Saturday, April 30

 

Retiring manager mulls growth of Illinois industry

 

Diane Handley was raised on a corn, soybean and livestock farm, but never really had aspirations to a career in agriculture.
 

 

Direct-to-consumer sales help farms stay in business

 

Data shows 61 percent of farms with direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales in 2007 were in business under the same operator in 2012, compared with 55 percent of farms without DTC sales.
 
 

Section 18 issued for Nimitz 480EC use in Michigan carrots

 

Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has provided carrot growers with an alternative to nematode control by issuing a Section 18 Emergency Use Label for Nimitz 480EC (active ingredient fluensulfone).

 

 

Visa backlogs threaten this year’s harvest

 

Agency delays in processing visas for workers who tend and harvest America’s food crops are fast approaching crisis proportions, all but guaranteeing that crops will rot in the field on many farms this year, American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall said recently.

 

 

Resource helps food hubs improve financial performance

 

A new resource from the USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service will help food hubs improve their financial performance.
 
 

 

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