…a tractor that will steer itself. Agriculture is nothing like the industry it was 20 years ago. Neither are the crops. Thanks to precision agriculture. That’s Agri View for today….
Argentine Lemons Entering U.S. Market Despite Objections
…and Argentina,” said Richard Pidduck, Ventura County citrus grower and chair of the Santa Paula, California-based U.S. Citrus Science Council (USCSC). The announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA)…
Finding a Balance for Food Labeling
Newly appointed Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue answered questions from members of the National Association of Farm Broadcasters. Perdue was asked about food labeling and what the new administration might do…
Organic Farmers Push for Welfare Standards Implementation
…Morning Agriculture Report says the farmers argue that the long sought-after rules will give consumers what they want. The measure has long been supported by the USDA’s Organic Advisory Board…
Monsanto Terminates Sale of Precision Planting to John Deere
…its digital agriculture platform, and that strategy has not changed. The company intends to sell the Precision Planting equipment business and has spoken with several third parties that have expressed…
Agri View: Outlook for 2017
…for agriculture as a whole. Farm commodity prices were mostly good back then. But here is something to keep in mind now. When crop prices go up, so does the…
Ag Lender Survey: Farm Profitability Down, Commodity Prices Top Concern
…the same time as profitability and short-term creditworthiness decreases. Fortunately, ag lenders are seasoned, most with long careers in agriculture, and they understand these cycles well,” said Takach. Ag Lender…
2017 P.I.E. Program Tour Dates Set
…making the effort to educate their children so they would continue to farm. “I have never forgotten that,” he said. “Everyone on the tour was very positive about agriculture and…
Farm City Newsday, Tuesday 5-2-17
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill….
New Spending Bill’s Impact on Agriculture
…for agriculture is Congress appropriated $153.4 billion in mandatory and discretionary spending levels at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration. That number is almost $13…
Dairy Industry Applauds USDA Secretary Perdue for Supporting School Milk Options
…first actions as Secretary of Agriculture, Perdue visited Catoctin Elementary School in Leesburg, Va., to announce that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will implement regulations to allow school districts…
Conaway Disappointed Cotton, Dairy Farmers Left in the Lurch
Conaway House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) issued the following statement concerning the exclusion of critical help for cotton and dairy farmers from the omnibus appropriations bill. “It…
International Trade and Deforestation: Potential Policy Effects via a Global Economic Model
…increased substantially in Argentina and Brazil since 1991, the greatest post-conversion land-use change from agriculture in South America is due to beef production. In recent years, soybean production has mostly…
Ag Secretary Perdue Moves to Make School Meals Great Again
…a proclamation U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide greater flexibility in nutrition requirements for school meal programs in order to…