…the demand is growing in the United States for goat meat. Most of the growing population of immigrants from other countries. You see, consumption of goat meat among ethnic groups…
Brazil, U.S., Set for Corn Selling Showdown
The world’s two biggest corn exporters are preparing for a showdown, according to Bloomberg. The United States and Brazil are set to square off in competition this growing season over…
National Peach Month
…and C. Peach pits contain hydrocyanic acid. It is poisonous. Back in 1982, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed August as “Peach Month” and called upon the people of the United States…
Canada Egg Production Up Nearly 5 Percent This Year
…poultry in storage decreased 9.3 percent to 86,000 metric tons from July 1, 2016, to July 1, 2017. The United States is the top foreign market buyer of egg and…
Poultry Producers Comment on NAFTA Renegotiation Plans
…value of $57 million. Canada #2 The United States has never obtained totally free access to the Canadian market for poultry. Initially when the United States and Canada negotiated the…
Agri View: Sweet Reward
…were first grown in Africa. Worldwide there are some 1200 different varieties. Here in the United States, Florida, California, Texas, Georgia, and Arizona are the five largest growers. And in…
Japan Beef Tariff Increase Highlights Need for Trade Agreement
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says the increased tariff on beef imports to Japan underscores the “urgent need” for a bilateral trade agreement between Japan and the United States. Japan…
Agri View: Coyote Problem Spreads
…problem in our larger mid-western cities. This one is out of the southeast region. No telling where the next one will be from because the once noted creature from the…
Secretary Perdue Regarding Japan’s Planned Increase of Tariff on U.S. Frozen Beef
…automatic increase in Japan’s tariff rate under the WTO on imports of frozen beef from the United States. The increase, from 38.5 percent to 50 percent, will begin August 1,…
Valuable Crops to Consider Growing
…most valuable crops in the world may be grown outside the United States. But, there are a handful of big money-making crops that can be grown here, too. For example,…
Drought Expands Across the U.S.
…abnormal dryness mean it could change as early as next week. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says drought conditions are intensifying across the central United States. The Corn Belt has seen…
Agri View: Lemon Imports
…from South America. This doesn’t sit well with United States growers. They fear the same thing could happen to them that tormented Florida citrus farmers. Imported disease. One group in…
EPA, U.S. Army Move to Rescind 2015 “Waters of the U.S.”
…existed prior to 2015 defining “waters of the United States” or WOTUS. This action would, when finalized, provide certainty in the interim, pending a second rulemaking in which the agencies…
National Chili Dog Day
…National Chili Dog Day Every year on the last Thursday of July, hot dog lovers across the United States celebrate National Chili Dog Day by topping off their hot dogs…