…not only the amount of milk they produce but also components such as milkfat and solids. If milk components take a big hit, it could affect production of dairy products…
Farmers and Ranchers Push for Comprehensive Tax Reform
…AFB Women’s Leadership Committee. “Reform is absolutely necessary so we can pass our farms and ranches down to our sons and daughters.” Kalena Bruce, a Farm Bureau member from Missouri,…
Perdue Farms to Upgrade Animal Welfare Standards
…are outlined in the release of the company’s first annual report on progress since its comprehensive 2016 commitment to accelerate its advancements in animal care. The announcement came as part…
House Budget Wants $10 Billion Cuts to Ag Spending
…plan doesn’t necessarily say how to go about getting to that number. It does recommend reigning in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program spending by promoting “state flexibility,” but it doesn’t go…
Farm Bureau Responds to USTR’s NAFTA Objectives
…revenue for U.S. agriculture. They create a level playing field for our farmers and ranchers to compete in the global marketplace, and NAFTA is no exception with ag exports to…
Vaccine Bank Needed To Protect Food, National Security
…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…