…increase “created additional grower and processor spending of more than $513.8 million on these bearing acres.” California pistachios also generated $98.8 million in sales taxes and $81.3 million in property…
First 2023 House Agriculture Committee Hearing Focuses on Challenges
…Corey Rosenbusch, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Fertilizer Institute, Arlington, VA Michael Twining, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Willard Agri-Service, Worton, MD Mike Brown, President, National Chicken Council,…
Biggest U.S. Farms Obtaining More Land
…size of the largest farms, by sales, was 2,927 acres or 4.6 square miles in 2022. In 2012, farms with $1 million in sales were an average of 2,481 acres…
FACA Farm Bill Priorities Heralded by Industry Members
…30-page document. Several member organizations have celebrated the release of the policy recommendations and are eager to engage with lawmakers. “Despite a pandemic, severe weather, volatile markets and rising costs,…
Culvers Honors FFA with Essay Contest
…education has long been a commitment for Culver’s – especially during National FFA Week (Feb. 18-25). This year, in its ninth annual FFA Essay Contest, the national restaurant chain is…
John Deere Continues 80-Year Partnership with FFA
…continue to see the potential leaders in each one of our members and advisors.” FFA will also be raising funds during Give FFA Day on Thursday, February 23. A donation…
EPA Proposes Changes to Agricultural Worker Protection Standard
…a proposed rule that would change the pesticide Application Exclusion Zone (AEZ) requirements under the 2015 Agricultural Worker Protection Standard (WPS). In 2015, EPA made significant changes to the…
Details of Climate-Smart Agriculture Investments from IRA
…expand access to financial and technical assistance for producers to advance conservation on their farm, ranch or forest land. (USDA-NRCS/NEW ORLEANS, LA/Feb. 13, 2023) — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced…
Wings on the Menu for the Big Game
…for the Big Game As Prices Ease, Americans Projected to Eat 1.45 Billion Chicken Wings for Super Bowl LVII (NCC/WASHINGTON, D.C./Feb. 1, 2023) — While typically its barbecue in Kansas…
2022 Census of Agriculture Due Soon
…the Census of Agriculture is the nation’s only comprehensive and impartial agriculture data for every state, county, and territory. Responses are due Feb. 6, 2023. If you’re prone to procrastination,…
State Unveils Roadmap for Reducing Pesticide Use
…of pesticide sales. Urban areas are also where as much as 75 percent of pesticide-related illnesses are reported. Several keystone actions are identified in the Roadmap as being critical for…
Substantial Consolidation in Retail Food Market Since 1990
…food sales that are likely substitutes for each other: supermarkets and other grocery and warehouse clubs and supercenters. Although the national market is less concentrated than the average State level,…
Farm Group Wants Investigation into Egg Prices
…Cal-Maine Foods controls 20 percent of the retail egg market and reported a quarterly sales increase of 110 percent. Gross profits are 600 percent higher than the same time last…
Culver’s Thank You Farmers® Project Donations Surpass $4 Million
…next generation of leaders in agriculture through the National FFA Organization. In its eighth year, the FFA Essay Contest granted a total of $15,000 to the FFA chapters of three winning students to…
