…University, College Station, TX Dr. Scott Brown, Professor, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO Mr. John Zimmerman, Northfield, MN, on behalf of National Turkey Federation Mr. Randy Mooney, Rogersville, MO, on…
Benefits To U.S. Of TPP Deal
…farmers and ranchers, and we’re confident it will provide enormous new market opportunities for high-quality U.S. pork products,” said NPPC President John Weber, a pork producer from Dysart, Iowa. “America’s…
Dairy Industry Applauds School Milk Support
…as a result of this legislation.” The dairy organizations voiced their support for the Thompson-Courtney amendment in a joint letter sent Tuesday to Reps. John Kline and Robert Scott –…
House Ag Committee Highlights Veteran Farmer Contributions
…Witness List: Panel I COL John S. Fant, (Ret.), U.S. Army, Co-Owner/Operator, Summerfield Heritage Farm, Independence, VA COL John Lemondes, (Ret.), U.S. Army, Jamesville, NY Colonel Cindy Chastain, (Ret.), U.S….
Bison Our National Mammal
…John Hoeven (R-ND), Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Rep. William Lacy Clay (D-MO), Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD), and Rep. José Serrano (D-NY) championed the bill in Congress,…
Agri View: Robot Tractors and Agriculture
…robotics industry players, according to a new report issued by market intelligence firm Tractica, Boulder, CO. Major agricultural manufacturers, including John Deere, UK-based CNH Industrial and Yamaha, along with a…
Smithsonian – “Ask a Farmer”
…Hill Farms • Las Cruces, NM Carla Wardin, Evergreen Dairy • St. Johns, MI Ask a Farmer and other agricultural programming is made possible through generous support from: John Deere…
Pork Producers “Fly-In”
…are critically important issues for our industry,” said NPPC President John Weber, a pork producer from Dysart, Iowa. “We’re very concerned about the resistance issue and about the ramifications of…
Agri View: Egg Prices
…egg products being available for food service use,” John Howeth, executive vice president of the American Egg Board, an industry trade group, said in a statement. “And barring any further…
Agri View: Driverless Tractors
…technology. It is considered driverless because it operates without the presence of a human inside the tractor itself. Like John Deere 8530 tractor with Kinze 3700 planter other unmanned ground…
North American Producers Committed
…John Weber, referring to a 2012 Iowa study showing that, relative to a 1959 baseline, pig production has achieved a 35 percent decrease in its carbon footprint, a 41 percent…
Support Urged for TPP
…artificially stimulate pork production through support programs in a way that will undermine the concessions they made in the TPP negotiations,” said NPPC President John Weber, a pork producer from…
Conserving Water in California
Energy Department Assists with Conserving Water in California by John Coggin, Communications Specialist, Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program These before and after photos of Lake Oroville in Northern California show the…
Pork Producers Support ‘CARB’ Recommendations
…pork producers have taken steps to address the resistance issue, so we agree with these recommendations, particularly the need for adequate funding,” said NPPC President John Weber, a pork producer…