…being utilized by growers and sustainability partners across numerous global geographies, with the U.S. representing the company’s largest commercial market. Nutrien is self-described as the world’s largest provider of crop…
U.S. Pork Calls for Level Playing Field as FDA Makes Regulatory Land Grab
…regulations faced by livestock agriculture,” said NPPC President Jim Heimerl, a pork producer from Johnstown, Ohio. “These companies – and their unsubstantiated claims about the sustainability, safety and ethics of…
Water Works: More Wine Country Basins May Soon Come Under SGMA Rules
…those are in Napa and Sonoma Counties. The possible reprioritization would require compliance with SGMA and each basin would need to form a groundwater sustainability agency and complete a sustainability…
Erin Fitzgerald Hired to Lead U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance as New CEO
…organization as its next chief executive officer. Erin Fitzgerald formerly served as Senior Vice President, Global Sustainability for the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy®, a part of Dairy Management Inc….
Bayer Closes Monsanto Acquisition
…offer employees around the world attractive jobs and development opportunities,” said Werner Baumann, Chairman of the Bayer Board of Management. “Our sustainability targets are as important to us as our…
National Pork Board Elects New Officers
…meeting. In a statement Rommeriem said “In the year ahead, the Pork Checkoff will focus on driving consumer demand through sustainability.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
US Sales of California Wine Increased in 2017
…release. “The quality, selection, and commitment to sustainability make California wines well-positioned for growth.” The overall U.S. market for wine grew by one percent, with 403.4 million cases being shipping…
Sustainability Key for Grower and IndustrySponsored Content
Sustainability continues to be a buzzword in the agriculture industry. But Yara North America’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing Brian Kenyon said if growers aren’t sustainable than neither are…
Secretary Perdue Receives Request for Dairy Relief Funds
…prices and incomes as the reason for the needed funding and believes that the USDA should immediately provide assistance. “The sustainability of a dairy is now a function of the…
Fifth Crow Farm – An Ecosystem of Sustainability
“When you first start farming, you have ideas of what you want to do to be sustainable and successful, but you can’t afford it,” says 39-year old John Vars of…
Almond Update: Updates to CASP System Online
There are a lot of tools available to almond growers throughout the state. The Almond Board of California created the California Almond Sustainability Program in 2009, backed by a digital…
Report Shows Improvements in Animal Welfare, Quality and Sustainability
A new report released this week highlights producers’ commitment to animal welfare, beef quality, sustainability and community involvement by America’s cattlemen and women resulting in responsibly raised beef. The Cattlemen’s…
Beef Industry Leaders Release National Framework for Beef Sustainability
The U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef Thursday opened a 60-day public comment period on the group’s Sustainability Framework. The Sustainability Framework is a set of resources developed to assist ranchers,…
USDA Supports Specialty Crop Industry with Multi-State Initiatives
…health project to improve aronia berry sustainability and fruit quality. Awarded $479,751. Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture will partner with: The Pennsylvania State University; collaborating with universities in Georgia, Maryland, Wisconsin,…