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Agromatic Inc. has released the Big Foot Forage Packer, which can be used in both bunkers and on silage piles to pack the feed firmly, thoroughly and efficiently.
The board of directors of the Midwest Forage Association (MFA) is distributing more than $20,000 in Midwest Forage Research Program (MFRP) funding to research projects. Now in its eighth year, the MFRP has funded more than $115,000 in forage-related research projects since its inception.
Hay and haylage often contain more dirt than many growers or livestock producers realize. Since dirt is mostly silica (sand), it has very little nutritional value. In forages, the amount of dirt contamination can be estimated by measuring the ash content of the forage.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $9 million in grant funding for clean diesel projects to reduce diesel pollution and emissions exposure from the nation's existing fleet of diesel engines.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced additional support and resources for America's small and midsized farmers and ranchers. It includes $7 million in university research awards in support of small and midsized producers; $8.8 million in technical assistance for small, socially-disadvantaged producers and Rural Cooperative Centers; and a marketing certification program for small and very small grass-fed beef producers.
The EPA is making available for a public comment period on a proposed regulatory decision to register Enlist Duo containing glyphosate and the choline salt of 2,4-D for use in controlling weeds in corn and soybeans genetically engineered (GE) to tolerate 2,4-D.
On April 29, the House Ways & Means Committee voted 21-14 in favor of legislation H.R. 4457 (sponsored by Ohio Representative Patrick Tiberi and 17 bipartisan cosponsors) that would extend Section 179 expensing allowances, giving businesses the ability to deduct up to $500,000 in equipment costs for a maximum of $2 million worth of property.
The USDA and the Department of the Interior says that farmers, ranchers and landowners implementing Farm Service Agency (FSA) Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) practices intended to protect and increase lesser prairie-chicken populations will not be subject to additional regulations as a result of the species' listing as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
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