…comes to prognosticating the weather this winter. NOAA, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, says we are having a La Nina year. This makes sense, as El Nino and La…
Sommet De l’Elevage is Under Way
…site at the Sommet de l’Elevage, is the top-billed national best of breed for the biggest breed in France, Charolais, where 400 breeding stock have entered in the breed’s National…
Forestry Experts Say Tree Mortality Brings Added Risk
…replace those dead trees. “We know in the Sierra and Sequoia national forests east of Fresno, the beetles have killed at least 85 percent of the entire pine vegetative type…
World Health Organization to Endorse Meatless Mondays
…World Health Organization. The World Health Summit, scheduled for October 9th through the 11th, is an international platform for exploring strategic developments and decisions in the healthcare. The Meatless Monday…
U.N. Official Says Lower Food Prices Threaten Anti-Hunger Efforts
…fair incomes and livelihoods for small farmers. That’s seen as a move to prevent setbacks in reaching international goals of eradicating hunger and extreme poverty, according to Politico. An FOA…
EU Resumes Dow-DuPont Merger Investigation
…European Commission is examining the potential merger on concerns the combination may reduce competition in crop protection, seeds and certain petrochemicals. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Ag Economy Barometer Shows Slight Improvement
…current conditions in agriculture but continue to express some optimism regarding future economic prospects. The report says over the next year, farmers are a bit more optimistic about the future…
Biobased Industry Contributes Billions to U.S. Economy
…and four million jobs to the U.S. economy. Vilsack announced the report Monday at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
HSUS Lawsuit on Regulating CAFO Emissions Dismissed
…other livestock and poultry farmers entered into agreements with EPA, settling what the agency believed were issues with air emissions associated with livestock production. However, the National Pork Producers Council…
Pacific Region Fruit & Nut Review
…(September 2016) 37 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service mid-90s. Rainfall was very sporadic across the citrus growing region. Five of eighteen monitored stations had well above average rainfall, at over…
Food and Agriculture Co-op Income Again Sets Record
…2015. Dairy Farmers of America, a milk marketing cooperative based in Kansas City, Mo., came in second place, with $13.9 billion in total revenue. Land O’Lakes, a dairy foods and…
Safety-Net Payments to Farmers
…works to strengthen and support American agriculture, an industry that supports one in 11 American jobs, provides American consumers with more than 80 percent of the food we consume, ensures…
Pacific Region Poultry and Egg Report
…2 percent from a year ago. Leading breeders placed 7.69 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during August 2016, down 3 percent from August 2015. U.S….
Support for Rural Cooperative Businesses and Organizations
…higher education institutions. “America’s rural communities have incredible potential to create jobs and expand economic opportunities,” Vilsack said. “Many rural businesses and organizations are succeeding under the cooperative business model,…