…surplus of meat on the domestic market – would cost the beef and pork industries a combined $128 billion over 10 years if livestock producers weren’t able to combat the…
Air Curtain Burner Solves Pile of Problems
…are piling up behind his office. He describes what the unit does in the video below. The unit is relatively simple in both looks and how it works. “It looks…
Investing in the Future of Ag Technology
…the world…if it works for them, it works globally,” Zelaya said. Testing products with growers on a local level to prove that it is viable for further development is also…
Love for Bacon Pushing Pork Belly Prices to Record Highs
…Chief Commodities Economist at FC Stone. A Market Watch Dot Com article says bacon no longer takes a back seat to the more prized cuts like pork chops and tenderloins….
Ag Lenders Pessimistic About Farm Profits
…end of the cycle. Lenders that work primarily with poultry, vegetable, fruit, and nut farmers are more optimistic about the future. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USTR Releases NAFTA Negotiating Objectives
…market access. The Administration remains committed to conducting the negotiations with timely and substantive results for America’s workers, farmers, ranchers, and businesses. The text of USTR Negotiating Objectives for NAFTA….
Chlorine Dioxide Pouches Can Make Produce Safer and Reduce Spoilage
…Pierce, Florida, worked with Worrell to develop the pouch idea and designed a polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”) clamshell to house it. E. coli and other pathogens on produce surfaces can cause…
U.S. DDGS Exports Up 16 Percent To Southeast Asia
…programs like a recent engagement with KFC in Malaysia. This work throughout the region is helping end-users determine how best to incorporate U.S. DDGS into their rations and, combined with…
Agri View: Getting Food to the Needy
…is supposed to go. That is what SNAP and WIC are supposed to do. They work, but not for everybody. Especially in rural areas. That’s Agri View for today. I’m…
Urban Agriculture Conservation Grants Awarded
…serving them,” Van Dyke continued. “Almost 70 percent of conservation districts are now involved in some form of urban and community conservation work. As a delivery system, and as a…
American Farm Bureau Lists Farm Bill Goals
…and Senate ag committees to ensure the next farm bill works for farmers, ranchers and all Americans.” In a letter, Duvall told the congressional ag committee chairmen, Sen. Pat Roberts…
Almond Board: Almond Crop Forecast
…of California: Based on 1 million bearing acres, the objective forecast for the 2017 crop is 2.25 billion meat pounds. Almond Board of California funds the annual forecast administered by…
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…
Development of Technologies Vital for Specialty Crops
The House Agriculture Committee heard testimony from California growers on the significance of technology and innovation in the production of specialty crops. Wenger speaking to the House Agricultural Committee. Paul…