…and operate East Tennessee Livestock Center in Sweetwater, which has a history of embracing change to better serve their customers. In addition to regular weekly cattle sales, they hold video,…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 02-05-18
…Hillman. Water concerns are growing in California with another low-snowpack measurement and AgNet West catches up with HM.Clause’s new Vice President of Sales at the Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference….
Equipment Groups Tackle Right to Repair
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers and the Equipment Dealers Association announced a new industry commitment to provide a comprehensive set of service information tools for tractors and combines put into…
The Super Bowl Party and the Avocado
…week leading up to Super Bowl is said to be the busiest for Avocado sales. So, it’s good to know if you’re hosting the party this year, or in charge…
Almond Update: FSMA Here, What You Need to Know
…compliance date for the Produce Safety rule, applying to farms with more than $500,000 in annual produce sales. Growers (along with huller/shellers and brownskin almond handlers that meet the primary…
U.S. Ag, Equipment Companies, Benefiting from Trade with Cuba
…sales of farm equipment and products for hotels and airlines. Chicken in various forms was the biggest export, followed by herbicides, according to the Hagstrom Report. In 2015 and 2016,…
NPPC Commends USDA for Maintaining Essential Livestock Market Programs
…by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service, is the sole source of market information on sales to packers of cattle, swine and lambs and on the subsequent sale of meat products. Inspection…
2017 Farm Equipment Sales Up
…horsepower tractors declined two percent, and 100 horsepower and higher two-wheel drive tractors decreased seven percent. Meanwhile, four-wheel drive tractor sales increased 18 percent on the year. Combine sales were…
Organic Milk Sales Lower
Organic milk sales are dropping, but sales of so-called plant-based milk are rising. The Wall Street Journal reports organic milk sales fell 2.5 percent in 2017, slightly less than traditional…
Canadian Minister of Agriculture: Trade – NAFTA/Essential to Prosperity
…to agriculture. “Can NAFTA be updated? Of course. But it’s like an old tractor in the barn. We can make it better, but let’s not destroy the tractor.” In closing…
Agri View: Frozen Food Sales
Everett Griner talks about frozen food sales in today’s Agri View. Everett looks at what people are buying more of in the supermarkets and why. Frozen Food Sales…
Foreign Ag Service Contributes to Export Success
…Those missions led to more than $30 million in 12-month projected sales estimates of more than $2.35 billion for participating companies. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Wendy’s to Reduce Antibiotics Use in Beef Supply Chain
…a report noting that U.S. sales and distribution of antibiotics approved for use in food animals fell ten percent in 2016. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA Highlights $40 Million in Infrastructure Investments in Rural Communities
…responders. Virginia: The town of Farmville received $94,000 to purchase a Flail Mower Boom Tractor to clear right of way banks and ditch lines. Vermont: Southeast Vermont Transit, Inc. received…