…efforts to have the most impact on driving global demand for almonds. ABC Vice President of Global Market Development, Emily Fleischmann said marketing approaches are based on individual markets. “We…
Rural Job Growth Shifting to High-Skill Workers
…the administrative services industry, which includes office administration, facilities support, business support services, security services, conventions and trade shows, and waste management and treatment. Other rural industries that grew over…
NASDA Conducts Vietnam Trade Mission
…Agriculture (NASDA) members and leadership traveled to Vietnam last week. The delegation embarked on the organization’s first trade mission to explore global emerging markets through the Department of Agriculture Emerging…
VofV: Simon Pearson from The Lincoln Institute of Agri-Food Technology Talks Agtech Solutions on a Global Scale
…out more at WGA.com. On this episode of Voices of the Valley, Simon Pearson, Founding Director of The Lincoln Institute of Agri-Food Technology, shares insight into how aiming for lofty…
Culver’s Thank You Farmers® Project Donations Surpass $4 Million
…by promoting the ag industry and helping Culver’s guests gain a deeper connection to their food. In the To Farmers With Love Contest, Culver’s encouraged guests to celebrate the hardworking people…
Grocery Merger Raises Red Flags for Produce Groups
…for the entire food supply chain. Most notably, the merger would be harmful to fresh produce suppliers. The organizations recently submitted a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 01-13-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers USDA making a first-time purchase of mandarins for food distribution, the administration of…
Farm Bureau Names 2023 Farm Dog of the Year
…circumstances.” The American Farm Bureau Federation is an independent, non-governmental, voluntary organization, comprised of and directed by farm and ranch families who engage in all types of food, fuel and…
John Deere Agrees to Right to Repair Under Certain Conditions
…of the tools and software needed to grow the food, fuel and fiber America’s families rely on.” Farmers and ranchers having the ability to fix their own equipment has been…
USDA Providing Additional Farmer Support Through a Variety of Programs
…Expansion Program. The investment is part of a broader effort to promote competition and strengthen the overall food supply chain. USDA is also announcing two new programs to provide further…
Food Prices Drop in December BUT …..
Food prices were a little lower in December, but still higher than the year before. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization’s…
VofV: Farm from a Box’s Brandi DeCarli on Creating Local Food Access Through Entrepreneurship
…Farm from a Box provides food sustainability solutions through flexibility. “We address that through a modular, decentralized drop-in infrastructural support system that works for addressing food crises [and] that also…
U.S. Beef Exports to East Asia on a Record Pace
The USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) released a report titled “U.S. Beef Exports to East Asia on a Record Pace.” Despite economic uncertainties brought on by COVID, continued global supply…
Problems with Insect Protein
…to policies that would destroy farming and ranching in your area; Careful reading of food labels, as insect powder may be added to anything from soup to pasta; Demand that…