…expensive, consumers look for lower priced fruit. This UCR report paints a clear path for policy makers if their goal is to drive the citrus industry out of California and…
Growth Energy Comments on Proposed 2019 RVO Targets
…That would help boost domestic market demand for ethanol and help lower fuel prices for consumers. Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor says the targets appear to be a strong proposal…
Agri View: Cattlemen COOL Legal Battle
…are giving now. Here is the story. Imported beef was being sold to consumers without the Country of Origin Label. That is illegal. Cattle producers were able to prove that…
NFU: Beef Producers Disadvantaged by Current “Product of U.S.A” Labeling Standards
…consumers. Yet COOL was repealed in 2015, and the voluntary “Product of U.S.A.” labels do not provide consumers with accurate country-of-origin labeling. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Bayer Takes Market Hit from Glyphosate Ruling
…found in Monsanto’s Roundup, presented a “substantial danger” to consumers, and that the company knew, or should have known, the potential risks they posed. A market analyst told the Wall…
FDA to Consider Organic Labeling Claims
…do more to help consumers “make sense of food labels.” While the Department of Agriculture has jurisdiction over the term organic, Gottlieb says FDA oversees “general food labeling compliance and…
Coalition Pushing for COOL in NAFTA for Beef and Pork
…R-CALF, says in a news release that reinstatement of COOL labeling will help U.S. consumers “to find safer food alternatives and will also help to boost domestic agriculture.” R-CALF points…
Farmers for Free Trade Unhappy with Tariff Escalation
…consumers.” He adds that members of Congress from both parties are hearing from Americans that are angry about tariffs while they’re back in their states and districts. “It’s time to…
USDA Invests $345.5 Million in Rural Electric Infrastructure to Improve Service
…to build 63 miles of line and improve 143 miles to serve consumers in Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo, Custer, Otero and Costilla counties. The loan includes $752,021 for smart grid…
Limited Benefits of Tariff Relief Funds for California Producers
…know any farmer that wouldn’t prefer to just keep growing markets and growing what meets the demand of consumers regardless of what country they reside in.” Listen to the…
People are Eating More Chicken
…on This Land of Ours. People are Eating More Chicken Americans are eating more chicken and in record numbers. More than 9 in 10 consumers purchase chicken regularly. That’s according…
Agri View: Meat Production Outlook for 2019
…analysis didn’t figure was, when the bulk prices rise, most consumers buy less. That is a normal reaction. It doesn’t look that way right now. Overall, 2019 looks pretty good,…
Secretary Perdue Statement on EJC Ruling on Genome Editing
…consumers, potential benefits include healthier, higher-quality foods at affordable prices. For farmers, they include improvements in productivity, plant and animal health, and environmental sustainability. “The global regulatory treatment of genome-edited…
Eliminating Antibiotic Use Would Cost Cattlemen $1.8 Billion
…concern about the use of antibiotics in animal agriculture,” says Ted Schroeder, a Kansas State Livestock Economist. “Our study assessed the economic impacts on the beef cattle industry and consumers…