…federal policy. Johnson also said there should be more publicly funded, independent and peer-reviewed agricultural research to inform both farmers and policymakers. More than 70 percent of U.S. agricultural research…
Syngenta Corn Lawsuits Underway
…involved claim Syngenta’s selling of a corn trait that was not approved to export to China, and found in shipments of U.S. corn to China, depressed U.S. corn prices and…
U.S., EU, Opening Door to TTIP Talks
…the EU stalled the talks. But the talks will likely remain stalled as Germany has an upcoming election in September, and Ross said the first priority of the U.S. regarding…
Trump Promises Agriculture Executive Order Tuesday
The White House over the weekend promised an executive order for agriculture. In a memo to reporters, the White House press office said President Donald Trump would hold a roundtable…
Agri View: Farmer’s Almanac
Everett Griner talks about the Farmer’s Almanac. The most continuous read and used magazine in the U.S. in today’s Agri View. The first edition was published…
Ag Groups Pleased With Perdue Confirmation
…3) contributing to rural America’s well-being. “The U.S. cotton industry also believes that someone from this country’s second largest cotton-producing state well recognizes what is necessary to stabilize the U.S.…
Chairman Conaway Applauds the Confirmation of Secretary Perdue
Perdue House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway issued the following statement upon the confirmation of Governor Sonny Perdue as the 31st Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture…
Tulare County Celebrates Farm Bureau Leaders
…County Farm Bureau’s charitable trust fund, which is a 501c3 charitable trust for Educational and Scholarship programs of the Farm Bureau. Donations for scholarships are made by contributors throughout the…
A Better Way to Pasteurize Eggs
…marketed to nursing homes and other institutional kitchens. Yet overall, less than three percent of the 74 billion fresh eggs produced and sold to U.S. consumers each year are pasteurized….
Cotton Incorporated Launches New Consumer Campaign
…consumers’ strong connection between cotton and comfort and inspires them to rethink the way they view comfort,” says Jill Orsini, Cotton Incorporated’s Director of Advertising. “The comfort doesn’t come from…
RFA to EPA: Keep the RFS on Track in 2018
…and blenders have upped their inclusion of ethanol in U.S. gasoline, with average blend rates hitting a record weekly level of 10.4% in mid-January,” Dinneen wrote. Recent analysis of data…
Major League Baseball Hot Dogs
…will be consumed at games this year. Linked together that many hot dog and sausages could stretch from San Francisco’s AT&T Park to the new SunTrust Park in Atlanta, Georgia….
Salad Shortage Because of California Rains
Over the last several years, California farmers have been plagued by drought. However, the problem in 2017 is too much rain, which may be putting a squeeze on the nation’s…
Another Farm Credit System Merger Takes Place
Two Farm Credit organizations serving the upper midwest will join together after both received stockholder approval. AgCountry Farm Credit Services and United FCS serve farmers in Minnesota, North Dakota, and…