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The New York State Senate recently approved legislation co-sponsored by Sen. Tom O’Mara (R-Big Flats) to establish a “Dairy Farm Improved Energy Efficiency Loan Fund,” reported the Evening Tribune. The legislation passed the Senate on May 29, 60-1.
An Iowa newspaper is reporting that the state Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has revoked the plant permit of a dairy in Buffalo Center. An Iowa administrative judge ruled in the department’s favor.
The Senate on Monday passed its version of the 2013 Farm Bill, which includes an amendment for alfalfa and forage producers. The amendment, introduced by Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), directs the Federal Crop Insurance Corp. to conduct research and development regarding a policy to insure alfalfa and issue a report describing the results of the study.
The Virginia countryside, dotted with family-owned farms, commands the largest industry in the state – agriculture. What better place to host the American Forage and Grassland Council 2013 national tour? It’s grassland paradise.
Davey Griffin, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service meat specialist, has been named American Meat Science Association fellow and Signal Service Award winner.
The award, sponsored by Keystone Foods, Johnsonville Sausage Co. and Elanco Animal Health, is given in recognition of devoted service and lasting contributions to the meat industry and association.
Despite three years of difficult dry conditions, agriculture producers in southern Oklahoma and northern Texas continue to plant crops and grow cattle. New research and technology on these conditions will be the focus of the Cattle Trails Wheat and Stocker Cattle Conference, a joint effort between Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service.
