…U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). In its annual report on national cooperative business sales, USDA reported that the country’s farmer, rancher and fishery cooperatives posted record net income of $7…
USDA to Require Meat Packers to Report Online Cattle Buys
…more forward contracts to sell cattle. That makes it difficult to determine prices, justifying the move to require online sales reporting. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Livestock Sales Bill Clears Senate, Heads to White House
…for livestock producers who use 21st century technology for livestock sales. The Senate on Thursday sent the Clarification of Treatment of Electronic Sales of Livestock Act to the White House….
Millennials and Organic: a winning combination
…market’s growth rate of 3 percent, according to OTA’s 2016 Organic Industry Survey. Of the $43.3 billion in total organic sales, $39.7 billion were organic food sales, up 11 percent…
Organic Research and Extension Programs Funding
…America.” The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service’s recently released 2015 Certified Organic Survey showed that the number of certified farms, acres and sales were all up and the 12,818 certified…
China Moves to Reopen Market to U.S. Beef
…Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Singapore, South Africa, Ukraine, Vietnam and Brazil. The past seven years have represented the strongest period in history for American agricultural exports, with international sales…
Farm Groups Cautious of Merger Trend
…80 percent market share of the U.S. corn seed sales and 70 percent of the global pesticide market. “The hands-off approach we’ve seen in antitrust enforcement has led to the…
Egypt Ergot Restrictions Dampening Already Sour Wheat Trade
…global wheat prices have softened further thanks to a standstill in wheat sales to Egypt. The standstill occurred after Egypt announced last month the nation would hold a zero tolerance…
Funding for 2016 “CalAgPlate” Grant Program
…in grant funding to promote agricultural education and leadership activities for students at the K-12, post-secondary, and adult education levels. Proceeds generated through the sales of specialized, agriculture-themed license plates…
Farm Equipment Sales Mixed in 2016
…Smaller-Tractor Sales Rebound in August AEM Manufacturer Trade Group Provides Commentary U.S. retail sales of tractors under 40 HP and 40-100 HP rebounded in August, while sales of the larger…
USDA: Animal Welfare Act / Horse Protection Act Enforcement Actions
…animal care website. The HPA is the federal law that prohibits horses subjected to a practice called soring from participating in shows, sales, exhibitions and auctions. Soring is a cruel…
USDA Extends Comment Period on Proposal to Amend Horse Protection Regulations
…rules and standards of conduct. APHIS would prohibit the use of all action devices, pads, and foreign substances at horse shows, exhibitions, sales, and auctions. This would align the HPA…
Certified Organic Production Sales Up 13 Percent
California Continues to Dominate Organic Sales with $2.4 Billion of $6.2 Billion Nationally The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released the results of the 2015 Certified…
TPP Pork Producers’ No. 1 Priority During Fly-In
…Hill visits, pork producers pointed out the significant negative financial impact that failing to pass the TPP will have on their bottom line. Sales and market share will be lost…