Archive for July 2020
Trump Administration Invests More Than $13 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Maryland
CARES Act ReConnect Funding to Connect 3,447 Rural Households to High-Speed Broadband CORDOVA, MD, July 31, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture…
Read More$10 Million Grant Funds Research to Turn Biomass and Manure into Fuel
A new federal grant will fund a research team led by Iowa State University, Penn State and Roeslein Alternative Energy to develop new methods of turning biomass and manure into…
Read MoreDr. Thomson’s Top Reasons to Attend Farm Journal Field Days
Dan Thomson, DVM and chair of the Department of Animal Science at Iowa State University, is excited to invite you to Farm Journal Field Days, the new online farm show…
Read MoreSteiner: Red Meat And Poultry Production “Fully Recovered”
U.S. red meat and poultry production has “fully recovered” from the disruptions earlier this spring caused by the coronavirus pandemic. That’s the conclusion of Steiner Consulting Group following an analysis…
Read MoreBrahman-Type Cattle May Require Less Nitrogen
A recently funded Texas A&M AgriLife study will determine differences in nitrogen requirements between Brahman type cattle and other cattle. Measuring these differences may allow cattle producers to reduce the…
Read More20 Ways Climate Impacts Agriculture
Building trust in food begins with empowering farmers through one of the largest and most diverse conservation- and sustainability-focused public-private partnerships in our nation’s history: America’s Conservation Ag Movement. To…
Read MoreAgri Beef Announces Plans For New Idaho Packing Plant
Agri Beef, Boise, ID, announced Friday it plans to open a packing plant in Jerome, ID, that will process 500 head per day. The announcement was made at the Jerome…
Read MoreUSDA Sec. Perdue Confirms Participation in Farm Journal Field Days
Farm Journal Press Release: Lenexa, Kan., (July 28, 2020) – Farm Journal today announced that U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue is confirmed to participate in its groundbreaking Farm Journal…
Read MoreCash For Water Creates Win-Win For Ranchers, Consumers
Water is the lifeblood of hay production and using less is risky in southwest Wyoming, where ranchers are lucky to get one high-quality cutting of hay a year. But that…
Read MoreNCBA Adopts Cattle Marketing Policy
A capacity crowd of cattle producers worked for more than six hours Wednesday to identify a policy that would help resolve concerns about live cattle marketing issues and lead the industry…
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