More than 1,700 acres were added to production this year, making sweet potatoes the sixth-most-valuable commodity in the county, with a value of $111. Production agriculture employs 21 percent of county residents; when food processing is included, the total is 33 percent of the work force. Robinson pointed out that although the agriculture commodities are worth more than $2 billion this year, that doesn't show the true worth of agriculture in Merced County. And to top that, more and more...

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With the increased popularity of no-till farming, Hay said farmers are able to farm more acres because the no-till method doesn't require as much field work. Hay said one of the unique features of Gage County is that only 22 percent of crops in the county are irrigated, compared to an average of 70 percent throughout the state. While Mother Nature provided area fields with some natural irrigation Monday evening, irrigation and soil conservation were some of the topics discussed at a tour...

However, interest is on the up because livestock producers feeding mixed rations are increasingly keen to secure the quality of their forage by making silage themselves. In addition, the beefier reverse drive mechanism can handle the big lumps of grass produced by large mowers and rakes a criticism levelled at previous machines. The chopper unit remains much the same as before and JF-Stoll is keen to point out that those producers who require a longer chop length can do so by removing half...

Food Safety Policy That Are Contributing to Unsafe Food Imports, documents the connection between trade agreements that limit domestic food safety policies to facilitate trade and the growing safety threat posed by food imports, which have doubled since implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements. Food Safety Policy That Are Contributing to Unsafe Food Imports, documents the connection between trade agreements that...

Nearly 600 farmers, ranchers, research-ers and central Montana residents reminisced about the golden ages of agriculture and learned of what is to come, while participating in crop tours, a historical equipment parade, old fashioned children's games, open house and social activities during the centennial celebration of the Central Ag Research Center near Moc-casin, Mont. Nearly 600 farmers, ranchers, research-ers and central Montana residents reminisced about the golden ages of agriculture...

Due to increased fuel and corn costs, which respectively transport and feed milking cows, the prices of milk, cheese and butter have started to climb. UF animal sciences professor Charles Staples, who researches dairy cows, said corn can make up about 20 to 30 percent of their diet. The rising costs of dairy products are enough to give local businesses and grocery store customers indigestion. Now that the federal government wants to research ethanol as a possible replacement for gasoline,...

In areas where riparian areas are continuously grazed or cleared of the trees and native grass buffers, little if any wildlife use the areas and almost always they are in a state of decline with eroded banks, decreased forage production and offer no protection for erosion of farm fields and pastures or protection of water quality. For most landowners there is a deep appreciation and enjoyment when they realize that they can use the land, preserve it for future generations and still share...