…Administration (FDA) has issued recommendations to help the food industry reduce the amount of acrylamide in certain foods. According to the FDA, certain foods are likely to contain more acrylamide…
November 2016 Farm Income Forecast
…(up $0.6 billion or 10.6 percent) and miscellaneous livestock (up $0.2 billion or 2.9 percent) receipts both grew. Direct government farm program payments are projected to rise $2.1 billion (19.1…
November Dairy Market Report
…last summer. The average all-milk price moved from $14.50 per hundredweight last May to $17.30 in September, while the monthly Margin Protection Program (MPP) margin formula rose from $5.75 per…
Farmers and Ranchers to Protect Working Grasslands
…the recent ranking period for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands enrollment. Through the voluntary CRP Grasslands program, grasslands threatened by development or conversion to row crops are maintained as…
Rising Deer Population
…Rising Deer Population During the fall and winter months, there’s typically an increase in deer populations in lower elevations as they search for food and habitat. Terry Messmer of Utah…
More Cattle Culling Planned in Canada Amid Bovine TB
Thousands of more cattle are booked for culling amid a bovine tuberculosis outbreak in Alberta, Canada. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency, or CFIA, announced this week a herd of animals…
Agri View: Food Budgets
…to 42 percent. One other thought. This is cash income and of course SNAP and other food assistance programs were not included. But with or without food assistance you have…
Cargill, BASF Developing Omega-3 Rich Canola
…Aqua Nutrition. “This new canola can create tremendous opportunities across the global food and feed markets, and we believe it is critical for the growth of aquaculture.” Right now, raising…
Spread Cheer, Not Invasive Hungry Pests, This Holiday Season
…spreading dangerous, invasive Hungry Pests. These pests can travel across borders, continents and oceans with human assistance. They hitchhike in or on plants, produce or food brought in as gifts…
National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board Nominees Sought
…June 30, 2020. USDA welcomes membership on industry boards that reflects the diversity of the individuals served by the program. USDA encourages all eligible women, minorities, and persons with disabilities…
Agriculture Education Helping Grow the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…complementary linkages among secondary, two-year post-secondary, and higher education programs in the food, agriculture, natural resource, and human sciences. All projects are designed to advance excellence in education and encourage…
Research to Support Healthy Agroecosystems
…from soil, water, and sun to plants, animals, and people, interact with and affect food production. These awards are made through NIFA’s Bioenergy and Natural Resources Program, Agroecosystem priority area…
Indonesia Planning to Stop Corn Imports by 2018 or Sooner
…domestic production of corn as part of its broad goal of food self-sufficiency. The ag minister says up to seven million hectares—or 17.3 million acres—of land would be needed for…
CDFA SWEEP Program Awards 167 Projects
…Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP). “This investment continues California’s ongoing innovation in agricultural water use efficiency,” said CDFA Secretary Karen Ross. “Farmers involved in this program are making positive on-farm…