The Latest Farm News
Colorado schools support local farmers. On September 30, the Colorado Department of Agriculture held the Colorado Proud School Meal Day. Emphasizing the importance of eating healthy and locally grown foods, the event encouraged schools across the state to use Colorado-grown foods in their meals. Celebrating local agriculture and teaching kids about healthy eating habits, this event reached more than 100,000 students in 600+ schools. Click here to learn more about how Colorado supports its local farms.
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are making farms more profitable by helping to manage the farming cycle from planting to harvest. More professional farms are using the software to gain better insight into their business and to help their operations run more smoothly from seed to sale. By allowing farmers to make more insightful decisions, ERPs are helping modern farms to become more efficient, reduce waste and watch profitability. Get ready as the agricultural industry is expected to broadly adopt this new technology over the next few years. Click here for more information on ERP systems.
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Sales from organic farms are up 72% from 2008 according to the results of the USDA’s 2014 Organic Survey. California farms led the nation with 2.2 billion dollars contributing to a nationwide total of 5.5 billion dollars worth of organic products sold in 2014. Organic farming doesn’t seem to be slowing down; according to the report, 5,300 organic producers (39%) are planning on expanding their organic production over the next five years and another 688 farms with no current organic production are in the process of transitioning into organic agriculture production. Click here for more data on organic farming in the U.S.
Restored tractor brings in big bucks at auction. A restored 1963 IHC 560 pulling tractor sold for $10,250 at a western Pennsylvania auction. According to Farm Journal's Machinery Pete, it was the second highest auction price ever received for one of these old tractors. Click here to watch a video of the auction.
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