…bring more transparency to pricing following the May launch of the Fed Cattle Exchange, an online cattle auction site. Starting Wednesday, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service will start including these transactions…
Western View: Got Gas?
…backpacks on their shoulders, with bags that fill with methane gas as they go through their day. That’s happening to cows in Argentina. The National Institute for Agricultural Technology has…
Livestock Sales Bill Clears Senate, Heads to White House
…backed by the American Farm Bureau Federation, American Sheep Industry Association, Livestock Marketing Association, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National Farmers Union, National Livestock Producers Association, and United States Cattlemen’s Association….
Fruit Fly’s Genetic Code Revealed
…medfly populations. It can also work as a preventative measure, notes Al Handler, a research geneticist with the USDA-Agricultural Research Service’s (ARS) Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE)…
U.S. Hogs and Pigs Inventory Up 2 Percent
…the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report published today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Other key findings in the report were: Of the 70.9 million…
U.S. Corn and Soybean Stocks Up from 2015
…the Grain Stocks report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Producers reported that there were 627 million bushels of corn stored on farms,…
NIFA Awards Community Food Projects
…food and agricultural needs such as infrastructure, long-term planning, and marketing that benefits agricultural producers and low-income consumers. The 2016 awards include: Fairbanks Native Association, Fairbanks, Alaska, $104,754 Fresno Metropolitan…
Support for Minority and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers
…Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: USDA Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced $8.4 million in grants that will be used by organizations in 24 states to provide training, outreach…
FDA Allows Peanuts to be called “Healthy”
…for the use of the term “healthy” in the labeling of food products is open until January 26th of next year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
NCBA Joins Calls for Withdrawal of Proposed Estate Tax Regulations
…tax, and in some cases, are put out of business. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Proposed Estate Tax Regulations Threaten Family…
China Wants GMOs, Citizens Don’t
…farmers in China do not use GM crops, the nation does, however, allow imports of GM crops to enter the country. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
NCGA Applauds WRDA House Passage
…of the year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: National Corn Growers Association The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5303, the Water Resources and Development…
Farm Economy Slumping into Fourth Quarter 2016
…quarter, the bank says profit margins for crop producers deteriorated in August and September. Profit margins also remained poor in the cattle and dairy sectors. Agricultural credit conditions have weakened…
State Proposes Regulation on Pesticide Use
California announces proposed rules on agricultural pesticide use near schools and child day-care centers The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) has released a proposed regulation that would give further…