…that would shrink the USDA size because FSIS also employs a large staff that inspects meat production on a daily basis. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Senate Agriculture Committee Leaders Find Common Ground in Bipartisan Farm Bill
…local food economies that enable farmers to sell their products to their neighbors Growing emerging opportunities in organic production and urban agriculture Bolstering biodefense preparedness efforts to protect United States…
USDA Announces Producer Approval of California Federal Milk Marketing Order
…handlers who will become regulated by the new FMMO. California represents over 18 percent of all U.S. milk production and is currently regulated by a state milk marketing order administered…
More Than 20,000 Dairy Farms Have Signed up for MPP
…milk production. Congress earlier this year revised MPP retroactively for 2018, including lower premiums for higher levels of coverage. Dairy groups had long advocated for changes to the program that…
Celebrating National Cheese Day
…made of milk. It goes in a wide range of flavors, textures and even forms. Milk from goats, cows, sheep, and buffalo, is used for cheese production. Different spices, fruit,…
USDA Resumes Continuous Conservation Reserve Program Enrollment
…remove sensitive lands from production and plant certain grasses, shrubs and trees that improve water quality, prevent soil erosion and increase wildlife habitat. Signed into law by President Reagan in…
Agri View: Changing to a More Profitable Crop
Everett Griner tells us what caused one producer to convert his entire farm from growing cotton and pecans to just growing and producing pecans. Everett talks about producers switching to…
Agriculture Groups Oppose Tariffs
…pork is expanding production to record levels. Five new pork processing plants have recently opened or will soon begin operations, increasing U.S. pork production capacity by approximately 10 percent from…
USDA Reopens Application Period for Producers Recovering from Cattle Loss, Other Disasters
…Northey, Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation. “After any catastrophic event, an eligible producer can walk into any one of our local offices and apply for help.” Beginning June…
Trade Retaliation Already Hurting Pork Producers
…for U.S. tariffs on aluminum and steel. Jim Heimerl, NPPC President, says U.S. pork has invested significant funds into ramping up pork production in order to take advantage of opportunities…
Nation’s Number Two Milk Processor Continues to Close Plants
…the downsizing. U.S. milk production is continuing to climb as the demand for fluid milk wanes. That’s been hard on Dean’s bottom line as the company reported a year-over-year eight…
Abnormal Weather Takes A Toll on California Olive Crop
…19,000 tons of production. “In that year as well, there was a crop failure in the Manzanilla’s where the flowers weren’t there on the trees. So, one possible hypothesis is…
DOJ Approves Bayer Purchase of Monsanto
…concerns. Under the terms of the proposed settlement, Bayer must divest businesses that compete with Monsanto. Those include Bayer’s cotton, canola, soybean and vegetable seed businesses, as well as Bayer’s…
Beef Supply Facing Mounting Market Pressures
…publication Meatingplace. Beef production and consumption are both increasing, adding some building pressure on the world’s major beef markets, along with the potential of a drought year in the United…