…moving more meat internationally because we have more available. Our products are commanding solid prices and winning back market share in many key destinations, even with a strong U.S. dollar…
NMPF Urges Dairy Imitators to Comply with Food Labeling Standards
America’s dairy farmers have a clear message for plant-based food companies that have been meeting in California this week to assess the consistency of the labeling of their products: Dairy…
Soggy Fields slow Start of Rice Planting
…variety because of the narrow planting window he has left. As of last week, his ground was still too wet to do any work and he said he likely wouldn’t…
NFU Disappointed by House Vote for AHCA
Calls on Senate to Reject the Bill The U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve the American Health Care Act (AHCA), a bill that would cause millions of Americans to…
Secretary Perdue Announces Arrival of First Shipment of U.S. Beef to Brazil
Consul General Ricardo Zuniga displays U.S. beef ready for Brazilian customers representing more than a decade of work. Secretary Sonny Perdue announced that the first shipment of fresh U.S. beef…
NM Attorney Launches Probe of U.S. Beef Processors
…“harmed by out-of-state corporations.” The Attorney General, Hector Balderas, says he’s concerned about the “unfair and anti-competitive practices” of companies like Cargill, JBS, Tyson Foods, and the National Beef Packing…
Rabobank Finds Pork Export Market Projections Favorable
…to the highest bidder globally. Productivity, volume, and price of an increasingly ‘lean’ product were the key variables. This resulted in an interchangeable commodity product and growing competition. This traditional…
Dow/DuPont Merger Gets Conditional China Approval
Dow and DuPont announced this week they’ve been given conditional regulatory merger approval by the Ministry of Commerce of China. The approval is conditionally based on the companies fulfilling commitments…
The California Kitchen: Summer Peach Cobbler
…West. California Kitchen For this and many more of these recipes visit: www.ajhtheuntamedchef.com Watch Albert’s Cooking Show: www.foodytv.com or stream it on Roku, Amazon Fire, Google TV and apple TV…
Argentine Lemons Entering U.S. Market Despite Objections
…by the administration’s complete disregard for domestic citrus producers and the impact of this rule to the California fresh lemon industry,” Pidduck said in a news release. The announcement comes…
Finding a Balance for Food Labeling
…regarding the matter. “Certainly we are not prepared to talk about the implementation of genetically engineered or biotech labeling, and that’s a complicated issue,” he said. “But I am pretty…
NACD Applauds Appropriations Bill in Support of Conservation
…benefits for many generations of Americans to come.” The funding bill includes a $13.6 million increase to the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) Conservation Operations account, which supports the vitally…
Agri View: Outlook for 2017
…for agriculture as a whole. Farm commodity prices were mostly good back then. But here is something to keep in mind now. When crop prices go up, so does the…
Ag Lender Survey: Farm Profitability Down, Commodity Prices Top Concern
…please visit www.aba.com/Tools/Function/Ag/Documents/2016_2017AGLendingSurveyReport.pdf. The next survey is scheduled to launch in May 2017. Ag lenders interested in participating in the survey can submit a request to survey@farmermac.com. ABA, through its…