Everett Griner talks about the current Food Price Index costs trends in today’s Agri View. Download Food Price Index Our Department of Agriculture maintains a Food Price Index. It is…
Notice of Availability of Proposed Changes to the National Poultry Improvement Plan Program Standards
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) invites the public to review and comment on proposed changes to the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) Program Standards….
New ARS Food and Nutrition Research Briefs Issued
…text of the newsletter by e-mail or simply an advisory when a new issue has been posted online. ARS is the U.S. Department of Agriculture‘s chief intramural scientific research agency….
Farm City Newsday Podcast for February 13
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
USDA Seeks Local Food Grant Reviewers
Applications for Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program and Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced it is seeking reviewers to…
Dairy, Ag Groups Urge President Trump to Raise New Canadian Milk Pricing Scheme Issue in Meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau
…the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) are calling the issue “one of the most…
Cargill Plans to Expand and Upgrade Canada Beef Processing Plant
…the cost of the expansion project by contributing nearly $500,000, a move Ontario’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said will help the province remain competitive, according to online…
Growth Energy Honors Ag Secretary Vilsack with Award
Growth Energy last week awarded former Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack with the organization’s highest honor, the America’s Fuel Award. The award was announced at Growth Energy’s eighth annual Executive…
South Africa Buys U.S. Sorghum, Open to U.S. Corn
…of Agriculture also announced in December of last year it would immediately eliminate biotech restrictions on corn imports from the United States. This month, the South African government issued 15…
Trump Tax Announcement Looming
…“over the next two or three weeks.” Tax reform is a top priority for some in agriculture, including the American Farm Bureau Federation. AFBF see’s lowering tax rates in a…
House, Senate Transportation Committees Planning a Busy Year
…House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing, Cargill and Vermeer represented the agriculture sector. For agriculture, top transportation priorities include updating the nation’s waterways transportation system, and ensuring viable road and…
Agri View: Cellular Agriculture
Everett Griner talks about some good reasons for cellular agriculture in today’s Agri View. Download Cellular Agriculture I believe this is the first time I have read about cellular agriculture….
Farm City Newsday Podcast for February 10
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
USDA Announces Recommended Decision on California Federal Milk Marketing Order
February 22, 2017, Public Meeting Set in Clovis, California The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced its recommended decision to establish a California Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) that was…