…other crops (e.g., peanuts, tobacco, hay, and cotton) represented a smaller share of total production on midsize farms compared to 1992. In contrast, production on midsize farms that specialized in…
Trade Essential for U.S. Beef and Poultry Markets in 2017
…for U.S. chicken comes as China’s poultry production is expected to decrease by 10 to 15 percent in 2017 from 2016. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Agri View: Land facts
…crops. It is pasture land. It is a well-established that the biggest crops are corn, wheat and soybeans. Next is rice and cotton. Now here are some other interesting land…
October Dairy Market Report
…prices are reacting positively. Also helping world prices is the recent stalling of the past year’s explosive growth in European Union milk production. U.S. cheese imports dropped during June–August after…
Biodiesel Industry Urges Extension of Tax Incentive
…to make a simple, common-sense reform by focusing the credit on U.S. production,” said Donnell Rehagen, Interim NBB CEO in the letter. “Legislation pending before Congress – S. 3188 and…
Protecting Sensitive Agricultural Lands
…almost 24 million acres of wetlands, grasslands and wildlife habitat in 2016. CRP provides financial assistance to farmers and ranchers who remove environmentally sensitive land from production to be planted…
Agri View: Population Growth Challenges
…increase food production. Certainly our farmers are. It is accepted that by 2075 the population of the world will reach seven billion people. It will take twice as much food…
Crop Insurance Options for Upland Cotton Farmers
…for cotton (1975-2013) are from USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA). Only counties with continuous cotton production (recorded every year are included in the analysis, leaving 151 cotton-producing counties, which represent…
Farm Groups Discuss Food Industry GMO Marketing Claims/Conflict with Sustainable Agriculture
National farm association leaders unveiled plans for a “straight talk” campaign to engage the food industry in a dialogue on sustainable agriculture production, the marketing practices used to reach consumers,…
APHIS Proposes Imports of Hass Avocados
…Production locations and packing houses must be registered, pest-free, and follow specific sanitation, monitoring and pest control practices the details of which are to be contained in an operational workplan….
APHIS Proposes Orchids Can Be Safely Imported
…greenhouse that meets requirements for excluding quarantine pests from the production process; The source of the seeds or parent plants used to produce the plants is restricted, and requires grow-out…
Growers, Researchers Fight Citrus Disease
…production plummeted in recent years, as HLB infection spread through that state’s citrus production areas. The bacterial disease attacks the vascular system of plants and leads to loss of productivity;…
U.S. Coffee Demand Growing
…Street Journal reports that in the 2015-16 season, global coffee production hit roughly 143 million bags, compared with 142 million bags in the previous season. Each bag holds 60 kilograms…
Bullish Agribusiness Opportunities Exist
…over the near term, there is no better opportunity than now to invest in expanded livestock production. We, U.S. farmers, encourage our foreign customers to invest in the future and…