…Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: Creighton University The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index sank for October and remained below growth neutral for the 14th straight month, according to…
Agri View: Refrigeration
…would cost if there were no refrigeration service? Or say a Georgia grown watermelon sold in Montana. Refrigerated railroad cars were first build in the 1870’s. They helped make the…
Vilsack Names Members and Alternates to the Hass Avocado Board
…Bonsall, Calif. USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) provides oversight of the Hass Avocado Board in accordance with the Hass Avocado Promotion, Research and Information Act of 2000 and the Hass…
Farm Profits and Adoption of Precision Agriculture
…26 percent of these farms. The largest corn farms, over 2,900 acres, have double the PA adoption rates of all farms: 70-80 percent of large farms use mapping, about 80…
Sugar and Sweeteners Outlook
…Foreign Agricultural Service Post in Mexico City. This is the primary contributor to higher projected supplies for 2016/17. As a result, exports are projected to increase 197,000 MT, all of…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for October 24
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
Officials Warn of Flash Flood Potential
Flood and fire officials from the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), CAL FIRE and the National Weather Service (NWS) warn that weather and land conditions across California increase the…
An Early Farm Bill Means More Money for Ag
…more money to work with for farm programs if they did the work early. Another reason for getting the work done early is the dairy farming dilemma. A global oversupply…
Rabobank Says Pork Export Pace is Slowing
…capacity arrives in 2017. Rabobank also said production in the European Union will need to slow down to maintain price support. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Canada-EU Trade Deal All But Dead
…the small region of Wallonia has all but killed a trade deal that affects 508 million Europeans and 36.3 million Canadians. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Ambassadors Make Case for Lame-Duck TPP Vote
…one of the many organizations urging members of Congress to vote on TPP during the upcoming lame-duck session after the elections. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Clinton, Trump Campaigns Talk Agriculture
…campaign, so Farm Journal Media and Farm Foundation put together the forum with the goal of highlighting important rural issues. An Ag Web dot Com article said former Deputy Secretary…
Informa Expects More Soybeans In 2017
…lowest level since 1970, right at 48.9 million acres. The company estimates wheat farmers will harvest 35.4 million acres in 2017. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Promoting the Taste of America in India
Deputy Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Alexis Taylor and Consul General Tom Vajda for the U.S. Consulate General Mumbai kickoff the Taste of America celebration at the…