…president and CEO. “We have large supplies of pork and beef hitting the market and moving these higher volumes is certainly a challenge. But this is also presenting expanded opportunities…
States Join Dow-DuPont Merger Probe
…complicate what are already expected to be tough and lengthy reviews by U.S. antitrust enforcers. The states are concerned that the companies may raise pesticide and herbicide prices for farmers…
Election Results Not a Factor in Early Farm Bill Discussions
…bill. No matter the results, Farm Bureau’s Dale Moore said before Election Day, a push for an early farm bill is still going strong with low commodity prices and huge…
Thanksgiving Dinner Savings
…and alcoholic beverages — then you can bet the cost of Thanksgiving dinner can be much higher. Some things you can do to make your holiday meal more affordable: Get…
USDA Data Shows Number of Midsize Farms Declining
…business, but also volatile income and a tendency to downsize or grow at higher rates than small and large farms. USDA says the trend also may indicate new technology and…
Food and Ag Science Will Shape Our Future
…the economic impact as egg prices increased by 50.6 percent per dozen and egg shortages were seen all the way through the Midwest. Within weeks, REE scientists developed a rapid…
Grocery Manufactures Association Fighting Fine
…believes that there is no basis in law or fact to support this unprecedented, inequitable and clearly excessive penalty – nearly 18 times higher than any other Washington State public…
Wisconsin Dairy Farmers Oppose TPP
…farmers responded. The survey was designed to shed light on farmers’ views on low milk prices and other issues affecting dairy farmers in Wisconsin. Nearly 80 percent of respondents favored…
A Big Investment to Stimulate Overseas Beef Demand
With the prospect of low cattle prices and increasing beef supplies in the immediate future, the Federation of State Beef Councils announced that its investing almost $1 million to stimulate…
Higher Dose of Vitamin D May Benefit Pregnant Women
…women. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and University of California, Davis (UC Davis) scientists have found that a higher dose of vitamin D supplement during pregnancy may reduce inflammation. Their…
November Pumpkin Picking
…in October. So, after Halloween they begin to disappear and prices, you can really buy them on sale and then they are really trying to get rid of them by…
Food and Forestry Research and Development Projects
…higher altitudes that are inaccessible from wind towers that most small farmers can currently afford. Grafted Growers, LLC, in Tucson, Ariz, will improve crop production methods and strategies and promote…
Cash Rents Still Went Up This Year
…higher. 13 states saw higher cash rates this year, including Idaho, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, South Carolina and Mississippi. “It’s important…
Calls for New Relief Provisions in Next Farm Bill
…loan interest rates. They say the current interest rate for disaster relief loans is higher than rates for Farm Service Agency operating loans, and they’d like to see disaster relief…