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California agricultural customers of the federal government’s Central Valley Project (CVP) will likely receive no water for the second straight year, according to a U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announcement dated Feb. 27.
Legislation has been introduced in the House and Senate that would eliminate a burdensome regulation for custom harvesters and others in the agriculture industry. This regulation requires producers and agriculture professionals to obtain a hazardous material endorsement before transporting diesel fuel.
Export value for U.S. beef reached new heights in 2014, posting double-digit gains over the previous year’s totals, according to statistics released by the USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF).
Producers are facing more and more difficult conversations about GMOs, or genetically modified organisms, and their place in the industry and in the marketplace. This year at the World Ag Expo, Progressive Dairyman hosted a seminar featuring presenter Alison Van Eenennaam, Ph.D., of the University of California – Davis, who came to help attendees understand more about GMOs, some of the common misconceptions and how to convey important information to opponents, fellow producers and consumers.
“There is a revolution going on in activity systems,” said Kevin Havartine, Ph.D., assistant professor of nutritional physiology at Penn State University’s department of animal science.
Ag tech startup Summer Technologies’ company mission is “to empower sustainable ranchers to make an industry-transforming impact through technology.” The company’s soon-to-be-released app, Pasture Map, promises to do just that.
Regardless of what your tractor’s metal is worth, you can increase its value with the video camera on your cell phone. In fact, it doesn’t really matter what you’re selling – whether it’s banking products or pizzas – if you can personalize it, you can increase its value.
Recent university studies and private research indicate that planting higher populations and narrower, more uniform rows can maximize corn silage yields. These planting changes, however, can create challenges for growers.
Sexing Technologies has acquired dairy genetics company Trans-America Genetics (TAG). Since its inception six years ago, TAG has expanded into more than 40 markets worldwide.
