“We've been doing the multi-hybrid variable rate for several years now, and we see different colors in the field,” says Wilbur Meyer, a farmer in Brookville, Ohio. “Can we do something fun, something cool and something patriotic?”
American Idol Star Credits His FFA Roots to His Country Music Success
Charismatic. Humble. Contagious personality. That sums up Alex Miller, a Kentucky youth who grew up on a farm. The 17-year old was in the national spotlight earlier this year as he stole the show during "American Idol."
USDA Significantly Boosts Net Farm Income Forecast, Highest Since 2013
Net cash farm income, which tracks producers’ cash flow, is forecast by USDA at $134.7B for 2021. That number is up $6.4B from February’s forecast and would be an increase of 21.5% from 2020's $110.9B.
USDA Announces $700 Million in Grants to Help Ag Workers Impacted by COVID-19
USDA Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced on Monday that $700 million in competitive grant funding will be available through the new Farm and Food Workers Relief (FFWR) grant program to help farmworkers and meatpacking workers with pandemic-related health and safety costs.
