…for plant breeding, crop protections, and mechanization will support the future success of the agriculture industry while also helping to address major concerns relating to resource conservation and labor shortages….
Healthy Diet with Affordable Produce
…what comes home from the grocery store. Yes, healthy eating can sometimes cost a little more. But we also know the long term benefits of eating right will pay dividends…
Rollback of Cuba Policies Will Harm U.S. Agriculture
…end to the Cuba embargo, says any new regulations on exporting agricultural commodities to Cuba could cost $1.5 billion and affect 2,200 U.S. jobs. That’s on top of the estimated…
Leaving Paris Climate Accord Could Impact Trade Negotiations
…partners could also take steps to hit U.S. products with a so-called carbon tariff, a levy that would increase the cost of American goods to offset the fact that U.S….
Five Reasons to Farm to Table
…on local farmers. Food that comes from local farmers means money is put right into local businesses and farms. It also helps keep the cost of produce down, so you…
U.S. Supreme Court Denies Egg Lawsuit Against California
…Bureau Federation said the law would have detrimental effects on the national egg market since California accounts for every one in eight eggs sold in the nation. Compliance costs were…
Tropical Fruit with a New Look-Pineapple
…pink. Del Monte is planning to start growing the pineapple in Costa Rica. They will label it extra sweet pink flesh pineapple. So far there’s no official word on when…
Agri View: Farm Labor Help Needed
Everett Griner talks about farm labor continuing to be a problem in today’s Agri View. An adequate supply of migrant labor is still a serious problem for…
Farm Machinery Markets Beginning to Stabilize
…percent higher than this time last year. However, that number does reflect some cost cutting measures taken by the company in recent months as well as non-ag sales numbers. The…
Citrus Disease HLB Detection and Quarantine in Orange County
…of 7,513 jobs per year, and has cost growers $2.994 billion in lost revenue since HLB was first detected there. The Asian citrus psyllid was first detected in California in…
NPPC White Paper Details Benefits Of NAFTA
…entire Mexican market. That equates to a loss of 5 percent of U.S. pork production, which would reduce the U.S. live hog market by 10 percent at a cost of…
EPA Is The Top Target for Budget Cuts
…the safety of chemicals in the marketplace.” The proposal does maintain funding for high priority infrastructure investments like grants and low-cost funding for projects that improve drinking water quality and…
Ag Groups Respond to White House Budget Cuts
…in more than 100 countries are made possible through producer checkoff dollars managed by 18 state wheat commissions and cost-share funding provided by USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service. For more information,…
Culver’s Donates 238 Blue Jackets to FFA
Culver’s restaurant chain recently donated over $30,000 dollars to the National FFA’s blue jacket program. The donation will cover the cost of 238 blue jackets, which will be presented to…