…lawsuit. BPI closed three of its production facilities in 2012 and laid off about 750 employees after business fell off following a series of media reports that referred to the…
Ethanol Groups Applaud EPA Point of Obligation Announcement
…change would be beneficial. Petitioners had claimed that changing the point of obligation would result in an increase in the production, distribution and use of renewable fuels in the U.S….
EPA Maintains RFS Point of Obligation Requirement
…when the Federal Register noted that the petition had been denied. Petitioners had claimed that changing the point of obligation would result in an increase in the production, distribution, and…
NIFA-Support for Education, Mentoring, and Technical Assistance Programs to Help New Farmers and Ranchers
…the Southern Pueblo Beginning Farmer and Rancher Program to meet the individual production, marketing, and financing needs of American Indian beginning farmers and ranchers of the Southern Pueblos in central…
Agri View: Farm Progress Moving Ahead
Everett Griner talks about farm progress in today’s Agri View. Everett discusses different crop records from across the years. Farm Progress Moving Ahead…
China Is The New Top Buyer of American Agricultural Goods
…$140.5 billion, the third-highest on record. Farmers produced another record corn crop and the protein sector continues to expand, so it’s going to take expanded exports to chew through the…
Peterson Likes Senate Tax Bill Better Than House Version
…individuals. He also supports raising the exemption on the estate tax but not eliminating it. He wants the provision allowing co-ops to pass along production and marketing cost tax breaks…
Senators Want Commerce Secretary to Analyze NAFTA Withdrawal Cost
…analysis illustrating the impact on the full supply chain of the industries involved gets looked at. As such, we request an economic analysis that evaluates the impacts to crop and…
Almond Board: Thanksgiving Message
…high-quality almonds are recognized all over the world. Almonds are California’s second largest acreage crop and the state’s most valuable agricultural export. Almond Board of California supports growers by developing…
Exploring a World without Food Animals
…that shifting land usage from food animal production to food crop production would increase the total U.S. food supply by 23 percent. Because much of that land is unsuitable for…
Vibrant Purple Sweet Potatoes are a Healthful Thanksgiving Surprise
…the California crop – 16,000 acres – is grown in Merced County, on farms ranging from 5 acres up to several thousand acres. In 2015, the crop’s value in Merced…
Census of Ag Helps Farmers Influence Future Policy
…of all farms, ranches, and the people who operate them. The census looks at land use and ownership, operator characteristics, production practices, income, and expenses.” The last Census of Ag…
Monsanto On Track for Carbon Neutrality in 2021
…neutrality. Those areas are internal operations, which includes seed production, as well as breakthrough products and joint initiatives with farmers and other global partners. Monsanto has already demonstrated that certain…
Oregon Representative Releases Alternative Farm Bill
…the farm bill covers all titles in the 2014 Farm Bill and adds titles focused on food waste and animal welfare. His bill eliminates the two main crop subsidy programs,…