…introductions in North America, Latin America and the Asia-Pacific.1 Almonds are being seen as a “hero” nut by product developers, as they work as a whole food or as an…
Farmers Urging Congress to Swiftly Move on TPP Agreement
…40 percent of the global economy and one of the fastest-growing regions in the world. President Barack Obama signed the TPP agreement earlier this year, but it now must be…
Canada Producers Share Agribusiness Merger Fears
…Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: Agrium Merger of Equals with PotashCorp Agrium and PotashCorp to Combine in Merger of Equals to Create a World-Class Integrated Global Supplier of…
FSIS Updates Procedure Allowing Organic Meats Non-GMO Label
…by USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), the change was made because of the newly passed National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Act, or GMO labeling bill. The Act states organic…
Agri View: Beefalo
…but I would give it a try. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner. From: USDA Food and Safety Inspection Service Bison from Farm to Table One of our…
Farm Bureau: “Move Swiftly on TPP Trade Agreement”
…our global competitors are benefiting from trade deals that exclude and disadvantage the United States. …The status quo is not acceptable for industries that need new markets to sustain and…
Canada Investigating PEDv Outbreak in Manitoba
…boost biosecurity measures as follow-up programs are launched on 220 hog operations in the province. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is also conducting its own investigation to determine the movements…
Vietnam Set to Delay TPP Vote on Heals of U.S. Election
…the November elections. Bloomberg says Vietnam, while fully supportive of the deal, usually operates cautiously on the global stage. Meanwhile, Australia has not specified when it will put the TPP…
Farm Groups Cautious of Merger Trend
…80 percent market share of the U.S. corn seed sales and 70 percent of the global pesticide market. “The hands-off approach we’ve seen in antitrust enforcement has led to the…
NCGA CEO Testifies at Senate Hearing
…federal and state agricultural research funding, these agribusiness research investments are vital to the future of food production,” Novak testified. Earlier this year, NCGA and ASA joined forces to conduct…
Food Products Database
…at the meeting announcing a newly expanded food products database. “For over 80-thousand branded food products.” Food companies are going to be providing to the Ag Department’s Research Service, “information…
China Investing in Agriculture Modernization
…regarding the investment. The Ministry says the agreement will protect national food security, support the sector doing business overseas and develop China’s seed industry. However, as reported in China, it…
Egypt Ergot Restrictions Dampening Already Sour Wheat Trade
Global wheat prices are suffering from complicated quarantine rules by Egypt regarding the fungus ergot, effectively taking the world’s largest wheat importer out of the trade market. Facing decade -lows,…
EPA Says Glyphosate Likely Not Carcinogenic
…is not likely carcinogenic to humans. Last year, the World Health Organization’s cancer arm, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, classified glyphosate as “probably carcinogenic to humans.” However, global…