WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The House Agriculture Committee issued the following testimony by American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall involving a hearing on Feb. 28, 2023, entitled "Uncertainty, Inflation, Regulations: Challenges for American Agriculture": * * * My name is Zippy Duvall. I am a third-generation farmer and president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, and I am pleased to offer this testimony on behalf of the American Farm Bureau Federation and Farm Bureau members a  more

SHOREWOOD, Wisconsin, March 1 -- The International Journal of Biometeorology, a peer-reviewed journal from the International Society of Biometeorology that says it presents the relationships between the atmospheric environment and living organisms, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2023 edition: Review Paper: * A systematic review of the effects of silvopastoral system on thermal environment and dairy cows' behavioral and physiological responses Original Papers  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: The preliminary farm value of Michigan field crops produced in 2022 was $4.90 billion, down 1 percent from 2021. Higher prices across most commodities were coupled with lower yields which resulted in lower total value of production in 2022, according to Marlo D. Johnson, Director of the USDA NASS, Great Lakes Regi  more