Ag groups differ on COOL labeling after WTO ruling
In a Dec. 7 decision, the World Trade Organization (WTO) gave the okay for Canada and Mexico to pursue $1.01 billion per year in retaliatory tariffs against the United States in reaction to country of origin labeling (COOL) for beef and pork.
Crop insurance restoration tops ag benefits of transportation bill
The five-year, $305 billion surface transportation bill recently signed by President Barack Obama offers a plethora of provisions beneficial to agriculture, according to lawmakers and ag industry professionals.
Home to one of the largest herds of Texas Longhorns is Texas Ranch Life, an agri-tourism business and working ranch. But like any good Texan, the owners of the ranch have a bigger vision.
USDA committee on minority farmers resumes with funding
The USDA Minority Farmers Advisory Committee (MFAC) recently hosted its first meeting since 2011. William Miller of Oxford, Ohio, an organic farmer newly appointed to a two-year term on the committee, attended that Savannah, Ga., meeting.
Good soybean yields despite late start, and rough weather
While no issues with pests or diseases were reported, Eric Beyers said southern Illinois was challenged with wet weather causing late planting, and a late-season drought.
Only Michigan soybean test plot yielding average results
Average results were the order of the day for a soybean test in southeastern Lower Michigan this spring, in Lenawee County. Farmer’s Independent Research of Seed Technologies (FIRST) conducted the test at the farm of Tim Vergote, near Blissfield.
USDA funding nutrition research centers in Tennessee, Utah
Two universities, in Tennessee and Utah, each received a $1 million USDA grant Nov. 23 to support nutrition education and obesity prevention for disadvantaged children and families.
10 years ago: Ohio farm opens land to disabled hunters
Jay Crisenbery of Eureka, Ohio, has opened his 111-acre farm property to deer hunters in wheelchairs. The hunters are so tickled to be out that they don’t even care if they get a deer.
