…the breeding herd, and that could lead to higher prices returning in 2018. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: USDA Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report United…
Food Policy Action Endorses Clinton
…safety net programs for seniors and families, as well as his plans to dissolve the Food and Drug Administration.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: Food…
Direct Sales Helps Beginning Farmers to Survive
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says beginning farmers are those who have managed farms for ten year or less. Beginning farmers are less likely to survive in business than those…
Cargill Sales and Net Earnings Higher in 2016
…Five Star Custom Foods, which specializes in cooked protein products for food service and food manufacturing sectors. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: Cargill Cargill reports…
Monsanto Sales and Profits Lower in 2016
…last year. Net income for 2016 was $1.3 billion, compared to $2.3 billion in income the year before. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: Monsanto FISCAL…
Sommet De l’Elevage is Under Way
…traditional farm visits, there are four pre-tours on Tuesday, October 4, 2016, available to all international visitors. Nicolas Restituito giving tour of Bernard Coudert’s Limousin cattle farm. One of the…
Forestry Experts Say Tree Mortality Brings Added Risk
…Brink predicted that in about a year, the Forest Service will close forests to the public due to safety concerns. Erin Huston, federal policy consultant for the California Farm Bureau…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for October 5
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…
Aged Cows Top the International Guernsey Show
…Lantz Farm Preppy Indy, Melinda Rushing, Perkins, Okla. Lavon Farms Regency Adore, John & Bonnie Ayars and Todd Moore, Mechanicsburg, Ohio Six-Year-Old & Older Cow: Flambeau Manor Ro Lauren-ET, Gary…
World Health Organization to Endorse Meatless Mondays
…School of Public Health Dean and 2012 World Health Summit president, called the Meatless Monday movement “an important public health campaign.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
U.N. Official Says Lower Food Prices Threaten Anti-Hunger Efforts
…blog post says “low food prices reduce the incomes of farmers, especially poor family farmers who produce staple foods in developing countries.” However, the remarks this week just nearly a…
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….