…sales for the full fiscal year at $13.5 billion. Full net sales were down year-over-year thanks to currency challenges and price declines in agricultural productivity. Seeds and genomic net sales…
Forestry Experts Say Tree Mortality Brings Added Risk
…havoc on the large-diameter pine trees, leaving the forest with small-diameter and younger pine trees, incense cedar, fir trees and hardwoods like black oak and laurel trees.” Challenges, Stewart said,…
Pacific Region Fruit & Nut Review
…slowed, but harvesting, packing, and shipping to domestic markets continued. Lemons and Australian finger limes were harvested and packed. Florida Citrus In the citrus growing region, reported daily high temperatures…
Training, Educating the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…USDA’s assistance for beginning farmers and ranchers can be found at www.usda.gov/NewFarmers. NIFA invests in and advances innovative and transformative research, education, and extension to solve societal challenges and ensure…
Most Consumers Say They Lack Access to Information about Food
…also want to know about challenges and corresponding efforts for continuous improvement. “They want the good, the bad and the ugly, and to know that you’re working to resolve issues…
NIFA Awards Community Food Projects
…map of CFP and other federally-supported local food projects, can be found at www.usda.gov/knowyourfarmer. NIFA invests in and advances innovative and transformative research, education and extension to solve societal challenges…
Funding Available for Specialty Crop Research
…including floriculture. SCRI invests in research into long-term solutions that address challenges in the overlapping systems of production, distribution and processing, and consumer demand and markets. This research initiative encourages…
Organic Research and Extension Programs Funding
…of organic crop-livestock systems under current and projected climate. NIFA invests in and advances innovative and transformative research, education and extension to solve societal challenges and ensure the long-term viability…
Flooding to Shut Down Mississippi River Shipping Temporarily
…shipping ports in the south along the Gulf Coast. The southern shipping ports account for 60 percent of all grains leaving the country. Excessive rains in southern Minnesota, northern Iowa,…
Poultry and Soy Groups in Cuba This Week
…The delegation also includes representatives from U.S. poultry and egg companies, cold storage and logistics providers, export companies, and shipping lines. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Ag Groups Urge Swift Resolution on Shipping Company Bankruptcy
Agriculture groups, including the American Soybean Association, are asking the U.S. Commerce Department to assist in finding a quick resolution to the Hanjin (Han-gin) Shipping Company bankruptcy. A letter to…
Agri View: Education Opportunity for a Veteran
…from active duty face many challenges. The Department of Labor reports that as of May 2010, over 20 percent of young veterans are unemployed. Moreover, recent data show that 45…
Certified Organic Production Sales Up 13 Percent
…serve as a valuable resource as the agriculture industry continues to look for ways to meet agricultural challenges and consumer needs in the 21st century,” said Hamer. The 2015 Certified…
Bayer, Monsanto Announce Agreement
…is at the heart of one of the greatest challenges of our time: how to feed an additional 3 billion people in the world by 2050 in an environmentally sustainable…