Each time I drive through California’s Central Valley I am in awe of how much food it produces. The Valley is responsible for almost 10 percent of the country’s agriculture …
Significant Growth Expected for Ice Cream Sales
Projections for ice cream sales indicate significant growth for the next seven years. A new report from Grand View Research, Inc estimates the global ice cream market will hit $78.8 …
Agri View: Oldest Fruit in the World
Everett Griner talks about what the oldest fruit is, and gives a bit of history about this widely grown plant in today’s Agri View. Tell me now. What is the …
Syngenta Acquires Satellite Imagery Innovator
Syngenta has acquired FarmShots, Inc., a North Carolina-based innovator of high-resolution satellite imagery that detects plant health by analyzing absorbed light from field images. In a company news release (see below), …
USDA Helps Dairy and Beef Industries Reach More Domestic and Global Markets
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today made two announcements about its Animal Welfare Assessment Program (AWAP), which offers an independent assessment for industry animal welfare …
USDA Partners with Dairy Innovation Center
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy to jointly promote …
Cattlemen Applaud Introduction of Strong Bipartisan Bill in U.S. Senate
Ten Republicans, Ten Democrats Join Together As Initial Co-Sponsors on Fischer-Donnelly FARM Act The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) applauded the introduction of bipartisan legislation in the U.S. Senate that …
Secretary of Agriculture Hears California Concerns at World Ag Expo
The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue participated in a town hall meeting at the 51st World Ag Expo taking place at the International Agri-Center in Tulare. Attendees got the …
Canada: 73 Percent of U.S. Milk Price is Subsidized
Canada’s dairy subsidies have been a controversial topic during the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations. For many years, the U.S. dairy industry has claimed that their Canadian counterparts …
California Federal Milk Marketing Order Delayed Again
A final decision regarding the California Federal Milk Marketing Order (FFMO) has encountered a further delay as announced by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). A decision was initially …
USDA February WASDE Report
The latest monthly World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report from the Department of Agriculture shows lower estimated soybean exports for the 2017-18 crop year. USDA lowered soybean exports …
Canada Offering Livestock Producers Tax Relief
The Government of Canada Wednesday released the final list of designated regions where livestock tax deferral has been authorized for 2017 due to drought, flood or excess moisture. In November, …
CME Group Mulling Changes to Corn and Soy Contracts
CME Group is mulling potential changes to corn and soybean markets to address concerns the contracts’ prices are not accurately reflecting the underlying U.S. cash grain markets. Reuters reports that …
Lobbyist Suggest Cotton, Dairy Fixes in Disaster Bill
Industry lobbyist for cotton and dairy say safety-net fixes are nearing. Key industry lobbyist told the Hagstrom Report they believe there will be fixes to the problems in the cotton …