…resource company in Canada, with its headquarters based in Saskatoon. It’s projected to generate about $500 million in annual operating synergies. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farm City Newsday Friday, 12-29-17
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Orange Juice Stuck in a Rut
…it’s been at in the past 73 years. Surging imports from Mexico and Brazil are making up for the domestic shortfall. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USMEF Concerned About Mexican Beef Grading System
…government wants to make mandatory, to stay voluntary and for the government to remove the English grade names from their program. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Brazil Beef Exports Returning to the U.S. in 2018
…the world. The bullish projections are based, in part, on the U.S. lifting its ban next year, as Brazil is expecting. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA: Global Food Insecurity Has Improved Significantly
…underweight in 1990. That number has dropped to less than 25 percent stunted and less than 15 percent underweight in 2015. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farm City Newsday, Thursday, 12-28-17
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Purdue Releases 2018 Ag Economic Sector Forecasts
…aspects covered include cash rents, farmland values, and the price outlook for corn and soybeans. Professor Craig Dobbins says that reducing input costs has been a priority for farmers since…
Investment Firms Once Again Purchasing Farmland
Wall Street investment firms are once again putting money into farmland. Institutional investors are buying up farmland as farmers, who would normally be competing for the land, are hanging on…
Farmers Respond to Poll on NAFTA
The bi-monthly Farm Journal Pulse Survey recently asked farmers a simple question: “Do you think the U.S. should withdraw from the North American Free Trade Agreement?” About one-third of the…
Support for Organic Agriculture Research, Extension, and Education
…research, including economics. Funded projects will aid farmers and ranchers with whole-farm planning by delivering practical, research-based information to improve their ability to develop an Organic System Plan required for…
Changes to California Agriculture Coming in 2018
…prevents many applications within a quarter mile radius from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. The mandate also requires farmers within a quarter mile to produce a notification letter by April…
Farm City Newsday, Wednesday, 12-27-17
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FAA Sues Farmer Over Irrigation Rigs
Federal authorities have filed a lawsuit against a Georgia farmer because they allege the farmer’s massive metal crop-irrigation rig is causing radio interference. An ABC News report says the irrigation…