We can eat them cold. Pick them right off the tree and eat them. Or, we can eat them sliced with milk, ice cream, or other fruit. Cathy Isom begins…
Plant-Based Foods Retail Sector Growing
Retail sales of plant-based foods jumped 20 percent over the past year. The Plant-Based Foods Association says new data shows sales of plant-based foods topped $3.3 billion, with milk alternatives…
USDA Opens Election Period for Seed Cotton Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that seed cotton producers, who want to participate in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2018…
In Argentina, Perdue Welcomes U.S. Pork Back to Market
…our producers by opening new markets for their products.” The return of U.S. pork products to Argentina was sealed during Vice President Mike Pence’s visit to Buenos Aires. Technical staff…
Bankers: Farmers Want Trade Not Handouts
…be very tight this year, which will lead to some difficult conversations between producers and lenders. However, he says it’s not something to be feared by producers, but rather it’s…
Groups Want “Fake Meat” Regulated by USDA
Seven groups that represent meat and poultry producers, as well as processors, wrote a letter to President Trump asking him to place cell-cultured protein products under USDA regulation. The meat…
USDA Invests in Projects to Spur Innovation in Grazing Lands, Organic Systems and Soil Health
…million per project, and projects can take up to three years. These projects are designed to engage eligible producers in conservation activities that accelerate the transfer and adoption of innovative…
EPA Approves Sorghum Oil for Biofuels
…ethanol plants that extract oil from sorghum. The National Sorghum Producers worked closely with EPA over the past two years to establish a biofuels pathway for sorghum oil in the…
Livestock Groups Highlight Misuse of Environmental Laws
Cattle and sheep producers warned Congress that environmental laws are increasingly being misused by fringe activist groups and pose a growing threat to grazing on federal lands. The House Oversight…
Groups Comment on Farmer Aid Package
…more than 5.5 million Farm Bureau members. National Pork Producers Council The National Pork Producers Council commends President Trump for taking steps to provide much-needed relief to American farmers in…
Tariff Assistance Package to Bring Relief to Farmers Suffering from Trade Disputes
…nations cannot bully our agriculture producers to force the United States to cave in,” Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said in a press conference. “It’s important to note that this is…
Agri View: Beef Exports Challenged
…U.S. cattlemen, the largest producers in the world, are also the world’s largest exporters of beef. Japan and South Korea are the biggest importers. Followed by Canada and Mexico. When…
Almonds Don’t Lactate: FDA to Enforce Standards for Milk Labeling
…the concern that non-dairy products such as almond milk, and soy milk are misleading to consumers. In a keynote address at Politico’s Pro Summit in Washington Gottlieb spoke on the…
Report Says Meat, Dairy to Become World’s Biggest Polluters
The world’s five biggest meat and dairy producers could soon take the top spot as the world’s biggest polluters. A new report from the nonprofit GRAIN and the Institute for…