…value of sustainable practices. According to the Co-op Month website, farming cooperatives provide more than 190,000 jobs with more than $8 billion in annual wages. Agricultural cooperatives also account for…
US Pushing for Better Trade Terms with Japan
…Foreign Agricultural Service, there were $11.9 billion in American agricultural exports to Japan in 2017. That rate of trade made Japan the fourth largest agricultural market for U.S. goods and…
Corporate Leaders and National FFA Announce Transformational Initiative Addressing Emergent Agricultural Challenges
…value for agricultural companies globally. BASF is one of the world’s leading chemical companies providing innovative crop inputs, biological solutions and seed solutions and treatments. Blue River Technology, a John…
Farm Bill Expiration Jeopardizes Multiple Programs
…and agricultural research programs will be left without financial support until lawmakers return to Washington after the November midterm elections. “These programs had estimated mandatory spending totaling $2.824 billion over…
China Investment in U.S. Falling Sharply
…prompt the nation to engage with the United States. The trade war is shifting agricultural markets and where China is sourcing commodities such as soybeans. However, the low price of…
USDA Invests in $650,000 in Local Watershed Project to Protect Communities and Vital Infrastructure
…and Flood Prevention Program. NRCS works with local groups to help prevent floods, protect watersheds, improve agricultural water management and enhance wildlife habitat through this program. “The health of the…
Secretary Perdue Highlights the Benefits of the USMCA for California Producers
…much the state has to offer to the agricultural industry as a whole. “I never fail to be impressed with the scale of California agriculture. Most people in American have…
Almond Update: Post-Harvest Nutrition. Do You Need Nitrogen?
Post-harvest Nutrition is important for growers to be thinking about as harvest wraps up. Nitrogen is important for trees but the Almond Board of California’s Senior Manager of Agricultural Research…
NCF Accepting Applications for CME Beef Industry Scholarships
…cattlemen and women, while promoting future participation in an industry that is critical to feeding the world,” said Tim Andriesen, CME Group Agricultural Products Managing Director. “Our partnership with the…
Ag Economy Index Sharply Lower on Farm Income Concerns
…August reading of 129 and its lowest reading since October 2016. Organizers say the barometer, a sentiment index based upon a nationwide monthly survey of 400 U.S. agricultural producers, has…
Agriculture Awaits New Farm Bill as 2014 Bill Expires
…conservation programs and most bioenergy, rural development and agricultural research programs. Meanwhile, also last week, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts said arrangements were being made to ensure USDA operations…
USDA-NASS Announces 2017 Census of Agriculture Response Rate, Data Release Details
United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) concluded data collection for the 2017 Census of Agriculture with a 71.5 percent national response rate. The Census, conducted…
Secretary Perdue Statement on United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
…our economy as a whole, including the agricultural sector, which counts Canada and Mexico in our top three trading partners. I have long said that I believe our country is…
Groups Respond to New US-Mexico-Canada Agreement
…applaud the three governments for working to modernize the agricultural chapters in the agreement,” he said. “It’s a welcome development at a time when farmers have faced obstacles in selling…