…farmers to share their unique stories with consumers.” The award recognizes farm leaders, ages 18-29, who intend to make pig farming their life’s work and who are committed to raising…
Bayer AgVocacy Forum Highlights Need for Better Engagement
…we bring ag groups together, we bring food groups together and others,” said Darren Wallis, Vice President of North America Communications for the Crop Science division of Bayer. “It’s really…
USDA Projecting Strong Red Meat, Poultry Exports
In spite of a strong U.S. dollar, the USDA is projecting red meat and poultry exports= to rise steadily over the next decade. The trade website, Meating Place Dot Com,…
Ag Committee Members Press USDA on Payments to Deceased Farmers
Senate Ag Committee members Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Debbie Stabenow of Michigan raised concerns with the USDA’s Farm Service Agency about farm program payments to deceased farmers. The Senators…
Treasury Secretary Mentions U.S. Possibly Re-joining TPP
…he’s been in contact with the other countries about what it would take for the United States to reverse course. The New York Times says the president appears to have…
Hatch: Congress Will Act on NAFTA Withdrawal
…follows through on his threat to withdraw the U.S. from the agreement. He says, “We’d probably work hard to pass NAFTA, hopefully by a veto-proof vote, because it’s very important,…
California Vegetables More Than Half of U.S. Total
…papery covers, the small farming community of Gilroy waits to be discovered off the 101 and 152 travel corridors. Gilroy is centrally located at the southern gateway to Silicon Valley,…
Wenger Headlines California State Fair Award Recipients
…to developing innovations to carry farming into the future. Wenger is a third-generation farmer. His farming operation includes sharecropping, custom farm work and walnut hulling. Wenger has served on numerous…
No Deal After White House Biofuels Meeting
…However, a refining company in the key electoral state of Pennsylvania blamed the RFS as the cause for it having to recently file for bankruptcy. Iowa Republican Charles Grassley took…
Agri View: Technology Expanding
…They are finding more jobs and more places to work. They are now being used in livestock production. As software is being developed, to enhance the work of these drones,…
National Farm Machinery Show Sets Record
…most comprehensive display of equipment, services and technology. With the largest number of exhibitors in its history, NFMS spanned more than 1.3 million square feet filling 920 booths, for an…
Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Agriculture Coalition’s Request to Halt California’s ‘False and Misleading’ Prop 65 Labeling of Glyphosate
…16) “However, a reasonable consumer would not understand that a substance is ‘known to cause cancer’ where only one health organization had found that the substance in question causes cancer…
China Removes Duties On US Chicken
…the decision is not expected to have any immediate, direct impact because the China market remains closed to U.S. poultry and egg exports due to an ongoing avian influenza ban…
Still Time to be Counted in the 2017 Census of Agriculture
…with producers through the spring with mailings, phone calls, and personal visits. To avoid these additional contacts, farmers and ranchers are encouraged to complete their Census either online at www.agcounts.usda.gov…