…policies that have impacted current trade and stand to negatively affect U.S. dairy farmers and manufacturers, jeopardizing the country’s trade commitment to the United States. In a letter to U.S.…
Computer “Nudges” Help School Lunch Choices
…parents potential tools to help children eat more nutritious meals at school. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, more than 5 billion school lunches are served daily in the…
Agrium in Merger Talks with Potash Corp.
…communities in which it operates through safety, education, environmental improvement and new technologies such as the development of precision agriculture and controlled release nutrient products. Agrium is focused on driving…
DOJ Seeks to Stop Deere from Purchasing Monsanto’s Precision Planting Division
The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to stop Deere & Company from buying Monsanto’s Precision Planting farm equipment business. The Justice Department said the proposed deal would…
Little-Known Corn Disease Found in Nine States
Researchers are working to learn more about a little-known corn disease that has surfaced in nine states across the U.S. this summer. DTN reports the disease is known for now…
USDA Sharply Revises Farm Income Forecasts
The Department of Agriculture this week changed its forecast for 2016 net cash farm income to $94.1 billion, up from its initial projection of $90.9 billion in February. While USDA…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for August 31
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program
…threat to food crop growers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is seeking public comment on an updated environmental impact statement (EIS) that…
Low Wheat Price Support Needed in New Farm Bill
Wheat prices have tumbled to the lowest point they’ve been at in the last decade, thanks in part to a successful harvest in the U.S. and strong harvest prospects overseas….
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack on Farm Income Forecasts
…to make significant and targeted investments across the United States toward building a more robust system of production agriculture, expanding foreign markets for U.S. farm goods, bolstering local and regional…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for August 30
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
Egypt Changes Stance on Ergot, Again
Photo credit: CIMMYT. Egypt has reinstated its zero tolerance policy on ergot fungus in wheat shipments, according to Egypt’s agriculture ministry. Pro Farmer reports Egypt announced the reinstated policy over…
USDA Buying Eggs to Ease Surplus
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will purchase $11.7 million worth of shell eggs and egg products to ease a surplus as farmers and egg processors try to cope with falling…
10 Percent of Farmland to Change Ownership
New data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows 10 percent of all farmland will be transferred to new ownership by 2019. USDA says farmland owners planned to transfer 93…