USDA: Yield, damage concerns for some Mississippi farmers amid soggy conditionsOctober 27th, 2009 Damage, yields concerns for some Miss. farmersNEW ORLEANS — Mississippi farmers are reporting widespread soybean damage and declining yields as soggy weather continues to hamper harvest.
USDA says West Virginia's red meat production soars 26 percent in SeptemberOctober 26th, 2009 USDA says West Virginia red meat production jumpsCHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S.
US Agriculture Department report: West Virginia's milk production declines in 3rd quarterOctober 23rd, 2009 USDA: W.Va. milk production falls in 3rd quarterCHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S.
USDA report: Wet weather continues to hamper harvest in Louisiana, MississippiOctober 20th, 2009 Wet weather causes problems for La., Miss. farmersNEW ORLEANS — Wet weather continues to slow the harvest in Louisiana and Mississippi.
USDA announces recall of 33,000 pounds of beef tongue by O'Neill, Neb., meatpackerOctober 16th, 2009 Neb. meatpacker recalls 33,000 lbs. of beef tongueOMAHA, Neb.
USDA forecasts huge corn, soybean harvest, but farmers see little benefit as prices stay lowOctober 9th, 2009 USDA forecasts record soybean, big corn harvestDES MOINES, Iowa — Record harvests are being forecast for corn and soybean farmers despite earlier concerns over a cool growing season. The National Agricultural Statistics Service released its latest report on the corn and soybean crop Friday, forecasting record yields for corn and record production for soybeans.
USDA: Cotton production to rise slightly over '08; some Southern farmers expect record yieldsOctober 9th, 2009 USDA: Cotton production to rise slightly over '08NEW ORLEANS — U.S. cotton production is forecast to reach 13 million bales, slightly more than a year ago, with farmers in parts of the South expecting record yields.
Agriculture secretary: Struggling US dairy industry must be restructured to stabilize pricesOctober 6th, 2009 Ag. secretary: Dairy industry must restructureBATH, S.D. — The struggling U.S.
USDA to provide $320 million for conservation efforts along Mississippi River in 12 statesSeptember 24th, 2009 USDA to fund conservation effort in 12 statesWASHINGTON — The Agriculture Department is pouring $320 million into efforts to improve water quality in the Mississippi River basin. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced in a videotaped speech on Thursday that he is creating the Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative.
USDA: 50 California counties are drought disaster area; farmers can get crop loansSeptember 21st, 2009 USDA calls most of Calif. a drought disaster areaFRESNO, Calif.
Indian farmers discrimination lawsuit still unsettled after a decadeSeptember 8th, 2009 Indian farmers claims still unsettled after decadeBISMARCK, N.D. — Fort Berthold Reservation rancher Pete Fredericks says he still hasn't recovered from a brutal winter nearly 30 years ago that wiped out half his black Angus herd.
US farm groups, farmers split over whether energy bill would help or hurt agricultureSeptember 1st, 2009 US agriculture interests split over energy billOMAHA, Neb. — Legislation to confront climate change could be an economic godsend to farmers and ranchers.
US farm groups, farmers split over whether climate bill would help or hurt agricultureSeptember 1st, 2009 US agriculture interests split over climate billOMAHA, Neb. — Climate change legislation before Congress could be an economic godsend to farmers and ranchers.
USDA: Benefits to farmers from climate bill outweigh costsJuly 22nd, 2009 USDA: Farmers to profit from climate billWASHINGTON — Farmers stand to make more money than they will lose if Congress enacts legislation to limit the gases blamed for global warming, according to an analysis released Wednesday by the Agriculture Department. The study, the first to look specifically at the bill's toll on the agricultural sector, shows that higher energy prices will cut into farmers' bottom lines in both the short and long term.
Dry Louisiana: Farmers struggle, fish die in dry ditches, some areas consider fireworks banJune 30th, 2009 Louisiana farmers struggle with dry conditionsNEW ORLEANS — Louisiana got some welcome rain this week, but farmers were still worrying about vulnerable crops in drought conditions that even threatened to cancel their Fourth of July fireworks displays. "So far, we're 4 1/2 inches (of rain) behind for the year, and for the month, we're almost every bit of that — 3 1/2 inches," said Gary Chatelain, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service.
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