…be the cupcake police,” said Neil Putnam, National School Boards Association Director and Vice President of the Mitchell Board of Education, South Dakota. “I appreciate U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny…
Bayer Says Dicamba Decision Likely Coming Soon
The world’s largest agribusiness is predicting the Environmental Protection Agency will decide soon on the future of dicamba. Bayer expects the EPA to issue a renewal and an updated license…
Global Pork Production Shifting Because of Virus
…in Belgium. Rabobank says the potential for the spread of the disease around the world has increased exponentially. Twenty cases have been confirmed in China. The Rabobank report says, “It’s…
Celebrating National Mushroom Month
…of the World is located just outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in a small town known as Kennett Square. This is where over a million pounds of mushrooms are produced in one…
Agri View: Tariff War
…involved seems to be hurting. Although China and the United States may have started all this commotion, it now involves most of the world. It happens that U.S. agriculture has…
Tariffs Cause Decline in August Almond Exports
…a considerable amount of time and money on expanding world markets. With U.S. almond exports being shipped to 100 countries around the world there is hope that other markets can…
The Incredible, Edible…Hibiscus?
…can be found in the warm and tropical regions all over the world and each variety differs in size, shape, and color. The flowers and leaves can be made into…
Garth Brooks Announces Private Concert for the National FFA Organization
…agriculture, the National FFA Organization boasts a membership of nearly 670,000 nationwide. The National FFA Convention & Expo remains one of the largest student conventions in the world, annually drawing…
Organic Production Project to Evaluate Advantages of No-Till Farming
…American Farmland Trust for the purpose of quantifying the economic and environmental benefits of increasing soil health. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West…
Farm Bill Passage On-time Uncertain
…of the House Agriculture Committee return to Washington. Roberts says: “next week might be the final time that we have to reach some kind of agreement,” but added “the world…
Global Hunger Continues to Increase
…the world is growing, reaching 821 million in 2017 or one in every nine people. The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2018 report released this week…
State Ag Officials Voice Concerns with Trade Approach
State agriculture officials say the Trump administration needs to aggressively seek market access across the globe, while expressing concerns with the administration’s trade agenda. The National Association of State Departments…
USDA Details Trade Damage Estimate Calculations
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue released a detailed accounting of how the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) calculated estimated damage from trade disruptions. USDA’s Office of the Chief Economist…
WASDE Predicts Second-largest Corn Crop, Record Soybean Crop
The Latest World Agriculture Supply and Demand report predicts the second-largest corn crop for the United States this year and a record soybean crop. Corn production is forecast at 14.82…