The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) praised Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) for urging an investigation into Canadian dairy pricing…
Computer “Nudges” Help School Lunch Choices
…all change if a computer told our kids what they should be eating.Researchers at University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences had two groups of fifth- and sixth-graders students…
Agrium in Merger Talks with Potash Corp.
…National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: Agrium Agrium Confirms Discussions With PotashCorp Regarding Potential Merger of Equals Agrium Inc. (TSX: AGU) (NYSE: AGU) confirmed that it is in…
DOJ Seeks to Stop Deere from Purchasing Monsanto’s Precision Planting Division
…The deal is estimated to be worth $190 million. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: The United States Department of Justice Justice Department Sues to Block…
Theft of 500 Cows in New Zealand
…butchered somewhere for illegal meat sales. The cattle were worth an estimated equivalent of $725,000, or one million New Zealand dollars. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Little-Known Corn Disease Found in Nine States
…South Dakota and Texas. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources Cropwatch Bacterial Leaf Streak Figures 1-3. Pattern…
USDA Sharply Revises Farm Income Forecasts
…the ability of farmers to “plan ahead and make sharp business decisions in a challenging market.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: USDA Economic Research Service…
Support for the Salton Sea
…Sea currently supports a robust tilapia population which provides a vital stop for migratory birds along the Pacific Flyway. This terminal lake is sustained by agricultural runoff, which has been…
Western View: Nevada Water Wars Heating Up
…private well, in an area of 2 to 5 acre residential lots and larger agricultural operations. The idea that the government could order me to put a meter on my…
Delta Smelt Strategy Shows Promising Results
…in the fall of 2011 and 2012 following larger-than-normal agricultural drainage flows from the Yolo Bypass. These flows produced an unusual plankton bloom in the Rio Vista area of the…
Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program
…threat to food crop growers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is seeking public comment on an updated environmental impact statement (EIS) that…
Japan to Resume Importing U.S. Wheat
…of wheat in Asia. The U.S. is the largest wheat supplier to Japan, representing roughly 60 percent of Japan’s wheat imports. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Low Wheat Price Support Needed in New Farm Bill
…the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: National Association of Wheat Growers Record yields across the U.S. and favorable conditions around the world this harvest season have brought…
Farm Futures Releases 2017 Planting Intentions
…away from corn are cotton and sorghum. Plantings for both crops are expected to be around one percent higher next year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….