…said recently the company is looking to snap up seed assets that rival Bayer must sell to gain regulatory approval for its takeover of Monsanto. From the National Association of…
Germany Pork Consumption at 11 Year Low
…according to data compiled by researcher Euromonitor International. Over the same period, demand has increased in neighboring Poland, France, and Austria. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Politico: Nebraska Ag Director Being Considered for USDA Under Secretary
…economist Sam Clovis, a longtime Trump ally, is said to be the pick for the undersecretary for research, education, and economics. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
NAFTA Boosted Canada’s Corn Syrup Consumption
…patterns change when multinational food companies, such as Coca-Cola, begin producing and advertising in new markets. Former U.S. Department of Agriculture chief economist Joe Glauber told the Washington Post that:…
USDA Releases July WASDE, Crop Production Reports
…earlier estimates. USDA also raised All-Winter Wheat production to 1.279 billion bushels, up 29 million bushels from the June report estimate. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
AgNet West Radio Celebrates Five Years
…four daily headline segments that started the network have now expanded to several other daily headlines, as well as an hour-long program reporting on national, state and local ag issues….
Red Meat Export Momentum Continues
…volume and up 16 percent in value compared to 2016. Beef exports accounted for 13 percent of total U.S. beef production. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Trade Retaliation Worries Ag Groups
…of U.S. agricultural goods. The letter stresses that “potential retaliation from those trading partners is very real.” The 1994 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade says national security can be…
Veterinarians: Establish Offshore FMD Vaccine Bank
…National Pork Producers Council, which has made creating a robust FMD vaccine bank its top priority for the 2018 Farm Bill. FMD is an infectious and sometimes fatal viral disease…
Agriculture Groups Worried About Import Restrictions
The National Pork Producers Council and 17 other food and agriculture organizations, representing the vast majority of production agriculture, sent a letter to the Trump administration urging it to refrain…
Canadian Problems with PEDv Continue to Grow
…to have cut production by as much as 200,000 piglets, with roughly half of that number ending up in U.S. barns. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Mid-South Cotton Producers to See San Joaquin Valley Agriculture
…the National Cotton Council’s 2017 Producer Information Exchange (P.I.E.) Program. Sponsored by Bayer through a grant to The Cotton Foundation, the P.I.E. is now in its 29th year and has…
Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting
…Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion & Research Board, American National CattleWomen, Inc. and the National Cattlemen’s Foundation. Cattle industry members will meet in both NCBA Policy committees and subcommittees,…
States Sue EPA to Prevent Insecticide Use
…on citrus fruits, apples, cherries, and other crops. Dow, the maker of the product, did not immediately respond to the news. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….