DuPont last week announced that it would buy Granular Inc. for $300 million. The software company provides software management that helps the business side of farm operations, and both parties…
U.S. Feed Grain and Ethanol Exports Up
…tons, respectively. In contrast, U.S. barley exports are down significantly, driven by a drop in sales to the top traditional customer, Mexico. But, exports to Canada and Japan jumped substantially,…
Canada Plans to Protect its Dairy System in New NAFTA
Canada plans to protect its dairy system under a new North American Free Trade Agreement. As the first round of talks gets underway Wednesday, Canada officials say they will protect…
NMPF Statement on Comments from Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland
…completely misleading. “For too long, Canada has relied on government controls on farm milk production to boost prices, while minimizing dairy imports to limit competition. By comparison, the United States…
Food and Farm Facts Book
…where does our food come from and who grows it. Editor of Food and Farm Facts, Cyndie Shearing of the American Farm Bureau Federation, says the book not only helps…
Renegotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement
…as a reliable commodity supplier, especially for Mexico, when NAFTA was first negotiated. The U.S. now has very capable competitors around the world. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
MPI Report: U.S. Agricultural Workforce Being Reshaped
…in agricultural employment, where three-quarters of workers are immigrants. One significant factor underlying the changing trends, alongside evolving commodity demands and worker demographics, is declining migration from Mexico, the country…
Early Market Benefits Apple Growers
…reason, growers say: As an early variety, it allows California “to be the only player coming on a new market,” said Steve Chinchiolo, who grows conventional and organic apples in…
Farm Labor Shortage May Drive Produce Prices Higher
…other crops because it’s much harder to preserve, especially compared to commodities like corn and grain. California lettuce farmers were actually hit hard by those spring rains that ended the…
Agri View: Export Trade
…over 7,000 jobs for nonfarm workers. Here is a stunning figure. United States agricultural exports created over one billion non-farm jobs in 2016. Another factor. Canada and Mexico, our neighbors,…
Alumnus Montgomery Returns as New Fresno State Winemaker
…nation’s first commercial winery on a university campus. Founded in 1997, it has won more than 600 wine competition honors. For more information about the Fresno State Winery, visit www.fresnostatewinery.com….
USDA Reports Preview
…In January, USDA predicted the corn yield at just under 171 billion bushels. Farm Journal’s AgWeb.com says most analysts agree that Thursday’s estimate will likely come in well under the…
Foreign Investment in U.S. Farmland Rising
…situation a national security concern. “I think the more control foreign interests have in our food system, the less we have, obviously,” says Gibbons, “and when foreign entities buy farmland,…
Western View: Teosinte and GMO Foods
…tastier, or easier to grind. They’d learned to hybridize and By 4000 BC, Teosinte had become maize, with cobs an inch long. Thus, Maize was the first genetically modified food….