Category Archives: Top Agriculture News

FB Farm Bill Series: The Importance of EQIP
Farmers and ranchers depend on farm bill programs for many reasons, including improving their land. Idaho Farm Bureau member Jason Fellows says programs like EQIP, the Environmental Quality Incentives...
Curtis Media Aug 21, 2023

Boydston Elected New Chair of U.S. Grains Council
U.S. Grains Council delegates recently elected Brent Boydston of Bayer Crop Science as Chairman during the 63rd annual Board of Delegates meeting. He talks about his involvement in agriculture and the...
Curtis Media Aug 20, 2023

Tuesday’s Storms Produced Wind, Lightning, but Little Water
Climatologist Corey Davis says spotty “flash drought” areas are starting to appear across the Carolinas.
Curtis Media Aug 17, 2023

‘Bacon Buddies’ Show Reminds Everyone to Appreciate the Little Things
It’s in its fourth year at the Iowa State Fair and again, organizers are calling it a success. It’s the Bacon Buddies, a collaboration between the Iowa Pork Producers Association and the I...
Curtis Media Aug 17, 2023

Outstanding First Half of ’23 for Pork Exports
Focusing on the diversity of the market opportunities for U.S. pork has paid off during the first half of 2023. June exports were up 12 percent in value from a year ago. Kelli Wicks, manager of intern...
Curtis Media Aug 17, 2023

FB Encouraging Farmers to Participate in FMMO Hearing
USDA is holding a Federal Milk Marketing Order hearing starting August 23 in Carmel, Indiana. American Farm Bureau Federation Economist Danny Munch says USDA will consider 21 proposals during the hear...
Curtis Media Aug 16, 2023

Contributors to Hawaiian Wildfires
Certainly in modern times, this is by far and away the worst Hawaiian wildfire disaster we have seen.USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey referring to the recent fires of the Hawaiian islands of Maui and th...
Curtis Media Aug 16, 2023

Rehearsing to Prevent Foreign Animal Disease Outbreaks
Imagine a large tabletop filled with a model-scale display of buildings, trucks, roads, homes, a processing plant, and pigs. This model serves a purpose in foreign animal disease, or FAD, preparation ...
Curtis Media Aug 14, 2023

North American Winter Wheat Harvest Delayed, but Nearing Finish Line
Ontario's winter wheat harvest is finally wrapping up. Farmers in Southwestern and southern central Ontario have struggled to finish a wheat harvest interrupted by a series of heavy rains, thunderstor...
Curtis Media Aug 14, 2023

Farmers Could Lose Tools to Deal with Pests Unless EPA Acts Soon
Farmers could quickly lose important tools to deal with pests unless the EPA acts soon. David Geiger reports.To see more, the new Herbicide Draft Strategy is available for viewing and public comment o...
Curtis Media Aug 14, 2023
