Search Results for: farm bill
May 2009
Farmers: It is Time to Take OverMexican Tariffs Answer U.S. NAFTA Breach When the North American Free Trade Agreement went into effect Jan. 1, 1994, i... READ MORE »
April 2009
Growers Operate On-campus Farm Market As spring was breaking, an unusual "marriage" was taking place in southeast Pennsylvania.More Farms, Fewer Acres... READ MORE »
USDA Report Shows Gains in Florida Agriculture
The USDA Census of Agriculture shows a 7.7 percent increase in the number of Florida farms from 2002 to 2007 and pegs the market value of the state's ... READ MORE »
Tomatoes and Peppers Need Safe Handling
Tomatoes and peppers are under the food safety microscope, and growers need to do everything they can to keep the image clean. Leslie Bourquin, an ass... READ MORE »
Frigid Temperatures Threaten Florida Crops
Agricultural producers as far south as Lake Okeechobee are assessing crop damage caused by the frigid temperatures of two recent nights. Seventy milli... READ MORE »
Growers Should Prepare for a Credit Crunch
As growers prepare for the new production year, there are a few things they need to know about money. First, money this winter could get as cheap as ... READ MORE »
Growers Should Prepare for a Credit Crunch
As growers prepare for the new production year, there are a few things they need to know about money. First, money this winter could get as cheap as ... READ MORE »
Producers Pay More as Growing Gets More Expensive
Despite the skyrocketing cost of inputs and a national economy that seems to get gloomier and gloomier with each passing day, Tim Boals has never seen... READ MORE »
There is Not Much Food in the Forest
It'll be 35 years next spring since I made my biggest haul ever collecting morel mushrooms. I remember because my oldest son, who just turned 35, was ... READ MORE »
California Water Crisis Threatens its Fruit and Vegetables
Ron Jacobsma, general manager of the Friant Water Authority, called it a "double whammy" on California's water supply: A record drought that started l... READ MORE »
