…as “an absolute rollercoaster,” with prices soaring in 2014 into early 2015, then crashing last fall. But he said the market appears to be holding steady and prices may have…
Syngenta, ChemChina Deal Looks Imminent
…China and help secure a food chain for the future. Syngenta announced in a press release that ChemChina has offered to acquire the company at US $465 per ordinary share…
Farm Bureau Approves Strategic Action Plan for 2016
…of U.S. agriculture.” The action plan also places a special focus on food safety and security issues. “Consumers should have the confidence that their food is safe and wholesome. As…
Ag Leadership Class to Present Poverello House with $100,000 Donation
…Fresno State on Saturday, Feb. 6 at 10:00 a.m. in North Gym, Room 118. The Poverello House will use the money donated by Class 45 to purchase a food truck…
First-ever UC ANR Newsmakers Seminar at World Ag Expo
…Ph.D. – UC ANR Cooperative Extension advisor, editor of the UC Food Observer blog, part of UC President Janet Napolitano’s Global Food Initiative Themis Michailides, Ph.D. – UC ANR pathology…
Super Bowl Chicken Wings
…Sunday means the last two great two football teams of the NFL season – and the best of the best munchies and snack food before – during and after the…
Agri View: Agriculture Future
…and related job openings are expected annually in the United States over the next five years, with only about 35,000 grads in food, ag, renewable resources or the environment graduating…
NFU’s Beginning Farmer Training Program 2017
…as food, feed and fuel production,” said Johnson. “Now we just need to make sure that they have the tools needed to succeed in today’s fast-paced business environment.” BFI participants…
Ag Education Program Revamps Website
…chance to win prizes. The Foundation supports teaching students how food and fiber are grown and how these products arrive at stores and restaurants. Agriculture contributes approximately $54 billion to…
Agri View: China Relations
…2012 ordering government officials to reduce travel, banquets, and other expenditures viewed as excessive. The decree slowed business for restaurants and hotels and crimped demand for many food and beverage…
Ag Producers Received Lower Prices In December
The latest USDA Agricultural Prices Report shows lower prices as a whole for producers, and particularly for livestock, poultry, and egg farmers. Ag Producers Received Lower Prices In December …
Food Prices pt. 2
Which items we’ll be paying more and less for in 2016. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. This Land of Ours – Food prices pt. 2 Will prices…
Agri View: Cost of Food
Everett Griner talks about our purchasing power and the actual cost of food in today’s Agri View. Cost of Food From Citizen-Times website No, it’s not your imagination — food…
Women’s Conference Provides Management, Leadership Skills
…Lilia McFarland, new farmer coordinator at the U.S. Department of Agriculture; Bridget Holcomb, executive director of the Women, Food and Agriculture Network; Dr. Shannon Ferrell, associate professor at Oklahoma State…