…to rise above those challenges. The 2017 Citrus Expo will be held August 16–17 at the Lee Civic Center in North Fort Myers, Florida. Registration is now open. All pre-registered…
Perdue Farms to Upgrade Animal Welfare Standards
…that arrived at the plant, continued work with slower-growing chicken breeds and further implementation of controlled atmosphere stunning. What Others Have to Say About Perdue Commitments to Animal Care 2017…
Agri View: Animal Agriculture
…to the meat that goes on our tables. Poultry farmers have especially been under fire from these activist rights groups. But, it goes far beyond chicken coops and eggs. Cattle…
Vaccine Bank Needed To Protect Food, National Security
…security.” According to Iowa State University economists, an FMD outbreak in the United States, which would prompt countries to close their markets to U.S. meat exports – thus creating a…
Ag Lenders Pessimistic About Farm Profits
…2017. The degree of pessimism varies by location. Lenders in the South and West said a majority of their customers were profitable in 2016. Corn Belt lenders expect only 55…
USTR Releases NAFTA Negotiating Objectives
…on May 18, 2017, Ambassador Lighthizer sent a letter notifying Congress of the Administration’s intent to initiate NAFTA renegotiations. Since then, USTR has been conducting extensive consultations with Congress, stakeholders,…
Chlorine Dioxide Pouches Can Make Produce Safer and Reduce Spoilage
…or carton. The pouches might sanitize other produce, although further studies are needed to determine effectiveness on other specific fruits and vegetables, Bai notes. Study results were published January 2017…
U.S. DDGS Exports Up 16 Percent To Southeast Asia
…third largest market for U.S. DDGS. Thus far in the marketing year (September 2016-May 2017), sales to the region totaled more than 1.7 million metric tons, accounting for 20 percent…
Brazil to Address U.S. Beef Ban During Visit
…halted beef imports from Brazil last month because of recurring concerns about the safety of the products. Brazil is hopeful the U.S. will lift the ban, as the Brazilian government…
Urban Agriculture Conservation Grants Awarded
…2017 are indicated with a gold circle. The 19 urban conservation projects selected for the 2017 funding cycle were, by state: Sebastian County CD, Arkansas; Inland Empire RCD, California; New…
Almond Board: Almond Crop Forecast
…of California: Based on 1 million bearing acres, the objective forecast for the 2017 crop is 2.25 billion meat pounds. Almond Board of California funds the annual forecast administered by…
Chinese Fund Purchasing Dow Seed Business in Brazil
A Chinese investment fund has paid $1.1 billion to purchase Dow Chemical Company’s corn seed business in Brazil, a move Reuters calls a further sign of China’s fast-expanding role in…
Germany Pork Consumption at 11 Year Low
…News reports Germans last year consumed the smallest amount of pork since at least 2005, and the drop will continue in 2017. Pork still accounts for more than half the…
USDA Releases July WASDE, Crop Production Reports
…2017-18 corn production to an estimated 14.255 billion bushels and soybean production to 4.26 billion bushels. Corn production came in slightly above the highest pre-report estimates while soybean production came…