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The National Farmers’ Union said members with 90% of their land saturated or underwater have been told they are not eligible for funding. Farmers warn of ‘major issues’ with Government’s ...
According to the USDA, the average American farmer is over 57 years old. Gen Z and millennial farmers face funding issues, isolation and major knowledge gaps — this group wants to change that ...
Iowa Farmer Today was launched September 8, 1984, [1] at a time when the tremors of the farm crisis were being felt throughout the Midwest. Publisher Steve DeWitt held discussions for several months with the Cedar Rapids Gazette for the need for a publication focused entirely on the issues facing Iowa's farmers.
Limited Resource Farmers are characterized by having limited farm sales and income. [1] The USDA created the Limited Resource Farmer and Rancher program to ensure that these farmers and ranchers can develop economically viable farms, have access to USDA support, and ensure that programs are in alignment with farmer and rancher needs and ...
Peter Southway of Springhouse Creamery in Wantage, left, makes a point on Aug. 10, 2023 with Rep. Josh Gottheimer, NJ-5, right, as Holly Systema of Windy Flats Farm in Wantage, and a member of the ...
Farmers use plastic sheets as mulch to cover 50-70% of the soil and allow them to use drip irrigation systems to have better control over soil nutrients and moisture. Rain is not required in this system, and farms that use plasticulture are built to encourage the fastest runoff of rain.
But facing the twin challenges of drought and new state restrictions on groundwater use, Westlands farmers and counterparts throughout the San Joaquin Valley are considering a new money maker for ...