…of the economy. Most of it goes into nearly 240 acres of land. All of this involves production, labor, and processing. Finally, last year’s crop produced an impact that reached…
Raising Chicks to Backyard Chickens
You are thinking about raising your own chickens for eggs and meat. Cathy Isom has some tips for raising chicks to backyard chickens. That’s coming up on This Land of…
USDA Supports Specialty Crop Industry with Multi-State Initiatives
…and Virginia Tech-Eastern Shore to develop, implement and evaluate a produce-specific Listeria monitoring and control programs to increase food safety in produce packing houses and processing facilities. Though still in…
Farmers’ Share of the Food Dollar at a Record Low
…tied to the food dollar expenditure. Non-farm related marketing associated with the food dollar rose to a record-high of 85.2 cents. Those expenses include things like transportation, processing, and marketing….
Perdue To Allow Modified FMD Virus Onto US Mainland
…a highly contagious viral foreign animal disease that affects domestic livestock – including cattle, swine, sheep, goats, and domestic cervids – with reduced milk and meat productivity, illness, and death….
Agri View: Trade Problems with China
…back on meat imports could be a disaster for livestock farmers in America. We will know how it all plays out by the end of this summer. They is plenty…
Food Waste Resonates Beyond the Trash Bin
…mixed fruit and vegetable dishes (39 percent of total) were wasted the most—followed by dairy (17 percent) and meat and mixed-meat dishes (14 percent). Growing fruits and vegetables—signatures of diet…
Groups React to Farm Bill Proposal
…FMD outbreak in the United States, which would prompt countries to close their markets to U.S. meat exports – thus creating a surplus of meat on the domestic market –…
NCBA Files Comments for Regulating Fake Meat
This week the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) submitted official comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) outlining key principles for the regulation of fake meat products. The comments…
Marfrig Becomes World’s 2nd Largest Beef Processor
…world’s second largest beef processor. According to a story from meat industry publication Meatingplace, Marfrig CEO Martín Secco said “With the transaction, we will have operations in the two largest…
World Food Prices Rise 1.1 Percent in March
…changes for a basket of cereals, oilseeds, dairy products, meat, and sugar. The March index was 1.1 percent higher than the February number. When compared to a year ago at…
GAO Gives USDA Approval to Ditch Organic Livestock Rule
…lawsuits allege USDA repeatedly delayed the rule, which effectively repealed it, and did so without public comment, according to meat industry publication Meatingplace. The final rule was first published on…
USDA Highlights Feedback from Stakeholders in Review of Livestock Mandatory Reporting Program
…Marketing and Regulatory Programs. “This review provided an opportunity for the best minds of the livestock and meat sectors to come together to improve and expand on this great service.”…
Ag Groups Get a Face-to-Face with USTR Negotiator
…about the North American Free Trade Talks and other trade negotiations. Farm groups representing commodity producers and agricultural processing associations likely expressed a lot of fears that tariffs against China…