Continuing her series on pollinators, Cathy Isom gives us five ways to help out some magnificent creatures that are vital to our food supply. That’s coming up on This Land…
Grocery Industry Seeking to Reduce Consumer Confusion on Product Date Labels
…ways to cut food waste. GMA member companies recycled 97 percent of food waste from operations and donated 156 million pounds of food to food banks in 2015. FMI member…
U.S. Corn a Better Deal for Mexico than Corn from Brazil, Argentina
The CEO of global agribusiness company Bunge Limited says U.S. corn is a better deal for Mexico than corn from Argentina or Brazil. Soren Schroder (shrow-der) says he does not…
Agri View: Red Meat Consumption
Everett Griner talks about a new study on red meat consumption in today’s Agri View. Red Meat Consumption If you read too much about the food you eat or how…
National Pork Board Increases International Markets Funding
…global competition and a stronger U.S. dollar,” said Becca Nepple, vice president of international marketing for the Pork Checkoff. “The Checkoff is committed to bolstering its partnership with international customers…
AFBF Joins Groups in Support of Farm Bill Funding
…Bread for the World, Feeding America, the Food Research & Action Center, the National Association of Counties, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition and the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership. The letter…
Iowa Bees
…by these tiny, buzzing, black and yellow beauties are becoming sparse. And bee kingdoms are diminishing. That’s a major concern for the global food supply, because honeybees and other pollinators…
California Dairy Inches Closer to FMMO
…of a federal milk marketing order, which would incorporate all of California. California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Secretary Karen Ross said Wednesday’s session is an important part of…
Day Without Immigrants Protests Slowed Some Meatpacking Operations
Last week’s Day Without Immigrants protests caused some slowdowns at meatpacking operations in the United States, but Tyson Foods and Cargill said all plants were operational last Thursday. A Cargill…
Oroville Dam: Evacuation Order Disrupts Farming in Affected Area
…they have food, water and clothing, because they might not be able to get into town.” Sutter County Supervisor Mat Conant, who grows walnuts in Rio Oso, said of his…
Ag Groups Respond to Pruitt Confirmation
…produce food for this nation. “In his position as attorney general in Oklahoma, Pruitt stood up for common-sense, effective regulation that protects the environment and the rights of the regulated…
KIND CEO Pledges $25 Million for Nutrition Group
…Nestle, PhD, MPH, Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University Feed the Truth will ensure science overrules special interests by revealing and counteracting the food…
New Venture for the National Farm Machinery Show
…industry in the global marketplace. AEM membership comprises more than 950 companies, including 450 in the agriculture sector, and more than 200 product lines in the agriculture, construction, forestry, mining…
EU To Begin Trade Talks with China
…to re-emphasize its defense of open trade and global ties that China put forth at the World Economic Forum in January. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….