Signal to Noise: Stabenow Hints CFAP Review Could Bring Changes
USDA put a freeze on Coronavirus Food Aid Program (CFAP) payments as the new administration reviews all rules put in place by a lame duck Trump Administration. Could that review bring changes to the CFAP payments?
The 24th annual event has adapted to offer maximum access for attendees. A small in-person event is set for Feb. 15-17 in Nashville, Tenn., with an online program launching the following week, Feb. 23-25.
As Commodity Prices Rocket Up, Where are Farmers Spending Extra Capital?
A far cry from this time last year, farmers are actually asking the question ‘what should I add?’ versus ‘what do I need to cut?’ With skyrocketing commodity prices, farmers have the opportunity to experiment again with new practices at a lower risk.
Farm Workers Given Exemption from South Africa Travel Ban
Farm workers from South Africa will be allowed to travel to the United States under an exemption to the Jan. 25 travel ban imposed to control the spread of a new strain of the coronavirus.
Vilsack Weighs In On Parallel Between COVID-19 and Animal Disease Outbreaks
If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught the country anything, USDA Secretary of Agriculture nominee Tom Vilsack said it’s that there is a tremendous amount of synergy between the circumstances of a pandemic involving humans and those involving animals.
#FJFieldFieldDays: How COVID-19 Transformed Machinery Auctions
We’ve seen seven to 10 years of technology advancement with online equipment buying and selling condensed into less than a year. That’s the takeaway from Greg Peterson, founder of Machinery Pete, as he looks back at the past nine months of online auctions. Log on to Farm Journal Field Days now for more insights.
