Contributed by United States Department of Agriculture – NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE In New York, 81 percent of farms reported having access to the internet with 92 percent of those paying for access through ...
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During the next several weeks, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct two major mid-year surveys, the June Agricultural Survey and the June Area Survey. The agency will contact producers ...
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is collecting data from farmers and ranchers for its annual Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS). The survey looks at all aspects of U.S. agricultural ...
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The USDA’s National Agricultural Classification Survey (NACS) is arriving in mailboxes around the nation. The survey, one of the most important steps in determining who should receive a 2022 Census of Agriculture questionnaire, asks ...
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While the numbers for 2020 are not final, this was a particularly grim year for grain storage bin entrapments and engulfments. In 2019, there were 38 reported entrapments in the US. Twenty-three were fatalities. ...
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Cornell Field Crops and the Pesticide Management Education Program (PMEP) at Cornell University is pleased to announce the availability of the 2021 Cornell Guide for Integrated Field Crop Management. Written by Cornell University specialists, ...
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Contributed by James Carrabba, Agricultural Safety Specialist New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health-NYCAMH Removal of feed from a bunker silo or a drive over silage pile is a daily task on the ...
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On June 3, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated the EPA’s registration of three products containing the active ingredient dicamba which effectively cancelled their federal registrations. The three ...
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Erik Smith has been appointed to the position of Field Crop Specialist for the Central NY Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Team, effective August 1. Erik comes to us with more than 15 years ...
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Mike Hunter, Regional Field Crop Specialist, North Country Regional Ag Team I wanted to take this opportunity to share with you timely information regarding the sale of restricted use pesticides to applicators that failed ...
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