…raw milk samples, the USDA mandates nationwide raw milk testing to ensure food safety. Dr. Schaefer explains the significance and risks of the avian influenza virus, its impact on agriculture…
USDA Forecasts Decline in Farm Income for 2024, Specialty Crops a Bright Spot
…wheat, soybeans, corn, and cotton. Cotton is expected to suffer the steepest decline, with receipts plummeting nearly 30%. USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer notes cotton prices have dropped from an…
American Agriculture History Minute: The Economy and Agriculture’s Move West
…new areas of opportunities for agriculture. Still, most farming was designed to produce food for the family, and maybe service small local markets. But in times of rapid economic growth,…
New Federal Order Announced by USDA
…said HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra. “Our primary responsibility at HHS is to protect public health and the safety of the food supply, and we continue to work closely with USDA…
Organic Commodities Consumption On the Rise
…those being organic vegetables. The potential growth of the organic market was highlighted in a Renewed Research Report projecting the U .S. organic food market to reach $144.15 billion by…
American Agriculture History Minute: Learning the Laws of Supply and Demand
…But eventually, the increased supply would put severe downward pressure on cotton prices. First from 1820 to 1823, and again 1840 to 1843, sugarcane began being grown in Louisiana and…
Tariffs and Trade: Examining Potential Impacts on Agriculture
…tariffs. Roland Fumasi, head of RaboResearch Food and Agribusiness North America, shared insights into these possible challenges and opportunities during a recent interview. “The most tangible and likely thing right…
AgNet News Hour Thursday, 12-05-24
…on foreign workers in agriculture. Van Lieu discusses the importance of increasing fruit and vegetable consumption as part of nutrition policies and the role of ‘food as medicine’ in clinical…
Almond Update: Healthy Soils Week Highlights Farming Innovation and Public Engagement
…again. This is about growers identifying opportunities and solutions on the land,” Ross said. “It was their research that was brought to the Department of Food and Agriculture. Healthy Soils…
American Agriculture History Minute: Agriculture Differences Across America
…own food, but also concentrated on a few new crops that could be exported to meet the growing demand in Europe, especially cotton, tobacco, and sugar. The cotton gin made…
AgNet News Hour Wednesday, 12-04-24
…the food industry. The episode also features an interview with Roland Fumasi, head of Rabo Research Food and Agribusiness North America for Rabo AgriFinance and Rabo Bank. He discusses the…
Ag Import and Export Imbalance
…those exports. When commodity prices fall, that’s when we significantly saw the bifurcation of imports versus exports when it comes to value. But then Kiefer says there’s at least one…
Church Brothers Green Onions Did Not Contain Salmonella
DepositPhotos image The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has determined that a laboratory error incorrectly caused the October 18, 2024 recall announcement concerning Church Brothers’ Farm’s green onions. The products from…
American Agriculture History Minute: Railroads Part in Agriculture Expansion
…tracts for very cheap prices to about 400,000 families who settled new lands under the Homestead Act of 1862. And even larger numbers purchased lands at very low interest from…