The National Pork Producers called for a swift resolution to the U.S.-China trade dispute because pork producers are feeling the pain. Iowa State University Economist Dermot Hayes says U.S. pork…
Sustainability Key for Grower and IndustrySponsored Content
Sustainability continues to be a buzzword in the agriculture industry. But Yara North America’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing Brian Kenyon said if growers aren’t sustainable than neither are…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 05-30-18
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DOJ Approves Bayer Purchase of Monsanto
The U.S. Department of Justice Tuesday approved Bayer Ag’s acquisition of Monsanto, with conditions. The Justice Department says Bayer must sell approximately $9 billion in businesses and assets to BASF….
USDA Will Not Recognize Third-Party Inspections Regarding Animal Welfare
The Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, or APHIS, will not establish new criteria for recognizing third-party inspection and certification programs when determining the Agency’s own inspection…
Reminder: MPP Enrollment Deadline Looming
Dairy farmers have until Friday to enroll in the retooled dairy Margin Protection Program. The Department of Agriculture set a June first deadline for enrollment in the program that was…
Secretary Perdue Receives Request for Dairy Relief Funds
…on May 15 to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue seeks funding through the USDA as part of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act. “Now is a time of unprecedented distress on…
Research Funding Recently Approved for Grapevine Viruses
The California Department of Food and Agriculture recently approved $3.4 million in funding for research focused on grapevine viruses. The decision was made the Pierce’s Disease/Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Board meeting held…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 05-29-18
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Trade Retaliation Hurting U.S. Pork Producers
…up to and following China’s 25 percent punitive tariffs in retaliation for U.S. tariffs on aluminum and steel. “U.S. pork has invested significantly to ramp production to capitalize on growth…
Agri View: Chicken Pickin’ Meat Processing Labor
Everett Griner talks about labor issues in today’s Agri View. Everett discusses how, and why, the meat processing industry needs a permanent labor staff. Much of today’s agriculture is carried…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 05-28-18
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Agri View: Use of Water on the Farm
…thinks about all of the time. Without water there would not be any farming. Agriculture is the world’s largest user of water. One source says as much as 70 percent….
Dairy Farmers Have Until June 1 to Apply for Improved Safety Net under MPP
Many Participants Will Receive Payments Beginning in Early June The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds dairy farmers of the June 1 deadline to enroll in the improved Margin Protection…