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Conservation Innovation Investments and Projects

Conservation Innovation Investments and Projects

Rod BainAug 11, 2024

Since its inception two decades ago, USDA’s Conservation Innovation Grant program has provided significant investment in new approaches and technologies…

New Plant to Turn Milk into Ethanol

New Plant to Turn Milk into Ethanol

NAFB News ServiceAug 10, 2024

A Canadian company that got its start distilling a milk byproduct into spirits, along with a large cooperative owned by…

Petition to Clarify Labels on Farm Products

Petition to Clarify Labels on Farm Products

A coalition of attorneys general is urging the Environmental Protection Agency to implement a new rule that would create uniform…

Debby Leaves Wet Fields Behind, but Little Wind Damage

Debby Leaves Wet Fields Behind, but Little Wind Damage

Mike DavisAug 9, 2024

Tropical Storm Debby leaving an impact on the Carolinas. For some perspective right now, we turn to North Carolina assistant…

Troxler: Debby is Another Example of Extreme Weather

Troxler: Debby is Another Example of Extreme Weather

Mike DavisAug 9, 2024

Tropical Storm Debby is exiting North Carolina. State Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler says the biggest impact so far has…

Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday August 9

Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday August 9

Brooks SchafferAug 9, 2024

Corn and soybeans continue to work lower, challenging recent support levels. Since the weather scare a few weeks ago, the…

Reducing Food Poisoning Cases from Salmonella in Poultry

Reducing Food Poisoning Cases from Salmonella in Poultry

Gary CrawfordAug 8, 2024

Yes, it’s true. Over the last 20 years, we have seen a significant reduction in contamination of raw chicken and…

New Report Shows Land Values at Record Levels

New Report Shows Land Values at Record Levels

Chad SmithAug 8, 2024

Farmland prices keep climbing, according to USDA’s Land Values Report. Danny Munch, an economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation,…

Breaking Down Barriers for Young People Entering Beef Industry

Breaking Down Barriers for Young People Entering Beef Industry

Mike DavisAug 8, 2024

The 2024 Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting took place in San Diego, California. Colin Woodall, CEO of the National Cattlemen’s…