(Salt Lake City, UT) — Farmers and ranchers in 17 Utah counties are being invited to apply for drought relief loans. Governor Cox issued an emergency declaration for much of southern Utah last month due to severe and extreme drought conditions. The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food announced Tuesday […]
(Milford, UT) — Smithfield Foods is ending its contracts with more than two-dozen Utah hog farms and laying off dozens of workers in the state. The national food company announced on Tuesday it’s ending contracts with 26 hog farms in Utah. That will mean the end of as many as […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — State leaders want agricultural water users to use more technology to help optimize the way they irrigate their land. The governor’s office released an action plan for agricultural water use yesterday. The hope is that farmers and ranchers will switch over to more efficient systems […]
U.S. Senator Mike Lee has announced that he will be holding an agriculture townhall in Sevier County. The townhall is scheduled for Wednesday, June 30, at 7:00 p.m. and will be held at the Sevier County Fairgrounds at 410 East 200 South in Richfield. In the announcement Lee stated that […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah has chosen eight companies to grow cannabis for its medical marijuana program set to open next year. The state’s Department of Agriculture announced the picks Friday morning. The winners include medical marijuana cultivators with businesses in other states and a smaller greenhouse in Utah. […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Researchers from Utah State University are inviting residents to contribute to a project studying insects. The Herald Journal reports researchers from the university’s biology department and ecology center are asking the public to take photos of insects on alfalfa plants and upload them online so they […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Thousands of Utah families rely on free summer meal programs to feed their children once school food becomes unavailable. But despite high demand, there’s a shortage of the programs statewide. The Salt Lake Tribune recently reported that state data shows most counties have fewer than […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Potential marijuana growers raised concerns about the limitations of growing regulations at a public meeting in Salt Lake City held by agriculture officials about Utah’s medical marijuana program. More than 50 people attended the meeting held Wednesday by state agriculture officials to discuss proposed rules. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah and federal officials have signed an agreement to defer to the state when planning forest projects. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Wednesday that Republican Gov. Gary Herbert and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue signed the agreement Wednesday. Officials say the deal obligates the U.S. […]
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada agriculture officials say they will lift by the end of the week all quarantines ordered after three horses tested positive for an equine herpes virus. The Nevada Department of Agriculture officials say they lifted the first quarantine at a Clark County facility Monday where a […]
