…purchase would give the company 86 percent of all precision-plating system sales in the United States. The DOJ filed a lawsuit against the deal at the end of August. Deere…
International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists
Support for United Nations Resolution The Society for Range Management (SRM), The Rangelands Partnership (a collaboration of 19 Land-Grant Universities in the U.S.), the International Rangelands Congress (IRC), and the…
Pumpkin: Background & Statistics
Pumpkin production is widely dispersed throughout the United States, with crop conditions varying greatly by region. In 2015, U.S. farmers produced 753.8 million pounds of pumpkins. Production dropped over 40…
Agri View: Fishing Threat
…grow up to 200 pounds. They’ve been found in Canada, Mississippi River and lakes and streams all over the eastern third of the United States. It may well be that…
Domino’s Pizza Donating $1 Million to FFA
…and strengthening agriculture. “There is no Domino’s without the dairy, tomato, wheat and other farmers across the United States working hard every day to produce the food we serve. We…
Demand for Brussels sprouts is booming
…company sends the vegetables all over the United States and into Canada; others find their way onto cruise ships sailing out of Florida. Harreld said her company has been able…
Western View: Feds Easing Growing Restrictions on Marijuana
…in California would be big business, and is projected to dwarf revenues from states that already have legalized markets. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West….
National Farmer’s Day
…percent of U.S. farms are operated by families – individuals, family partnerships or family corporations.There are some cities and towns across the United States that have their own versions of…
No Reason to ‘Bee’ Worried
…shows that in 2015, there were 2.66 million commercial honey-producing bee colonies in the United States. That is down slightly from the 2.74 million colonies in 2014, which represented a…
Study Shows Billions in Losses to U.S. Dairy Industry
…are replaced by unfamiliar ones. “To avoid such severe consequences,” said Castaneda, “the United States must aggressively oppose the carving up of markets and refuse to bestow monopolies on a…
India, Pakistan Tensions could send Cotton Trade Business to U.S.
A territory dispute between India and Pakistan could mean increased cotton trade for the United States. Pro Farmer’s Frist Thing Today reports that the dispute over Kashmir has basically stopped…
Russia Declared a Grain Superpower
…are coming mostly at the expense of the United States, which has seen its share of the wheat market steadily moving lower in recent years. From the National Association of…
Brazil Opens Market for U.S. Corn Imports
…date, the United States has not been able to fill the demand due to lack of approvals of some biotech products used by U.S. farmers. However, the Grains Council says…
TTIP Deal Faces Uncertain Future
…is unwilling to remove tariffs on beef, poultry and pork. The EU has indicated it would allow some market access for “sensitive” products, including meat if the United States agrees…