…Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: Agrium Merger of Equals with PotashCorp Agrium and PotashCorp to Combine in Merger of Equals to Create a World-Class Integrated Global Supplier of…
Farm Bureau: “Move Swiftly on TPP Trade Agreement”
…work together to approve the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement by year-end. In a letter sent this morning, presidents of the four groups laid out the important benefits expected to accrue…
Vietnam Set to Delay TPP Vote on Heals of U.S. Election
…world haven’t approved it.” Other nations included in the deal have expressed concern regarding the outlook for TPP given the current political mood in the U.S. regarding trade ahead of…
Egypt Ergot Restrictions Dampening Already Sour Wheat Trade
Global wheat prices are suffering from complicated quarantine rules by Egypt regarding the fungus ergot, effectively taking the world’s largest wheat importer out of the trade market. Facing decade -lows,…
EPA Says Glyphosate Likely Not Carcinogenic
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its long-awaited decision Friday on whether glyphosate is carcinogenic, as a World Health Organization division claims. The EPA announced the agency believes glyphosate…
Agri View: Apple Versatility
…world’s top apple producers are China, United States, Turkey, Iran and Poland. Apples account for 50% of the world’s deciduous fruit tree production The five most popular apples in the…
Farm Equipment Sales Mixed in 2016
…more than 900 companies, including 450 in the agriculture sector, and more than 200 product lines in the agriculture, construction, forestry, mining and utility sectors worldwide. AEM is headquartered in…
Bayer Investors React to the Monsanto Acquisition
…quickly grow its earning potential. There is some uncertainty that the deal will get regulatory approval from roughly 30 agencies around the world, and the fact that Bayer will pay…
Optimizing Production a Nursery Focus
It’s rare to find an agriculture nursery that also breeds and researches variety and rootstock combinations. A longtime Central Valley nursery does just that, focusing on optimizing production. Most growers…
Beef Checkoff Education Webpage
…lesson plans, the whole nine yards. Tesch said it’s designed especially for teachers who don’t have a lot of experience with agriculture. because we want to expose them to agriculture…
Analysts Question Bayer-Monsanto Merger
…reviewers around the world have to look at how all the deals would impact the world instead of considering them on a case-by-case basis. “It’s always about the future,” Katz…
Agri View: Chicken or the Egg?
Everett Griner talks about the problems facing egg producers in today’s Agri View. Chicken or the Egg? Although we depend on or farmers to keep us the best fed country…
Water Board Declares Water War on Merced and Stanislaus Counties
…appears that the Water Board’s only significant change was to demand even more water. It is a report which does not reflect the realities of the world we live in…
TPP Pork Producers’ No. 1 Priority During Fly-In
…been a strong, consistent supporter of free trade agreements (FTAs),” Weber said. “On average the past 10 years, the United States has been the top global exporter of pork because…