INDUSTRY NEWS

This year's harvest is one of financial hardship for many American farmers. Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) is stepping up to help.

Most of us don’t spend a lot of time thinking about dirt, but it’s critical to our lives. Healthy soil helps produce food, supports biodiversity, filters and stores water and – crucially – can capture carbon.

On Aug. 26, the EPA and the USDA announced the Next Gen Fertilizer challenges, a joint EPA-USDA partnership and competition to advance agricultural sustainability in the U.S.

Dr. Keith Bolsen’s message to send everyone home safe from livestock operations will continue following his sudden passing on May 29, 2020. The nonprofit organization named for him, Keith Bolsen Silage Safety Foundation, has reorganized with new officers and board members, but the mission to promote safe silage management practices for bunker silos and silage piles has not changed.

The U.S. Alfalfa Farmer Research Initiative (USAFRI), better known as the alfalfa checkoff, recently awarded its seventh round of funding to projects submitted by researchers from across the country. Researchers in six states were awarded funding.

Forage growers across the country are submitting samples now for the 2020 World Forage Analysis Superbowl. The final entry deadline for the contest, awarding $26,000 in cash prizes, is Monday, Aug. 31.