…a dairy or dairy-based product to “satisfy consumers’ desire for performance nutrition.” A judging panel consisting of experts from across the dairy industry will award $16,000 in cash prizes, with…
Agri View: Peanut Yield Success
…a study group farmers know as APRES. That is short for American Peanut Research and Education Society. This group went to work to make peanuts a better crop. It took…
Perdue Says NAFTA Must Include Dairy Fix
…Perdue said U.S. farmers don’t have the same access to Canada that Canada has to the U.S., specifically referring the Class 7 dairy products in Canada. Perdue says: “Class 7…
National Farmers Union DC Fly-in This Week
National Farmers Union members head to Capitol Hill this week at a critical time for agriculture issues. NFU is hosting 350 farmers as part of a fly-in event. The farmers…
USDA, FDA Announce Joint Public Meeting on Use of Animal Cell Culture Technology
…agricultural industry and consumers as we consider the regulatory framework for these new products,” said Secretary Perdue. “American farmers and ranchers feed the world, but as technology advances, we must…
Industry Coalition Opposes New China Tariffs
…expand the harm to more U.S. economic interests, including farmers, families, businesses, and workers.” The letter adds that unilaterally imposing tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars in goods invites…
What’s Next for E-Verify Immigration System
…the more difficult parts of the hiring process, especially for America’s dairy farmers. The American Dairy Coalition says under the Ag and Legal Workforce Act, workers would be subject to…
OTA Wants Voluntary Checkoff Program
…is taking the lead in educating consumers, developing technical assistance for farmers to switch to organic, and loudly promoting the organic brand.” Batcha says the industry group is developing a…
Agri View: Overhauling Livestock Hauling
…it. Not many people, besides the truckers themselves, and the farmers, realize the tough laws that truckers have to live with. They cannot move a load more than 11 hours…
Agri View: River Barge Traffic
…are especially impacted by those vessels not on the steady move. Farmers aren’t the only ones that feel the pain. But, they are probably the ones that feel it the…
Alternative Manure Management Projects Receive $21.6 Million in Funding
…gas (GHG) emissions on dairies and livestock operations. The CDFA’s Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP) looks to lower emission levels by employing manure management techniques aside from dairy digestors. Livestock…
Agreement Streamlines Repair of High-Tech Farm Equipment
…farmers and farm-equipment dealers will make it easier for farmers to diagnose and repair equipment without accessing or downloading proprietary software or code. Leaders of the California Farm Bureau Federation…
Roberts, Stabenow Announce Ag Trade Hearing
…values for corn and soybean crops, and others, as part of the trade mitigation package producers may now apply to receive payment. The payments to farmers are based on 2018…
August Rural Mainstreet Index Rises, Ag Worries Remain
…rejecting a higher percentage of farm loans. More than half, 54 percent, indicated raising collateral requirements, while 4.8 percent reported reducing the size of farm loans. Borrowing by farmers expanded…