…data and reports available through MARS followed by Cotton and Tobacco, scheduled for April 2018. Dates for Livestock, Poultry and Grain and Specialty Crops will be announced on the new…
This Super Bowl the USDA Recommends a Winning Play Against BAC!
…your hands, but not those wings. According to the National Chicken Council, more than 1.3 billion chicken wings will be consumed this Super Bowl, but washing those wings is not…
Former AFBF Lobbyist Takes Syngenta Job
…corn, soybean and livestock production. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service. from Syngenta-U.S.: Mary Kay Thatcher to join Syngenta Federal Government Relations Farm policy expert joins Syngenta…
Generation Z Emerging as Food Influencers
…group who never knew a world without the internet also seeks personalization and engagement, with functionality like portable foods to meet the needs of their busy lives. From the National…
EU Delays Ruling on Bayer-Monsanto Merger, Again
…back to March 5th from late January. Bayer had initially hoped to wrap up the deal by the end of 2017. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
State Ag Officials Set 2018 Policy Priorities
The National State Departments of Agriculture this week set top policy priorities for the year during a Washington, D.C. event. During the organization’s annual Winter Policy Conference, leaders of state…
House Ag Democrat: No Farm Bill Better than Bad Farm Bill
…is expected to need Democratic votes to pass the farm bill this year because conservative Republicans are unlikely to support it. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA, FDA Announce Formal Agreement to Bolster Coordination and Collaboration
…2016 National Strategy for Modernizing the Regulatory System for Biotechnology Products and the more recent Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity Report. These initiatives established a vision for increasing…
Secretary Perdue to Speak at World Meat Conference This Summer
…This is the first time in the history of the more than 20-year-old event that it will be held in the United States. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
EPA Sends WOTUS Delay Rule to White House
…Pruitt said the EPA will bring more certainty in water regulation for farmers and ranchers through a repeal and replacement effort. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Trump Says U.S. Open to TPP, If Better Deal Negotiated
…ago from the original agreement. Further, there is currently little expectation that the U.S. would move to rejoin the TPP agreement. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
NAFTA Talks to Continue, Optimism Increasing
…effort. Two more rounds are scheduled, one in Mexico next month, and a hopeful final round in Washington, D.C. in March. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Census of Agriculture – Deadline Coming Fast
…US producers in December 2017. So far, 21.75 percent of California producers have responded, close to the national return rate of 23.34 percent. The findings of the Census of Agriculture–conducted…
Super Bowl Sunday Chicken Wings
…eat, chicken wings, and this year it’s predicted that fans will eat more 1.35 BILLION wings, an all time high, according to the National Chicken Council. That figure is up…