Farm Talk Ag News from Around the Country

USDA announces CRP signup

2012-02-07T11:23:07-06:00

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will conduct a four-week Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general signup, beginning on March 12 and ending on April 6.

Experts predict tighter cattle supplies in 2012

2012-02-07T11:08:31-06:00

As cattle supplies remain tight and global demand intensifies profitability for cattle ranchers will continue in the year ahead, CattleFax analysts told cattlemen during remarks delivered at the 2012 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in Nashville, Tenn.

Record farm profits could stumble in ‘12

2012-01-31T11:15:19-06:00

Against a backdrop of economic uncertainty, U.S. agriculture last year stood as a shining example of growth.

K-State teams up to cut E. coli risk

2012-01-31T10:47:26-06:00

Seventeen Kansas State University scientists will join researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and other universities and government agencies in a coordinated, multi-pronged approach to improve the safety of beef.

Sjeklocha honored as Beef Cattle Veterinarian of the Year

2012-01-10T13:56:37-06:00

Dave Sjeklocha, DVM, is the 2011 recipient of the Beef Cattle Veterinarian of the Year Award from the Beef Cattle Institute at Kansas State University's College of Veterinary Medicine.

Interest in meat goats is on the rise

2012-01-04T13:46:21-06:00

It seems everyone in the world eats goat meat but Americans. However, the preference for goat meat in the U.S. is rapidly increasing, as reflected in the record high prices of the last two years.

Gauging the farm’s financial success for 2011

2011-12-20T11:14:07-06:00

The United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service has recently forecast 2011 total net farm income for US farms at $100.9 billion. This number represents an increase of 28 percent from the 2010 net farm income level. These nation-wide numbers are impressive, but they do not tell a farmer much about his or her farm’s individual financial success.

USDA grant helps veterans returning to farm

2011-10-25T13:57:45-05:00

The USDA Risk Management Agency has awarded the Center for Rural Affairs, Farmer-Veteran Coalition, Nebraska AgrAbility Project and eight additional partner organizations with funding intended to introduce new veteran farmers and ranchers to various areas of agriculture, and thereby find solutions to the employment and economic challenges facing so many rural veterans.

Infiltration is the key when it rains

2011-09-26T16:57:06-05:00

The moisture needs to infiltrate the soil first—and good infiltration is not necessarily a given

Commodity prices up after initial fall from Japan crisis

2011-04-12T10:02:33-05:00

Commodity prices are back on the rise after they fell quickly in reaction to the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis in Japan.