…and result in higher prices for shoppers in the state. However, retailers in Vermont are given a grace period to sell improperly labeled goods from store shelves before being fined….
Farm Bureau Entrepreneurship Challenge in Judging Phase
…competition to focus on entrepreneurs working in food and agricultural businesses. All applications include a business plan, video pitch, and photo, and will be reviewed by judges. The top ten…
Conaway re: Global Food Security Act
…globe. “I am pleased that the Global Food Security Act reflects and capitalizes on that commitment without overhauling time-tested food aid programs that provide U.S. commodities for emergency feeding and…
Senate to Vote on GMO Bill
…Agriculture assessment that responds to detractors arguments against the bill. Last week, the Food and Drug Administration released a report, at lawmakers’ request, that found the bill is full of…
World Food Prize Honors
…vegetable that helped 4 scientists receive worldwide recognition. That story’s ahead on This Land of Ours. World Food Prize Honors From: The World Food Prize 2016 World Food Prize Laureates…
Agri View: Pesticide Use and Losing Ability to Produce
…not available, entire crops could be wiped out and the stability of our food supply would be destroyed. For example: “Without pesticides, U.S. food production would drop and food prices…
Vermont GMO Labeling Law in Effect
Despite years of lobbying and pressure from food and agriculture groups, Vermont’s GMO labeling law took effect Friday. However, the law may be short lived with action in the U.S….
Third largest Hog Producer using Wheat in Feed
The Maschhoffs, a family owned company that is the nation’s third-largest hog producer, says the plunge in wheat prices has the company using wheat in feed rations. Pro Farmer’s First…
Tools to Help Dairy Farmers
…A link to the MPP online calculator How to use the MPP online calculator Informative PowerPoint presentation on MPP Frequently Asked Questions MPP Margin Spreadsheet of Milk and Feed Prices,…
Fruit and Tree Nuts Outlook
by Agnes Perez and Gustavo Ferreira, USDA Economic Research Service Lower Supplies Boost Early-Summer Prices for Sweet Cherries and Melons In late June, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released…
Food Security
…food security. ERS has transitioned to a new International Food Security Assessment framework that includes information on consumer responsiveness to changes in food prices and incomes. The model projects food…
July 4th Cookout Prices
…Cookout Prices From: American Farm Bureau All-American July 4th Cookout Ticks Up, Still Under $6 Per Person A cookout of Americans’ favorite foods for the Fourth of July, including hot…
EPA Proposes Protection from Selenium
…population explosion of an invasive clam species, commonly known as Corbula, has resulted in a rapid rate of acceleration of selenium accumulation in the food chain of fish and bird…
Opening Markets for Almond Hulls
…feed prices are pretty expensive so this would actually be a good partnership to send hulls to China and reduce the surplus of hulls here in California.” Establishing a market…