…products launched since the New Product Awards program first began in 2013. Central California food and beverage companies submit their new products or packaging concepts for judging by a group…
NPPC, Ports Coalition, Applaud Early West Coast Port Contract Talks
…work slowdown. A work slowdown in 2014-2015 affected 29 West Coast and cost the U.S. meat industry millions of dollars in lost export sales. From the National Association of Farm…
USDA Announces Farm to School Grant Awards
…school meal participation, reduced food waste, and increased the willingness of the students to try new foods, such as fruits and vegetables. In addition, in the school year 2013-2014 alone,…
Trump Waterways Commitment Needs Funding
…industry lobbied for in 2014 in a trust, unused. The industry touted the tax as a way to improve waterways infrastructure. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Organic Research Institution Launches Industrial Hemp Research Project
…banning marijuana and was later named a Schedule 1 drug by the Controlled Substances Act of 1970. However, changes made to the 2014 Federal Farm Bill now allow for hemp…
Former Ag Secretary Working on Milk Export Program with China
…matter of weeks away and will give immediate clearance for 80 U.S. processors to begin shipping milk to China. In 2014, China created new food safety regulations that required all…
Critical Agricultural Research and Extension Projects Gains Support
…U.S. agriculture. The funding is made possible through NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program, authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. “America’s agricultural systems are constantly exposed to biological…
Perdue Statement on Sugar Agreement with Mexico
…Commerce has been reviewing a 2014 agreement with the government of Mexico and the Mexican sugar refiners that suspended anti-dumping and countervailing duties on the import of Mexican sugar into…
Second Lady Karen Pence, Secretary Perdue Unveil Beehive at Vice President’s Residence
…Pence installed a beehive in the Indiana governor’s residence in 2014, when Vice President Mike Pence served as the state’s governor. She said more than 80 percent of the land…
Four New PEDV Cases Confirmed in Manitoba
…Meanwhile, Ontario reached 100 PEDV cases this spring, while over 3,000 sites in the United States have tested positive for the virus between June 5, 2014, and April 27, 2017,…
Midwest Railroad Watching NAFTA Talks Closely
…Group formed in 2013, a private sector voice on trade and economic issues when negotiations happen between the two countries. While President Trump plans to renegotiate NAFTA and has threatened…
May Dairy Market Report
…past year. Commercial use of most products was down from a year earlier during December 2016–February 2017. February 2017 was the first time since August 2014 that domestic use of…
Rural America the New ‘Inner City’
…2014, the opposite was true. The publication says rural America is also getting close to the milestone at which more people are dying than are being born. From the National…
Farm Machinery Markets Beginning to Stabilize
A DTN article says signs are showing that the farm machinery industry is starting to stabilize after prices had been free falling for some time. “We are seeing signs that…