…improve NAFTA. “While we have seen tremendous success with NAFTA, there is still room for improvement. We need to address challenges that remain for our fruit and vegetable, dairy, and…
Chlorine Dioxide Pouches Can Make Produce Safer and Reduce Spoilage
…the United States and overseas. The pouches are used by packing them in shipping containers with produce. Jinhe Bai and his colleagues at ARS’s U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory in Fort…
Brazil to Address U.S. Beef Ban During Visit
…challenges Brazilian meat producers are facing this year, after an investigation questioning the quality of sanitary inspections was released in March, prompting dozens of countries to temporary block shipments from…
American Farm Bureau Lists Farm Bill Goals
With serious economic challenges facing agriculture, underscored by even deeper concerns in some commodity sectors, the American Farm Bureau Federation board of directors outlined the organization’s key objectives for the…
Pruitt, Zinke Visit State Farm Bureau Presidents
…lands, a priority for AFBF members. Zinke also spoke briefly about the challenges presented by wild horse overpopulation on public lands. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Cattle Groups Applaud Proposed Delay of Electronic Logging Requirements for Trucking
…Kester of California, who says the delay allows time to “add needed flexibility, as hauling livestock has many challenges.” The U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development…
Funding for Research on Plant-Biotic Interactions
…help plants thrive in the face of pest and environmental constraints, along with other challenges.” AFRI is America’s flagship competitive grants program for foundational and translational research, education, and extension…
ASTA Testifies before House Ag Committee on Plant Breeding Innovation, Farm Bill
…more efficiently address farmer and environmental challenges, and to meet ever-changing consumer demand,” said LaVigne. “New and evolving innovations like gene editing represent exciting opportunities for agriculture. However, if policies…
Groundwater Planning Moves into Next Phase
…groundwater-replenishment projects, Phillips said. Now, she said, “we’re looking at: How do we fit the conjunctive-use projects that we’ve had into SGMA?” “We certainly have our share of challenges,” she…
Amazon Food Stamp Policy Ruffling Feathers
…that the Prime deal, which includes rapid free shipping and other perks, violates a USDA rule mandating equal treatment for the 42 million people on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program….
Agri View: Growing Population Challenges
Everett Griner talks about farmers not concerned about challenges ahead with the growing population in today’s Agri View. Growing Population Challenges Feeding the world population of 9 billion people is…
Fresh Food in Space
…bake it on the International Space Station. The companies CEO says so far the biggest challenges are creating a tasty bread without crumbs, and, baking in a low-gravity environment. Another…
Farmland Market Trend Hard to Define
…farm incomes remain bottomed-out. Interest rate increases, small tax law changes, and world economic challenges will likely keep the pressure on farmland prices over the next year. The report says…
In China, Perdue Welcomes U.S. Beef back to Market
…of a protocol to allow American companies to begin shipping beef exports to China. To date, producers and processors in Nebraska and Kansas are eligible to ship beef products to…