Page 1 of 10 pages of results Next Register Now - Wisconsin Rural Partners' Rural Regional Forums MADISON - The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) reminds people to register now for the Wisconsin Rural Partners, Inc. Rural Regional Forums. Wisconsin Rural Partners invites people to attend one of two forums planned across the state to share their point of view on local issues, challenges, and priorities for rural communities. Citizens, community... more inside AGR Commissioner Staples Launches Newly Updated Hay Hotline To Find Forage, Save Herds For Drought-Stricken Ranchers AUSTIN - As the worst one-year drought in Texas history continues to scorch the state and deplete critical hay supplies, Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples announced several updates to the Texas Department of Agriculture's Hay Hotline. The service, which connects ranchers who need hay with those who have it, is now being updated to include prices and sources for donated hay. The Hay Hotline also... more inside AGR PRODUCERS URGED TO PARTICIPATE IN AGRICULTURE SURVEYS BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring is urging producers to participate in the upcoming June Agricultural Survey and the June Area Survey, conducted by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). “The June surveys provide an important picture of the current state of U.S. agriculture and how things are shaping up for the industry in the 2011 growing season,”... more inside AGR Texas Food Safety Conference to Offer Farmers, Others Strategies for Safeguarding Food Supply AUSTIN - In an effort to enhance food safety and protect consumers from contaminated produce, Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples today spoke at the Texas Food Safety Conference in Austin, which runs May 10-11. The conference brings together farmers, retailers and consumers who are committed to enhancing the safety of our food. "This conference offers strategies for implementing... more inside AGR Gypsy Moth Quarantine Expands to Two Counties in Wisconsin MADISON-Trapping numbers and field surveys indicate that the gypsy moth, the insect that favors a diet of oak leaves, is reproducing and taking hold in two Wisconsin counties. On May 1, 2011, Jackson and Price counties will officially join most of eastern Wisconsin considered to be generally infested with the gypsy moth. The counties have been placed under federal and state gypsy moth... more inside AGR Cost Share Program Available for Fruit & Vegetable Growers MADISON - Fruit and vegetable producers have an additional tool to minimize food safety hazards, ensure a safe product, and increase sales through the GAP/GHP Audit Verification Program. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is offering a GAP/GHP Cost Share Program to defray the cost of this voluntary audit. GAP/GHP is administered by DATCP... more inside AGR Director of Ag Announces Grants for 4-H, FFA Youth Programs Director of Agriculture, Dr. Jon Hagler announced the recipients of the Missouri Department of Agriculture's Building Our American Communities grant program. Twenty-seven Missouri 4-H clubs and 14 chapters of the National FFA Organization received grants for 2011. Youth organizations throughout Missouri submitted proposals for their projects for consideration for the grants, which... more inside AGR MDAC Announces Availability of Specialty Crop Grant Funds Jackson, Miss. - Commissioner Lester Spell announced that the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce is now accepting proposals for Mississippi's FY 2011 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. The purpose of the program is to solely enhance the competitiveness of Mississippi's specialty crop industry. Projects funded through the program must address at least one of the following priority... more inside AGR Tomato Growers Association plans referendum RALEIGH - The N.C. Tomato Growers Association will conduct a statewide referendum in March on continuing the $20 per acre assessment on harvested commercial tomatoes. Funds generated by the assessment would support research, education and marketing to promote N.C. tomatoes. The proposed assessment term is six years, beginning with the 2011 crop. All N.C. farmers engaged in the production... more inside AGR MDA and NRCS inviting farmers to participate in 2011 Nutrient Management Initiative ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) invite southern Minnesota farmers to join nearly 150 of their colleagues who have participated since 2006 in a nutrient management evaluation program funded through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Participating farmers help generate information that can help growers around... more inside AGR [1] 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 > >>