Letter to Dannon Protests Environmentally-Damaging Move to Deselect GMOs Leaders of the nation’s top farming organizations joined together in urging food companies to recognize that their sustainability goals, intended to…
Agri View: Fishing Threat
…Fishing is one of the oldest sports in America. But fishing is under serious threat. It’s being overrun by foreign species that have been brought into the country, mostly carp….
Domino’s Pizza Donating $1 Million to FFA
…want to do something other than say we support the farming community, we want to make a commitment to an organization that is making a difference,” said Tim McIntyre, Domino’s…
Western View: Feds Easing Growing Restrictions on Marijuana
…some commercial grows, at least for research purposes for now. mj-update Recently the Drug Enforcement Agency was petitioned to reschedule Marijuana to allow medical use. This could have been a…
No Reason to ‘Bee’ Worried
Despite the recent endangered listing of a Hawaii-specific bee species, the Washington Post says bees are doing just fine. In a report this week, a Washington Post blog says the…
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research Expands Board of Directors
…chairman and chief scientific officer of global research and development (R&D) at PepsiCo. Khan, who has also been faculty member at the Mayo Clinic and Mayo Medical School, oversees the…
Animal Monitoring Technology at World Dairy Expo
…continue to improve productivity, reduce costs, gain more control and, ultimately, achieve more sustainable dairy farming,” concludes Jerry Slattery, SCR Dairy milking integration manager. “Our animal monitoring technology provides a…
Markets for U.S. Agricultural Products to Strengthen
…and innovation aimed at improving the efficiency and performance of the marketing system. “Success in farming is not about just growing a crop, it’s about growing a crop and knowing…
Commentary: Two Examples Demonstrate Regulatory Overreach
…fertilizer Charlie handles—not an accident that is unlikely, not an explosion that probably won’t happen, but rather something that is physically and chemically impossible. This has been pointed out to…
Preventing Straying of Adult Sacramento River Salmon
Reconstruction of century-old structure provides multiple benefits Yet another hazard to migratory salmon will disappear soon, when local, state, and federal officials finish building a permanent, fish-friendly weir in the…
Species of Bee Officially Endangered
A species of bees in on the Endangered Species list for the first time in American history. A CNN report says seven bee species native to Hawaii are on the…
Food Policy Action Endorses Clinton
…group says, “Unlike Clinton, Republican nominee Donald Trump has been on record supporting policies that would hurt our food system, including his objections to consumer transparency, his objections to vital…
Cargill Sales and Net Earnings Higher in 2016
Cargill’s largest contributor to adjusted operating earnings in the first quarter was the Animal Nutrition and Protein Division. The beef business led the way in profitability, which was helped by…
Safety-Net Payments to Farmers
…farming or ranching.” Unlike the old direct payment program, which issued payments during both weak and strong market conditions, the 2014 Farm Bill authorized the ARC-PLC safety net to trigger…