Deere and Company announced it has tightened conditions for equipment leasing as lower farm incomes are leading farmers to lease rather than purchase equipment. Dow Jones reports that the fall…
Legislation Introduced to Set Food Labeling Standards
…a national level, leaving states to develop their own label regulations, which were sometimes confusing. Some labels were meant to indicate when food could no longer be safely eaten, and…
California Walnut Acreage Report
…The Pacific Regional Office of the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducts an acreage survey of California walnut growers. The purpose of this survey is to provide walnut acreage…
NPPC: ‘GIPSA’ Rule, TPP Could Affect Producers
Although the U.S. pork industry is in good economic shape, pork producers’ future fortunes can be affected – for good or for ill – by opportunities and challenges with which…
View from the Barnyard on the Farm Economy
…examined the growing pressures in rural America from the perspective of their subcommittee. Members heard from a panel of witnesses who highlighted the current conditions farmers and ranchers are facing…
NMPF Chairman: Dairy Farm Safety Net Needs Work
…conditions affecting America’s dairy farmers call for improvements by Congress to the federal safety net program created in the 2014 Farm Bill, according to Randy Mooney, chairman of the National…
Adama Reports Strong Volume Growth, Increased Profits
…+1.2% -6.9% —— — — —- —- North America 153 138 +12.0% +10.8% ————- — — —– —– Latin America 114 124 +10.6% -8.3% ————- — — —– —- India,…
International Trade Commission Report on the Trans-Pacific Partnership
The Trans-Pacific Partnership will help the US dairy industry compete in international markets, but serious concerns still remain according to a major dairy organization. The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA)…
Biomass Incentives Resumed by USDA
…between June 15 to Aug. 4, 2016, USDA will accept applications from foresters and farmers seeking incentives to remove biomass residues from fields or national forests for delivery to energy…
Bayer Releases More Info on Monsanto Bid
…integrated agriculture platform with a broad product portfolio. The combined business would benefit from a combined R&D pipeline that would deliver valuable and innovative solutions for farmers, with a focus…
National Pick Strawberries Day
…won’t want to miss celebrating this sweet and tasty holiday. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. National Pick Strawberries Day From: Cute Calendar Pick Strawberries Day P ick…
AFBF Supports GMO Study
“The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine have reaffirmed what thousands of other studies have found, and what farmers, scientists and educated consumers have known all along: genetically engineered…
Study Reaffirms GMO Safety
…small-scale farmers in the early years of adoption, enduring and widespread gains will depend on such farmers receiving institutional support, such as access to credit, affordable inputs such as fertilizer,…
Benefits To U.S. Of TPP Deal
…farmers and ranchers, and we’re confident it will provide enormous new market opportunities for high-quality U.S. pork products,” said NPPC President John Weber, a pork producer from Dysart, Iowa. “America’s…