…expected to rise four percent through the spring, and commercial pork production for 2017 is expected to increase by five percent, compared to last year. From the National Association of…
AFBF President Addresses USDA Ag Outlook Forum
…in agriculture production.” Duvall called for a workable guest worker program run by USDA. Meanwhile, Duvall pointed to AFBF’s priorities for the year and the ‘best of times’ outlook for…
Agri View: Quicker Aid
…Bill this year. Both cotton farmers and dairy farmers had very little federal help in the last Farm Bill. As a result both have saw difficult times in the last…
Some Brazil Soybeans Very Muddy
…the damaged crop can still be blended with good crops, the total production estimates for Mato Grosso should remain the same. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Ag Groups Ask for Infrastructure Help
…that American agriculture truly feeds the world and creates jobs. To ensure that America remains a leader in world agricultural production, they say infrastructure needs have to be addressed, noting…
Bird Flu Strain Becoming More Severe in China
…the more severe strain is localized in a single province in China, but given the livestock production within the nation, Chinese officials report preventing the spread of the new strain…
USDA Invests $4.8 Million in University Agricultural Programs
…available on the NIFA website. Among past projects, a University of Tennessee at Martin project created a mobile energy classroom to share knowledge on traditional and renewable energy production and…
UNH Research: Organic Pesticides Help Manage Cabbage Aphids on Brussels Sprouts
…Agricultural Experiment Station and extension professor of sustainable horticulture production, and her undergraduate student Talia Levy. Levy studied the issue of aphid infestations of Brussels sprouts for her senior thesis….
CA Farmers Monitor Storms’ Impact on Crops, Water
…would still be successful. • Berries—The rains delayed strawberry harvest along the Central and Southern California coast. Production may be temporarily reduced as farmers wait for waterlogged fields to dry…
National Pork Board Increases International Markets Funding
…pork production in 2016. Export value returned an average $50.20 per head back to producers. During 2016, more than 100 countries around the world imported U.S. pork. The top five…
Agri View: Avian Flu
…Pacific region have been struggling with commercial poultry production and wild birds. Officials in the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom have had their problems too. My report indicated that…
California Dairy Inches Closer to FMMO
…will be the one that will go to the vote of the producer community.” California is the nation’s top milk-producing state, accounting for 20 percent of all U.S. milk production….
Ag Groups Respond to Pruitt Confirmation
Pruitt Agriculture groups respond after the U.S. Senate confirmation of Scott Pruitt to be the next administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The National Cotton Council is pleased that the…
Almond Board: Commitment to Research
…irrigation efficiency, air quality and honey bee health. Through ABC, the California almond community has invested $60 million to build a foundation of research on environmental, production and other issues…