Journals By Industry - Farmers & Ranchers

A recently approved credit system allowing the granting of loans to small business owners, private farmers and those looking to repair or rebuild their homes came into effect in Cuba, reports ACN (Dec....

Outgoing Minister of Agriculture & Fisheries Robert Montague said the future for the cocoa industry in Jamaica remains bright, based on initiatives being undertaken by the government and the high level of interest...

Byline: The New Mexican Citing "funding constraints," Vicki Pozzebon has resigned as executive director of the Santa Fe Alliance, a local nonprofit and small-business liaison group responsible for such efforts as the Farm...

Mexico has long known that climate change would have a negative impact on the country's agricultural production and, in particular, on subsistence producers. The problem took center stage when reports started filtering from...

Sugar beet drills Many of the drills being used to plant sugar beet seed are pretty old and overdue for replacement, points out British Sugar's Philip Ecclestone. In an article in the latest...

BUSINESS BUSINESS dairy farming Key findings Cost of production is biggest factor in profitability Scope for many to improve net margins Milk can be produced efficiently from any of the major systems in...

Africa 100 appeal africa 100 appeal CASE STUDY Celine KENYA Meet Celine. She is a widow with five children. When her husband died three years ago he left her with debts that meant...

Business LOOK OUT FOR Make a date for light leaf spot checks p61 Small farms kicks off 2012 market p76 Hogget market led by export demand p136 Badger cull PR disaster foisted on...

PHILADELPHIA -- SPIN-Farming has released the latest print guide in its learning series for sub-acre farmers. SPIN-Farming 2.0: Production Planning & Crop Profiles quantifies exactly how much money a farmer can generate for...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Vista Solar, Inc., a Santa Clara, California based solar PV integrator, recently completed a 305 kW solar system at Airdrome Orchards, Inc., a family owned citrus packaging facility, situated...

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. -- One of the largest farms ever to be offered in eastern Colorado and western Kansas has been placed on the market for sale. The high-quality farm consisting of nearly...

MADISON, Wis. -- Esker, the leader in document process automation solutions, announced today that it has been selected by Corporacion Alimentaria Penasanta, S.A. (CAPSA), a leading Spanish milk and dairy company, for its...

SaveFarmFamilies.org Adds Thirteen State Farm Bureaus, Rabobank International, Maryland Grain Producers and Many More from Across the Country WILLARDS, Md. -- SaveFarmFamilies.org today announced a host of new supporters from around the country...

COMNEWS VTA SYDNEY 1001/1/1 VTA - Company Announcement $gen0 12 January 2012 Part 1/1 --- Viterra's marketing freedom in Canada to lift earnings...

Former Secretary of Agriculture and past Governor of North Dakota, Ed Schafer provides insight on better ROI through farm technology FORT ATKINSON, Wis. -- IDEAg Interconnectivity Conference, a first-of-its-kind event where interconnected ag...

Plans Include Working with Land O'Lakes Purina Feed's Renowned Research Center to Explore Opportunities to Upgrade Value-Added Applications in Animal Feed Products ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO), a renewable chemicals and...

LENEXA, Kan. -- Shawn Etheridge has joined Vance Publishing Corporation as Vice President & Publishing Director where he will have responsibility for several of the company's leading brands. "Shawn will oversee the Produce...

Dry conditions in northern Mexico pose a major threat to agricultural production in 2012, increasing the cost of many basic foodstuffs. The government recently acknowledged that Mexico is suffering its worst drought in...

Tracey McCabe appointed President and CEO, replacing Jamie B. Stewart who will retire from the Funding Corporation JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- The Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation (www.farmcredit-ffcb.com) Board of Directors announced...