…Trans-Pacific Partnership would leave farmers in the Midwest vulnerable because trade is a competitive game and market share is always in flux. The editorial calls trade a healthy form of…
Monsanto Pulls GM Cottonseed Application in India
…II Roundup Ready Flex technology. It could also hurt India’s cotton farmers as the new seed variety helps fight against weeds. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Farm, Dairy Groups Praise USDA Surplus Cheese Purchases
…valued at $20 million, should reduce some downward pressure on dairy markets as dairy producer’s revenues have dropped 35 percent over the past two years. Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall…
Citrus Growers, Packers Discuss Disease Threat
…is one of the strategies already in play. Grower liaisons work with other farmers in their area to synchronize psyllid treatments. That strategy is more effective, speakers said, because psyllids…
Western View: Just What is Ag Big Data
Big Data is a new crop that farmers are growing now, often without even being aware of it. Yet it’s a crop that has value, and farmers need to protect…
Poll Shows Support for TPP
…and U.S. farmers while less than one in 10, or eight percent, oppose. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. Read more here from The American Farm Bureau….
Agri View: What is a Farmer?
Everett Griner talks about the concept of the farmer in today’s Agri View. What is a Farmer? You know to most of us the term farmers refers to a men…
USDA to Measure Small Grain Production
…Farmers who have not responded by September 1 may receive a phone call from a NASS representative who will help them fill out the survey form. NASS safeguards the privacy…
NMPF Statement on Decision to Purchase Cheese to Help Dairy Farmers
…farmers, and suggest ways to help farmers endure this lengthy period of low prices. “We also appreciate the USDA extending the sign-up deadline for enrollment decisions in the dairy Margin…
USDA to Purchase Surplus Cheese, Continue to Assist Dairy Producers
…16, 2016, from the previous deadline of Sept. 30. This voluntary dairy safety net program, established by the 2014 Farm Bill, provides financial assistance to participating dairy producers when the…
August Dairy Market Report
…and Australia. Read the full report (.pdf) The Dairy Market Report is written and produced by the National Milk Producers Federation and sponsored by Dairy Management Inc. in Rosemont, Ill….
ChemChina / Syngenta Merger
…to close by the end of the year. About Syngenta Syngenta is a leading agriculture company helping to improve global food security by enabling millions of farmers to make better…
Poll: Support for TPP
…closer to reality. “Most Americans support free trade,” American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall said, “and most farmers do, too. Exports account for almost a quarter of American farm…
Smart Snacks in School
…Foods Any food sold in schools must: 1. Be a “whole grain-rich” grain product; or 2. Have as the first ingredient a fruit, a vegetable, a dairy product, or a…