…farmlands and the surrounding environment.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: Minnesota Democrat Amy Klobuchar Klobuchar, Boozman Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Access to Voluntary Farm…
Grassley sets consolidation hearings
…Hagstrom Report says his announcement comes at the same time that Bob Young, Chief Economist from the American Farm Bureau Federation, expressed concerns about the three corporate mergers currently being…
Investment to Spur Agricultural Innovation
…and place more land into land trusts or cooperative tenure arrangements. The project will expand upon and begin to measure impacts of farm site developments that balance environmental remediation, stormwater…
Women in Agriculture Trade Mission is Underway
…learning about the market conditions and business environment. Participating U.S. Organizations and Companies: 1. American Commodity Company, LLC, Williams, Calif. 2. Bridgepathway, LLC, Jericho, N.Y. 3. Cape Blanco Cranberries, Inc.,…
ChemChina Secures Funding to Acquire Syngenta
…national security officials approved the takeover deal last month but it’s still subject to an anti-trust review by regulators worldwide. ChemChina is planning to sell $10 billion in preferred shares…
R&D Investments for Small Businesses
…SBIR program has awarded more than 2,000 research and development grants to American-owned, independently operated, for-profit businesses with 500 employees or fewer. Research areas funded include Air, Soil and Water;…
Increased International Collaboration on Agricultural Science
…This update is conducted through NIFA’s Center for International Programs (CIP), which builds capacity of American higher education by encouraging international agricultural collaborations. CIP also promotes partnerships between NIFA-supported researchers…
Smithfield Foods Donations Help Louisiana Flood Victims
…country and help Americans become more food secure. Last week, Helping Hungry Homes® also provided 25,000 pounds of protein, which Operational BBQ Relief and Sam’s Club transformed into warm meals…
Availability of Additional Farm Loan Funding
…supports one in 11 American jobs, provides American consumers with more than 80 percent of the food we consume, ensures that Americans spend less of their paychecks at the grocery…
USDEC, NMPF Laud Senators for Urging Investigation
…U.S. dairy exports, the senators said, potentially worsening an already challenging economic situation for American dairy farmers. Schumer and Baldwin also voiced their concern that implementing the new National Ingredients…
Computer “Nudges” Help School Lunch Choices
…United States. Additionally, although 99.9 percent of American children aged 12 to 18 consume fruits and vegetables daily, less than 1 percent eat the federally recommended amount of those foods….
DOJ Seeks to Stop Deere from Purchasing Monsanto’s Precision Planting Division
…antitrust concerns “misguided.” Monsanto announced last year it would sell its Precision Planting unit to Deere, which makes the components of precision planters. The Justice Department said by offering farmers…
Support for the Salton Sea
…activities within the federal and State partnership to facilitate projects in a timely manner to improve air and water quality, fish and wildlife habitat, existing obligations to Native American communities,…
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack on Farm Income Forecasts
…underscores the unique ability of American farmers and ranchers to plan ahead and make sharp business decisions in a challenging market, as net farm income for 2015 was revised up…