A report from the Organic Farming Research Foundation says the United States lacks enough organic meat processors. In the National Organic Research Agenda Report, the group concluded that although sales…
Report Shows Equipment Manufacturers Economic Contributions
…billion in sales activity, generated about $87 billion in labor income and contributed over $25 billion in local, state and federal taxes. The research also examined the equipment manufacturing industry’s…
Large Family Farms Continue to Dominate U.S. Agricultural Production
…that includes sales of crops and livestock, government payments and other farm-related income. These small farms, however, only accounted for 24 percent of the value of production. By comparison, large-scale…
Ag Safety Awareness Week
…equipment. For example, how to use caution in such spaces as grain bins, grain wagons, manure pits, tractor seats and livestock flight zones. Accidents can and do happen, all it…
Western View: Fake Craft Beer?
…is big business – with over $22 billion in sales last year – but it is defined as beer made and sold by small, independent breweries. And that’s where fake…
Fuels America Cuts Ties With RFA
…accepting changes to the Renewable Fuels Standard in exchange for changing outdated Environmental Protection Agency regulations that limit the summer sales of ethanol. “Despite our opposition to Mr. Icahn and…
Bayer CEO Confident Monsanto Deal Will Close by Years’ End
…The merger would create the world’s top supplier by sales of both seeds and pesticides, creating a “one-stop solution for farmers” that regulators could see as undermining competition. However, President…
Rural Mainstreet Index Improving
…that farmers harvested great crops last year. The February farm equipment-sales index increased to 20.5 from 16.7 in January. Almost three-fourths of the bankers expect agriculture equipment sales to continue…
50th Anniversary of World Ag Expo Comes to a Close
…Sorbrero, Sales Manager for RDO Equipment Co. Other popular attractions at 2017 World Ag Expo included the Ride & Drive areas, Taste of California, and the daily Equipment Showcase. In…
Scott Pruitt Confirmed and Sworn in as EPA Administrator
…took over the team’s marketing operations and helped the team become one of the league’s leaders in attendance and merchandise sales. Scott Pruitt is, first and foremost, a family man….
New Venture for the National Farm Machinery Show
…Held annually at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, it attracts 300,000 attendees from the U.S. and around the world. The country’s oldest indoor tractor pull, the Championship Tractor Pull,…
Dairy, Ag Groups Urge President Trump to Raise New Canadian Milk Pricing Scheme Issue in Meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau
…rural communities that depend on the benefits of those foreign sales. Implementation of this pricing measure “comes at a time when compliance with the letter and spirit of trade agreements…
South Africa Buys U.S. Sorghum, Open to U.S. Corn
Outreach by the U.S. Grains Council in South Africa over the past year has helped achieve export victories there, with recent sales of U.S. sorghum and biotechnology trait approvals that…
NCC Releases Economic Outlook
…coupled with India’s reduced exports is helping to support current prices. In addition, unfixed on-call sales are providing support to futures prices. However, the struggling global economy and man-made fiber…