…From: CME Group National 4-H Council and CME Group Bring Commodity Carnival to 150 State and County Fairs in Fourth Year of Partnership Carnival Educates Youth on the Business of…
Industry Groups Urging House to Consider GMO Labeling
…on summer recess at the end of the week and won’t be back in session until September. Industry groups, such as the American Farm Bureau Federation and the National Corn…
Strong May Results for U.S. Beef, Pork Exports
…year ago, while export value increased three percent to $501.7 million. Both totals were the highest since April of 2015. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service…
MAIZALL, USTR Urge Cooperation on Biotech Trade
U.S. farmer-leaders of MAIZALL, the international maize alliance, urged global cooperation on biotech trade at last week’s Global Agribusiness Forum in Brazil. The farmers called on the agriculture sectors and…
USDA Sets 2015 PLC Wheat, Oats Payment Rates
…2015 market-year price has been announced. The marketing year average prices for 2015-crop wheat, barley and oats were announced June 29th. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service…
Ireland Allowed to Ship Beef for Grinding to the U.S.
…are estimated at more than $15 million, and officials there say “2016 looks to be considerably improved on that figure.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service…
NMPF Endorses Legislation
NMPF Endorses Legislation Protecting Dairy Farms from Litigation Under Super Fund Environmental Law The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) expressed its support for new bipartisan legislation introduced in the House…
FARM at 49th AABP Conference
National Dairy FARM Program to Lead One-Day Session at 49th Annual AABP Conference The National Milk Producers Federation’s Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program will host a full day of…
Vermont Governor Critical of Senate GMO Labeling Bill
…Roberts-Stabenow bill places a national standard of mandatory GMO labeling requiring either on package labels or smart labels that would direct consumers to more information. The bill would block Vermont’s…
Global Food Prices Rise in June
…in Brazil, the world’s largest sugar producer and exporter, following heavy rains which hampered harvesting operations and lowered sugar yields. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service…
New Proposal Eases Cuba Travel Burden
…Cuba, “those sales have made it difficult to compete with our foreign competitors in the Cuban market.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service…
Texas Researchers Find Improved Beef Quality in Cloned Cattle
…Lawrence, says “by cloning and crossing these rare genetics, we have demonstrated the ability to create exactly what the market desires.” From the National Association…
CA Water Agencies File Suit Against Reclamation
…water deliveries caused by the existing measures, with little apparent benefit for fish. Reclamation adopted the existing measures without any review under the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”). Federal courts,…
Senate Passes GMO Labeling Legislation
…President and CEO of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives and co-chair of CFSAF. “We will now turn our full attention to working with the House and explaining why this…