…world. NPPC says that currently the United States does not have access to enough FMD vaccine to handle more than a small, localized outbreak. Studies show that an FMD outbreak…
Chief Ag Negotiator Says It’s “Time to Play Offense”
…in Chinese discussions for more than 15 years. He told AgDay TV at the World Pork Expo that it’s not going to be a fast process. Doud says his most…
Agri View: Staggering Food Waste
Shutterstock Everett Griner dives into the world of statistics today talking about the staggering waste of food in today’s Agri View. Food is not the only thing wasted. Everett tells…
FMD Language In Senate Agriculture Panel’s Farm Bill
…the world. Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said the agriculture panel will mark up its bill June 13. The full House is expected to…
Celebrating June as Mango Month
…of the most popular fruits in the world. Along with their sumptuous tropical flavor, they are packed full of nutrition. Mangos contain over 20 different vitamins and minerals. One cup…
Bayer Closes Monsanto Acquisition
…because we will be even better placed to help the world’s farmers grow more healthy and affordable food in a sustainable manner. As a leading innovation engine in agriculture, we…
Canada Seeking Answers Regarding U.S. Farmer Support Funds
…request through the World Trade Organization last week. Canada’s written question asked the United States to explain the U.S. Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, in which Congress lifted certain restrictions…
National Pork Board Elects New Officers
…World Pork Expo. Rommereim is the owner, manager and operator of Highland Swine, which markets 10,000 pigs annually. He also grows corn and soybeans, as well as has a cow/calf…
USDA and FDA Announce Key Step to Advance Collaborative Efforts to Streamline Produce Safety Requirements for Farmers
As part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s ongoing effort to make the oversight of food safety stronger and more efficient, USDA and…
Agri View: Technology and Agriculture
…the farm is a recent thing, think again. Everett lets us know some of the long history of technology in agriculture. Technology. Today the word technology rings throughout the world…
Celebrating National Olive Day
Cathy Isom gives us a bit of history and tells us the best way of celebrating one of the world’s oldest fruits. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours….
Agriculture Groups Oppose Tariffs
…ag products. “This announcement opens the floodgates to billions in new tariffs on American agriculture. The list of countries targeting or planning to target American ag exports now includes 28…
Producers Getting Whiplash from Trade Back-and-Forth
…World Trade Organization. But what’s real and what isn’t? Michelle Erickson-Jones, president of the Montana Grain Growers Association, says, “It’s so hard to tell what’s rhetoric and what’s real, though…
Trade Retaliation Already Hurting Pork Producers
…around the world, which include China and other markets throughout the Asia-Pacific region. NPPC applauds the president for making agriculture exports a cornerstone in the negotiations with China. “Since March…