…behalf of American farmers and hold the Chinese government accountable to the standards of fair global trade.” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack “Through tariff cuts and the removal of other trade…
NFU and Farm Aid Looking for Help
…the stage. HOMEGROWN Concessions®: ==================================== Pioneering a change in food for the music business, HOMEGROWN Concessions® features family farm food according to Farm Aid’s criteria. HOMEGROWN Concessions® has fed more…
Farm to School Grants to Increase Local Foods in Schools
…year. Administered by USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service, these annual, competitive grants will help further USDA efforts to increase locally sourced foods in America’s school meals. “Bringing the bounty of…
National Peanut Day
…are such a popular snack, ingredient and Super-food. In honor of this nutty holiday here are a few fun facts for you to chew on. It takes about 540 peanuts…
WASDE at a Glance
…than expected prices to date. Global wheat supplies for 2016/17 are raised 0.4 million tons on a 1.4-million-ton production increase that is partially offset by decreased beginning stocks. Global exports…
Dairy Groups Urge Challenge to Dairy Agreement in Canada
…Canada’s increasingly protectionist policies violate “international trade obligations, hold out the prospect of trade diversion with attendant global price-depressing impacts and are in conflict with the principles of free markets…
Groups Support Heritage Foundation Farm Bill Report
…but they are pleased that the report will force policymakers to examine these programs more closely. Mike Lavender is the Washington representative for the Food and Environment Program within in…
DPR Takes Action Against Grower
…produce samples annually from wholesale and retail stores, farmers markets and other outlets for testing at California Department of Food and Agriculture’s laboratories. The laboratories test for more than 300…
Fruits and Veggies for Doggies
…and nutritious diet – that diet may also include some of the foods – fruits and vegetables, of course, that we like to eat, too! It’s good for his teeth,…
Ag Reacts to the Heritage Foundation Report
…Associates said congress has rejected this line of thinking in the past. They recognize that farmers take on extraordinary risks to produce food for a market that’s been very distorted…
Food Insecurity in the United States
…of the USDA Economic Research Service analysis, Household Food Security in the United States in 2015, which points to the lowest figures on record for food insecurity among children: “Today’s…
National Chicken Month
…Foods, Claxton Poultry Farms, Fieldale Farms, Gold Kist, Gold n’ Plump Poultry, Hormel Always Tender, Mountaire Farms, Pennfield Farms, Perdue Farms, Sanderson Farms and Tyson Foods. Recipes using the sponsor…
Women in Agriculture Trade Mission is Underway
…24. TRC Trading Corporation, Roseville, Calif. 25. United Global Trading, Dallas, Texas 26. U.S. Grains Council, Washington, D.C. 27. U.S. International Foods, LLC, St. Louis, Mo. 28. U.S. Soybean Export…
ChemChina Secures Funding to Acquire Syngenta
…national security officials approved the takeover deal last month but it’s still subject to an anti-trust review by regulators worldwide. ChemChina is planning to sell $10 billion in preferred shares…