NMPF Asks USDA to Provide Assistance to Dairy Farmers Struggling from Global Milk Price Depression As America’s dairy farmers endure the lowest milk prices since the Great Recession of 2009,…
Connecting With Farmers
…facilitating the fair and efficient marketing of U.S. agricultural products. National Count of Farmers Market Directory Listings Graph: 1994-2016 (pdf) Geographic Coordinates Spreadsheet for U.S. Farmers Markets (xls) Farmers Market…
USDA to Approve Non-Browning GM Apple Variety
…said the variety “will help extend the usefulness” of the apple, adding the apple is proven safe and will help reduce food waste. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
Cargill Full Year Earnings Down 11 Percent
…the company has already made many changes and is “seeing improved results.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: Cargill Cargill reports fiscal 2016 fourth-quarter and full-year…
EU Regulators to Investigate Dow-DuPont Merger
…work with the Commission to address its concerns. Both still expect the deal to close by the end of this year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Trump Adviser Calls for Farm Bill Revamp
…The campaign said during the Republican National Convention it would be released within a week or two. Those comments are now three weeks old. There’s been little released regarding a…
EPA: USDA a Leader in Green Power Use
…Additionally, USDA is number 43 on the National Top 100 list. The Green Power Partnership is a voluntary program encouraging organizations to use green power to reduce the environmental impacts…
Agri View: Beekeeping 101
…because of disease and problems that threaten the future of this indispensable little creature. But some serious beekeepers are now teaching the culture to others who are interested. To the…
African leaders visit CDFA
…program. Our staff stressed the importance in both programs of collaboration with farmers and a variety of other stakeholders such as industry and researchers, as well as public engagement. The…
Vegetable Seeds Headline Breeder Field Day
…recent advances in the company’s vegetable seeds. AgNet West was invited to attend the event alongside the farmers. Ware Pepper and tomatillo product manager Jake Ware coordinated the event. He…
Dairy Industry Leaders Pledge Cooperation
…for the exclusive use of some European producers. Signing the memorandum for the United States were Jim Mulhern, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation, and Tom Suber,…
Farmers Markets Must Visit List
With more than 85-hundred farmers markets in the U-S, it could be a little hard to canvass them all in your lifetime. Cathy Isom tells you about the Farmers Markets…
Cargill Stops Antibiotic Use in Turkey Flocks
…companies are responding to concerns about antibiotic use and resistance by consumers and investors. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. Read the full article in Global Meat…
U.S. Orange Juice Production Declining
…with trends that have also been observed for other types of fruit juice and caloric soft drinks in the United States. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….