…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
A top United Nationals official says falling food prices harm anti-hunger efforts. The head of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization argues that steps should be taken to guarantee…
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
…direction of prices for livestock and livestock products, especially beef cattle and milk, than at any time in the last year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
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
…U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). In its annual report on national cooperative business sales, USDA reported that the country’s farmer, rancher and fishery cooperatives posted record net income of $7…
Safety-Net Payments to Farmers
…tapping in to every resource that we have to help. So far in 2016, this has included creating a one-time cost share program for cotton ginning, purchasing about $800 million…
Support for Rural Cooperative Businesses and Organizations
…National Cooperative Month. Each year in October, the Department highlights the economic impact and innovation of cooperative businesses, particularly in rural communities. Projects in 22 states are receiving RCDG funding….
Training, Educating the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced the availability of $17.7 million in grant funding to help train and educate the next generation…