What’s New in This Issue The UK and UK-based Farm Bureau of England (FBOE) has issued its quarterly publication, Next Big Farm, and the news comes as the UK is on track to become the first country in the world to have its national dairy supply chain digitised and automated, with new data set to […]
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Why California is so much more like the rest of the country when it comes to chicken farms
California, the world’s fourth-largest producer of poultry, is no stranger to its share of chicken-related disasters.Its worst-hit states include California, which has suffered more than 100 outbreaks of avian flu, and Arizona, which is battling a third-wave coronavirus pandemic.But the worst has been the chicken farm-to-table movement.It’s a growing trend in California, and it’s not […]
Farmer says farm bank loan should be extended for another year, but she’s not sure if it’ll be approved
An Oklahoma farmer is urging the state to extend the $1.6 billion farm bank guarantee until 2019 as he tries to get the bank’s loan program renewed.The farm bank is the only government-backed program in the country that provides loans for farmers to buy and sell their crops.A federal loan guarantee program has been in […]
Farm loan recipients get $2,200 for farm in $20 bonus
Farm loan recipient David Bock of St. Francis, Minn., has won a $2.20 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to expand his chicken farm.Bock, who was raised in a barn in Minnesota, has been growing chickens since he was 6 years old.The grant will be used for the purchase of new equipment and […]
Which farm will produce the most chicken?
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s chicken production industry is in its eighth year of economic downturn, and the chicken industry is experiencing the most extreme downturn in the country’s history.The U: Chicken industry has been hit by two economic shocks: the Great Recession and the Zika virus.It was one of the worst economic downturns in […]
The Story of Sunflower Farm, Lavender Farm, and Body Farm
A farm and a body farm are a very different kind of farm.In a body-farm, a chicken, pig, or piglets are kept in a pen to graze and grow.But in a body chicken farm like this one, the chickens and pigs are fed grass, and fed a regular diet of eggs, milk, and grain.And then, […]
The Story of Sunflower Farm, Lavender Farm, and Body Farm
A farm and a body farm are a very different kind of farm.In a body-farm, a chicken, pig, or piglets are kept in a pen to graze and grow.But in a body chicken farm like this one, the chickens and pigs are fed grass, and fed a regular diet of eggs, milk, and grain.And then, […]
The Story of Sunflower Farm, Lavender Farm, and Body Farm
A farm and a body farm are a very different kind of farm.In a body-farm, a chicken, pig, or piglets are kept in a pen to graze and grow.But in a body chicken farm like this one, the chickens and pigs are fed grass, and fed a regular diet of eggs, milk, and grain.And then, […]