the worst yet to come.” Another major snowstorm is creating challenges for ranchers across the High Plains. Troy Hadrick of Faulkton, South Dakota says they had eight …
Apr 09
Nebraska’s winter wheat crop looks good
Nebraska’s winter wheat crop is looking good this spring. The weekly crop progress report rates the crop 8 percent excellent, 66 percent good, 21 fair and 5 percent poor to very poor. Oats planting was 8 percent complete, behind 17 last year, and well behind the five-year average of 30 percent. Topsoil moisture supplies rated …
Apr 09
Wisconsin Farm Bureau supports additional research funding
Wisconsin’s Farm Bureau President told the Assembly Speaker’s Water Quality Task Force farmers also want to protect water and other resources. Jim Holte testified last week at the Water Quality Task Force hearing organized by Speaker Robin Voss. Holte says, “Farmers are stewards of the land and are continuously improving their methods. Secondly, farmers support …
Apr 09
Wet fall & cold, wet spring delay Wisconsin fieldwork
Excess moisture and cold temperatures continued to keep Wisconsin farmers out of their fields last week. With reasonable daytime temps and overnight lows down to the teens, much of the soil is still too wet and cold for planting. Some farmers in southern Wisconsin told USDA they were able to seed oats and alfalfa on …
Apr 09
New Nebraska FFA officers selected
A student from West Holt High School in Atkinson is the new president of the Nebraska State FFA organization. Kooper Jelinek was selected to that position at last week’s state FFA convention in Lincoln. The new state FFA secretary is Savannah Gerlach of Tri-County High School at DeWitt. Other members of the new state officer …
Apr 09
NW Iowa conditions ‘not much different than last year’
To northwest Iowa farmer Kelly Nieuwenhuis, this spring is starting to look a lot like last spring. “We’re saturated. It’s pretty wet. And the way the forecast looks, if we get this big snowstorm coming up here the middle of the week, it will be exactly like last year,” Nieuwenhuis says. “So we’ll be ready …
Apr 08
Wisconsin board will hear CAFO appeal
The dispute between a DePere area farm and local government officials over a farm expansion permit will be heard by a state board. The Livestock Facility Siting Review Board will hear the appeal of Ledgeview Farms against the Town of Ledgeview for denying the permit needed for expansion. Owners of the farm believe the reason …
Apr 08
Missouri Soybean Checkoff invested heavily in crop improvement research
The Missouri Soybean Annual Research Report shows several projects with what Research Director Greg Luce says is a significant investment of checkoff dollars to improve the crop. To learn more, visit mosoy.org. Brought to you by Missouri’s soybean farmers and their checkoff. Continue reading Missouri Soybean Checkoff invested heavily in crop improvement research at Brownfield Ag …