…as many consumers eat fewer meats during the hottest months. American producers were raising over 68 million hogs as of June 1, which is up two percent from last year….
U.S. Grains Council Elects New Chairman
…and the Maryland Grain Producers Utilization Board to become a leading farm educator and conservationist. He said his passions in life are his family, farming, and the U.S. Grains Council….
Effects of Agricultural Conservation
…and ranchers to participate. Their collective responses can directly benefit themselves and all producers by helping leaders focus on what producers need to install conservation practices that are best for…
Organic Livestock Rule Concern
…the letter that says “the proposed rule raises significant concerns regarding the impact on current organic poultry and egg producers, as well as access and price for organic consumers.” Further,…
NMPF Introduces FARM Environmental Stewardship Component
NMPF Introduces FARM Environmental Stewardship Component to Help Measure Progress Made by Dairy Farms in Sustainability Practices The Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program, administered by the National Milk Producers…
Ag Lenders Helping Producers
Ag Lenders Helping Producers Restructure Debt during Challenging Prices A new poll of senior leaders from Midwest Farm Credit lenders by AgriBank shows commodity prices are the greatest challenge facing…
Agri View: Farmers Benefit from Oil Prices
…prices will most negatively impact the economies of those commodity exporting countries least equipped to absorb them. The reality for producers With most industry analysts in agreement that oil prices…
Electronic Bug Trap Reduces Labor
…of several pests that are of concern to California producers. “There are around ten species currently that we support today and an individual trap will just monitor one pest at…
Mexican Ethanol Producers Set Sights on Sorghum
Ethanol producers from Mexico are considering the use of sorghum for production of the biobased fuel. The U.S. Grains Council recently hosted a trade team of Mexican ethanol producers in…
USDA Says Organic Eggs Have Largest Price Premiums
…decrease during the seven-year period, but fluctuated. Premiums for organic bread ranged from 25 to 45 percent above the non-organic price, and premiums for organic milk ranged from 50 to…
Purdue University Discovers Process Increasing Milk Shelf Life
…uses the heat already necessary for pasteurization to rapidly heat milk droplets. Myer said the promise of the technology is that it could reduce waste and allow milk to reach…
Lawmakers Call for Dairy Program Sign up Extension
…to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, the group of lawmakers say an extension of the deadline to December 31st “should be made permanent to give producers additional time to make informed…
Strawberry Tool Tells Producers When to Treat
There’s a new online strawberry tool developed by researchers in Florida and it can save California producers both time and money. Most of us know what strawberry production means to…
National Tequila Day
…was known as mezcal wine about the time the conquistadors came to the continent. Many names we recognize on the labels today were the very first commercial producers of tequila….