Today's low commodity prices leave little margin for error with nutrient management programs, but making major adjustments in down markets can seem risky. In reality, it only takes fine …
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USDA Makes it Easier to Transfer Land to the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 29, 2016 – Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary Lanon Baccam today announced that beginning Jan. 9, 2017, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will offer an …
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BOZEMAN – The first time a bumble bee was recorded in Montana was in the journals of the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1805. More than 200 years later, Montana …
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BOZEMAN – After 15 years of serving Montana farmers and ranchers, Bruce Nelson, State Executive Director of United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) has retired …
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Ranchers have known prairie dogs can reduce rangeland forage by as much as half, but prairie dogs may significantly increase the quality of forage that regrows, according to research …
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2016 was a busy year in the agriculture community, and you can be sure Northern Ag Network was busy making sure you had the news that was …
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NAFB reports: The National Alfalfa and Forage Alliance will launch its first ever alfalfa checkoff on January first. The initiative is called the U.S. Alfalfa Farmer Research Initiative, designed …
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by Jerry Oster, Public News Service – ND BISMARCK, N.D. – Low commodity and livestock prices are putting increasing stress on agriculture producers across the country. Despite a growing …
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Net cash farm income and net farm income are two popular, but distinct, measures of farm sector profitability. The first measure tracks cash receipts and cash expenses, while the second …
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In 2014, total food-away-from-home expenditures of U.S. consumers, businesses, and government entities surpassed at-home food sales for the first time. This outcome is reflected in the 32.7-cent foodservices share of the …
