…expo. Conducted by AgNet Media in cooperation with the Citrus Research and Development Foundation, the 2017 survey will build on knowledge gathered from the 2016 survey. Results of the survey…
U.S. Dairy Increasing Pressure on Canada
The U.S. dairy lobby is putting increasing pressure on Canada as the talks to redo NAFTA draw closer. People close to the situation told Reuters that America’s dairy farmers want…
Farm Bureau Responds to USTR’s NAFTA Objectives
…improve NAFTA. “While we have seen tremendous success with NAFTA, there is still room for improvement. We need to address challenges that remain for our fruit and vegetable, dairy, and…
Love for Bacon Pushing Pork Belly Prices to Record Highs
…80 percent higher this year. This comes in spite of frozen reserves at a low not seen in sixty years. Market research firm Nielsen says Americans bought 14 percent more…
Ag Lenders Pessimistic About Farm Profits
…remain profitable through the rest of this year. A Farmer Mac analyst said the grains, cattle, and dairy sectors have been hit hardest as market prices remain at the low…
USTR Releases NAFTA Negotiating Objectives
…from a $1.3 billion surplus to a $64 billion deficit in 2016. Market access issues have arisen in Canada with respect to dairy, wine, grain and other products — barriers…
Chlorine Dioxide Pouches Can Make Produce Safer and Reduce Spoilage
…Agricultural Research Service podcast. Chlorine Dioxide Pouches Can Make Produce Safer and Reduce Spoilage-USDA/ARS Podcast You can read more about this research in the July 2017 issue of AgResearch magazine….
American Farm Bureau Lists Farm Bill Goals
…cotton eligible for Title 1 commodity support programs. Improve the Dairy Margin Protection Program by supporting a package that contains the following provisions: a) a two-tiered approach to providing a…
Almond Board: Almond Crop Forecast
…improve farming practices through research and innovation,” said Richard Waycott, ABC president and CEO, in response to the announcement. “It’s one of the few places on earth with a Mediterranean…
Funding for Research on Plant-Biotic Interactions
…funding is made possible through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program, authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. “The research to be supported by these grants will help reveal…
Politico: Nebraska Ag Director Being Considered for USDA Under Secretary
…farm services and trade, respectively. Also, Iowa economist Sam Clovis, a longtime Trump ally, is said to be the pick for the undersecretary for research, education, and economics. From the…
NAFTA Boosted Canada’s Corn Syrup Consumption
…has not been well-studied, according to the study’s researchers, who say that to date, most research on globalization and nutrition has examined the effects of foreign direct investment: how consumption…
ASTA Testifies before House Ag Committee on Plant Breeding Innovation, Farm Bill
…specialty crops. LaVigne stressed the importance of promoting a climate of innovation through the funding of critical Farm Bill research programs, and the enactment of clear and consistent, science-based policies…
Agri View: Feral Hog Fight
Everett Griner talks about the feral hog fight has grown to 38 states in today’s Agri View. Feral Hog Fight With all of the research and technology, everything we have…