…small mammals. Pollinator health is critically important to food production. An estimated one-third of all foods and beverages are made possible by pollinators and in the U.S. alone, pollination produces…
Cauliflower Consumption Grows with Changing Diet Trends
…cauliflower consumption comes as good news for California growers, as the state is responsible for approximately 90 percent of all production. The increase in demand naturally resulted in the growth…
EPA Admin Says EPA Will Move on Year-Round E15
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt spent part of a trip in Kansas at an ethanol production facility. Pruitt’s trip included a stop at the East Kansas Agri-Energy ethanol…
USDA Lowers Corn, Soybeans, Projected Ending Stocks
…2018/2019 season-average price for soybeans is forecast at $8.75 to $11.25 per bushel. Wheat supplies are increased slightly this month on higher beginning stocks and production. Winter wheat is forecast…
Trump Administration Planning USDA Reorganization
…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…