…Department of Food and Agriculture, and on California farms, and in organizations throughout our agricultural community, that one, simple fact urges us all to prepare now for a future that…
Bayer CEO Defends Monsanto Acquisition
…million global crop seeds and pesticide industry over the past 12 months. The European Union antitrust reviews are currently going on for deals involving Syngenta and ChemChina as well as…
Agri View: Population Growth Challenges
…increase food production. Certainly our farmers are. It is accepted that by 2075 the population of the world will reach seven billion people. It will take twice as much food…
Funding to Help Agricultural Producers / Small Rural Businesses
…The grants are a key element of USDA’s Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food initiative, which coordinates the Department’s work on local and regional food systems. Secretary Vilsack has identified…
Farm Groups Discuss Food Industry GMO Marketing Claims/Conflict with Sustainable Agriculture
National farm association leaders unveiled plans for a “straight talk” campaign to engage the food industry in a dialogue on sustainable agriculture production, the marketing practices used to reach consumers,…
Judge Considering Merits of Beef Checkoff Lawsuit
…this week from attorneys representing R-CALF and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack about the Beef Checkoff program, according to Food Safety News. R-CALF alleges the Beef Checkoff is allowing the Montana…
Ag Tech Investments Reach Record
Investments in agricultural technology reached a record $25 billion globally last year, despite a softer global agriculture economy. A new report released this week by the Boston Consulting Group and…
Agri View: Country of Origin Labeling Choice
…the source of certain foods. Food products covered by the law include muscle cut and ground meats: lamb, goat, and chicken; wild and farm-raised fish and shellfish; fresh and frozen…
Soil Health Key Topic of Climate-Smart Ag Meeting
…together with Monsanto Company, Soil Health Partnership, Washington University in St. Louis, Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, Howard G. Buffett Foundation and the United States Department of Agriculture, organized…
Western View: Green is the New Angry
…said the book “chronicles huge and devastating influences of radical environmentalists” and a cult of anti-humanists. These people have had a huge impact upon global events and society, that continues…
U.S. Coffee Demand Growing
…coffee market and accounted for 16 percent of global coffee consumption during the 2015-16 coffee growing season. A spokesperson for the International Coffee Organization says: “Coffee has emerged as the…
Bullish Agribusiness Opportunities Exist
…Nolan told the Export Exchange audience in Detroit, including technology convergence, population growth, sustainability and food security, all of which the agriculture industry can address. “Evolving technology in agriculture will…
Improve Energy Efficiency, Adopt Renewable Energy Systems
…them is GrandyOats, an organic foods company located in a former elementary school in Hiram, Maine. In 2015, it received a $20,000 REAP grant to install a renewable energy system….
Extension Educators Receive National Honors
…partnership with the APLU Commission on Food, Environment and Natural Resources. See www.landgrantimpacts.org/extension and www.extension.org/ecop for more information. About the National Institute of Food and Agriculture Since 2009, NIFA has…