…to be smaller this year due mostly to market conditions. Farmers still have to gamble on weather, current as well as futures market and export demands. Well, one of their…
Availability of Additional Farm Loan Funding
…for banks and other lenders that are working to provide farmers and ranchers with guaranteed loans,” said Dolcini. The following chart provides more details: Farm Service Agency Small Business…
Vermont, Grocery Industry, Agree to Dismiss GMO Labeling Lawsuit
…Manufactures Association, Snak International, the International Dairy Foods Association, the National Association of Manufacturers, Syngenta, DuPont, Dow, Bayer, Monsanto and Conagra. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
U.S. Senators Urge Investigation into Canada’s Dairy-Pricing Policies
…dairy products. The U.S. Dairy Export Council in response to the letter says Canada has created a “deeply problematic” track record of instituting programs to “intentionally create roadblocks to dairy…
Wheat Industry Applauds End to Japan’s Wheat Import Suspension
…of any GE material in commercial supplies, which reaffirms the conclusion that this was a limited, isolated situation. The productive relationships wheat farmers and their representatives at USW, NAWG and…
Agri View: Drone Rules
Everett Griner talks about rules set for drone use by the FAA in today’s Agri View. Drone Rules Farmers who have been waiting for the rules to be established to…
Animal Welfare Expert Temple Grandin to Speak at Fresno State
…faculty. Her visit will wrap up with a tour of the University Agricultural Laboratory animal units that include about 300 beef cattle, 380 dairy cattle, more than 500 swine, 20,000…
USDEC, NMPF Laud Senators for Urging Investigation
…U.S. dairy exports, the senators said, potentially worsening an already challenging economic situation for American dairy farmers. Schumer and Baldwin also voiced their concern that implementing the new National Ingredients…
DOJ Seeks to Stop Deere from Purchasing Monsanto’s Precision Planting Division
…and be able to raise prices and slow innovation at the expense of American farmers who rely on these systems.” High-speed precision planting is an innovative technology that enables farmers…
Theft of 500 Cows in New Zealand
…A spokesperson for New Zealand’s Federated Farmers Dairy Industry Group says the cattle were likely butchered somewhere for illegal meat sales. The cattle were worth an estimated equivalent of $725,000,…
Little-Known Corn Disease Found in Nine States
…disease entered the U.S. two years ago as researchers say the lack of information led to a delay in confirming the disease. Currently, researchers have no recommendations for farmers regarding…
USDA Sharply Revises Farm Income Forecasts
…the ability of farmers to “plan ahead and make sharp business decisions in a challenging market.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: USDA Economic Research Service…
Delta Smelt Strategy Shows Promising Results
…teaming up with Sacramento Valley agricultural water users and farmers. This is the latest chapter of cooperation involving a coalition of farmers, water providers, conservationists and regulators who are driven…
Lunch Packed with Nutrition
…a fruit or fruit and vegetable. And then that serving of dairy. Even if you can’t fit all of that nutrition into one bag or lunchbox, many cafeterias offer milk…