…said. The AFBF board reaffirmed its commitment to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement. “TPP promises to open up markets around the Pacific Rim. These are some of the fastest-growing markets in…
Marketing a Priority for PMA
…board also received a FNV initiative progress report from the Partnership for a Healthier America and discussed options to scale FNV nationally in the U.S. beyond the two pilot markets…
Agri View: China Relations
…agricultural exports to China doubled from 2008 to 2012, growing to more than $25 billion in annual sales. China surpassed Japan, Mexico, and Canada to become the top export market…
Agri View: Cost of Food
…at the store. Wholesale and retail beef is also at record highs. “The beef cattle markets have soared due to a shortage of cattle,” Brown said. “They’re a long process;…
USDA, Microsoft Announce Innovation Challenge Winners
…sources at scales from national to local, including information on farmers’ markets. • Third Prize recipient: What’s Local, submitted by Benjamin Wellington of Landscape Metrics LLC in Brooklyn, N.Y. This…
Agri View: GMO Questions
…the Protocol is a requirement that exporters seek consent from importers before the first shipment of LMOs intended for release into the environment. 12. Have GM products on the international…
Agri View: Cheese Flavors
…especially when encased in a protective rind, allows selling when markets are favorable. There is some debate as to the best way to store cheese, but some experts[who?] say that…
Agri View: Pork Exports Up
Everett Griner talks about pork exports and Japan consuming more pork in today’s Agri View. Pork Sales Up From U.S. Meat Export Federation U.S. Pork Events Draw Very Positive Media…
Cattle Price Declines Expected This Year
Early forecasts for 2016 call for more beef output and lower cattle prices, but markets and analysts are awaiting two big USDA reports later this month that could help narrow…
Vilsack Leads Trade Mission to Chile and Peru
Vilsack The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will lead a trade mission March 14 to March 18 to expand export opportunities for U.S. agriculture…
Ports Shutdown Slowed Growth in 2015
…CEO Richard Waycott said. “We definitely lost consumption in the export markets.” The shutdown was unfortunate for many reasons, but Waycott says especially considering the growth the almond industry was…
Agri View: Bad Economic Year
…America’s farming families and support markets that will boost farm income. Roughly one in three American farm products are exported, but there is significant and as yet untapped opportunity in…
Agri View: Buy or Rent Farmland
…the conversation,” says Karen Stettler, with the Land Stewardship Project’s Farm Beginnings Program. “How do we … help people be successful in long-term conservation leases?” In some markets, Stettler continues,…
NGB and ASTA Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference
…in Anaheim, California. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn about seed development and movement in U.S. and foreign markets, while going behind the scenes of the Most Magical Place…