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FarmLogs, an agricultural tech startup that helps farmers plan, manage and analyze their farms’ operations, has added Field Rainfall Monitoring to its farm management software.
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.
One of the most important factors in the cutting and harvesting of forages is minimizing drying time. With the unpredictable weather patterns farmers experience, getting forage crops cut and quickly harvested must be done efficiently.
Sen. Al Franken (D-Minnesota) is urging U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to take action to help alleviate the shortfalls of feed for the state’s livestock. In a statement released by his office, Franken is pushing to waive a prohibition that prevents farmers from planting hay on prevented-planting acres.
Farmer investment last year reached $17 billion, including $4.1 billion they pulled from their own pockets. And before they received a single dime in crop insurance indemnity payments, farmers shouldered $12.7 billion in loses as part of their deductibles to crop insurance policies.
Thousands of dairy farmers in Minnesota and Wisconsin are scrambling to purchase feed from other states after losing nearly 2 million acres of alfalfa to a long, icy winter.
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