…vegetables purchased at Farmers’ Markets, Farm Stands, Mobile Markets, and CSAs statewide. The Rodale Institute in Kutztown, Penn. received 2015 funds for incentives to purchase of locally grown, organic vegetables…
USDA Unveils New Improvement to Streamline Crop Reporting
…to land and capital; building new markets and market opportunities; and extending new conservation opportunities. USDA has developed new markets for rural-made products, including more than 2,500 biobased products through…
Dragon Fruit Might Be Next Niche Crop
…surrounding markets. “It’s essentially a fresh food market crop,” Smith says. “We have Los Angeles which is a fantastic market for that. They are doing research with different varieties of…
Agri View: Meat Buying
…of convenient, flavorful and nutritious fresh and processed products to an increasingly diverse consumer base, particularly with regards to millennial shoppers, whose influence is growing at retail.” Supermarkets strengthened their…
Agri View: Different Crops
…current and upcoming marketing year. The United States is a major player in the world corn trade market, with between 10 and 20 percent of the corn crop exported to…
Secretary Ross Visits Dynamic School Ag programs in Calaveras County
…and distribution by running a vegetable box delivery program (CSA) and selling at farmers’ markets. They also are learning the power of service and giving back to their community by…
NPPC: ‘GIPSA’ Rule Would Wipe Out TPP Benefits
…Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). He called on Congress to appropriate funds to set up an FMD vaccine bank to deal with an outbreak, which would close U.S. export markets….
Agri View: Food Distribution
…spaces and facilities are often insufficient in developing countries and countries in transition. Consequently, many food traders occupy roads around markets. Urban markets are usually seen as a source of…
Monsanto Rejects Bayer Bid; Bayer Wants ‘Constructive Discussions’
…Seed and pesticide markets are also increasingly converging. Meanwhile, Bayer says it looks forward to engaging in constructive discussions with Monsanto regarding the proposed transaction. Bayer reiterated that its $122…
View from the Barnyard on the Farm Economy
…Nonsensical EPA regulations like those addressing Waters of the United States, or impending USDA rules interfering with the efficiency of livestock markets will have a disastrous effect on markets that…
NMPF Chairman: Dairy Farm Safety Net Needs Work
…a federal standard on the labeling of foods made with biotechnology, and the promise of new export markets as a result of the pending Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement. Mooney said that…
Adama Reports Strong Volume Growth, Increased Profits
…of differentiated products in several key markets, such as the cereal and corn herbicide ELEGANT(TM) in Ukraine and the broad-spectrum cereal fungicide KANTIK(®) in Germany. North America: Sales in North…
International Trade Commission Report on the Trans-Pacific Partnership
The Trans-Pacific Partnership will help the US dairy industry compete in international markets, but serious concerns still remain according to a major dairy organization. The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA)…
Biomass Incentives Resumed by USDA
…and ranchers by improving access to land and capital; building new markets and market opportunities; extending new conservation opportunities. USDA has developed new markets for rural-made products, including more than…