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Archive for July, 2009

Twittering on the Farm

Friday, July 17th, 2009

To pass the time during a long day’s work, farmers have turned to Twitter like most of us.

Twitter is a social networking site that allows you to “tweet” hundreds of people at one time, telling them what you are doing at an exact moment or allows you to share news.

Farmers are sharing what it is like to be a farmer from tweets about good crops, early morning shifts and what the weather is like.

Check out some of the best farming Twitters:

Ohio Farm Bureau
American Farm Bureau
Trinity Farm
Texas Farm Bureau
Stonyfield Farm
Sonoma Farm
Smith Family Farm
Round Barn Farm
St. Fairsted Farm

Start your Twitter and share tales from your farm today!

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Ban on Antibiotics Hurts Pork Industry

Friday, July 17th, 2009

The House Rules Committee did not let the livestock industry in when they passed the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009 on Monday because it is no secret producers would have a lot to say.

The banning of antibiotics on livestock is putting a big damper on the industry and most think it is bad public policy.

Jen Greiner, the National Pork Producers Council Director of Science and Technology pointed out that prior to the ruling antibiotics already went through heavy screening from the FDA and now producers have to wait two years for new reviews to be made.

If the reviews of antibiotics is not passed, the product could be pulled from the market.

“We estimate that a ban on antibiotic growth promoters would in the first year cost pork producers about $6 per head. Over ten years that would add up to over $1 billion in losses,” Greiner said.

At Monday’s hearing it was decided that antibiotics should be used online for preventing disease, but not for growth.

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Money Available for Michigan Farmers

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack spoke with Michigan farmers on Monday July 13 about $71.3 billion the USDA put on the side for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act efforts.

Vilsack spoke at the Soil and Water Conservation Society’s annual meeting and said there are $18.4 million in conservation loans to fund 55 projects that use innovated steps to sustain natural resources.

To date the USDA has given $8.3 million in loans to Michigan farmers as part of the Recovery Act to pay for land, livestock, equipment, feed and supplies.

This is just the first stop Vilsack has made on his tour of 15-20 states.

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REAP Deadline

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

July 31 is the deadline for any ranchers, farmers and rural business owners interested in applying for USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grants. The grants are to be used to purchase wind turbines or other renewable enrgy systems.

Those eligible for the program will be provided with grants that cover 25 percent of the total cost of the installation.

When combined with Federal Investment Tax Credits, REAP grants can help cover up to 50 percent of the cost.

If you are interested in the grants contact your local Farm Service Agency office.

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New Law Aims to Help Dairy Farmers

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell signed a measure that is meant to help the state’s $1 million dairy industry cope with the struggling dairy industry.

The new law features a two-year payment program that will “preserve valuable farmland,” according to a press release. The money for the program will come from a $40 fee that is from recording municipal land documents.

The Farmer’s Cow Production Cooperatives supported the legislation.

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Off Shore Wind Farms

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

Massachusetts has plans for a one-of-a-kind wind farm.

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Loans for Storage Available

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

Farmers can take advantage of the Farm Service Agency’s Farm Storage Facility Loan Program. This program was reauthorized by the 2008 Farm Bill to supply farmers with low rate loans to build or upgrade farm storage and handling facilities.

The process is not too complicated. Producers must submit a FSFL application and can request an environmental evaluation of their project. The project must meet provisions set by the National Environmental Policy Act.

Producers must also submit a FSA-850 form. The application must be approved before construction.

Also the applications must be submitted at the office, not over telephone or online.

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Environmental Changes Increase Productions

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

A U.S. study shows dairy genetics, herd management, nutrition and animal welfare improvements have streamlined the milk production system.

Cornell University researchers found that the dairy industry has a much smaller carbon footprint than it did in the mid-20th century.

“A U.S. and global populations continue to increase, it is critical to adopt management practices and technologies to produce sufficient high-quality food from a finite resource supply, while minimizing effects up on the environment,” Jude Capper, the study’s author, said.

In 2007 the carbon footprint was only 37 percent than that of 1944. It also shows that the U.S. dairy industry produced 186 billion pounds of milk from 9.2 million cows in 2007 over the 117 billion pounds of milk from 25.6 million cows in 1944.

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$800 Million in Loans Sought - New Frontier Bank

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

Congress approved a boost in Farm Service Agency loans as part of    an emergency appropriations bill as requested by two senators.

The money will go to farmers across the nation and will total around $800 million.

The bill is inspired by farmers who were left in a crisis after the closure of New Frontier Bank.

The senators also persuaded USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack to move funding from different loan programs to this one to make money available to any farmers who qualify.

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Low Income Families Farm Loans

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

The North Carolina Farm Service Agency announced funds for socially disadvantaged farms that want to purchase a family-size farm in the 2009 fiscal year.

In 2008, the FSA distributed 99 SDA loans for a total of $14 million.
“This special financing is for people who have been subjected to racial, ethnic or gender inequality without regard to their individual qualities. SDA members include women, African-Americans, American Indians, Hispanics, Asian, Pacific Islanders and Alaska Natives,” Melissa M. Hodges of the Davidson County FSA Farm Loan Program.

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