As part of the U.S.-China 100-Day Action plan announced on May 11, 2017, by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin, the Trump…
California Leopold Conservation Award® Still Accepting Nominations
…Almanac. The application is available at: leopoldconservationaward.org. Nominations must be postmarked by July 14, 2017, and mailed to California Leopold Conservation Award c/o Sustainable Conservation, 98 Battery Street, Suite 302,…
Withdraw ‘GIPSA’ Rule, Say NPPC, Pork Producers
…and will have a destructive impact on the meat sector by harming the very farmers GIPSA is entrusted to protect.” USDA in 2010 proposed several PSA provisions – collectively known…
Meat Production Forecast Lowered in Latest WASDE
…meat production for 2017 was lowered from last month but is raised for 2018. Beef production for 2017 was lowered primarily on lighter carcass weights which more than offsets higher…
Pig Pens: A Look at Mirrors and Mats
…mats to help improve the pigs’ environment, which may help reduce stress and promote health and productivity. Read more about this research in the June 2017 issue of AgResearch magazine….
Brazil State-controlled Bank Cuts Credit Lines to JBS SA
A state-controlled bank in Brazil has cut credit lines to meat processor JBS SA, following the plea bargain deal in which the company’s majority owner admitted paying bribes to Brazilian…
Global Food Prices Rebound in May
…The index averaged 172.6 points in May 2017, up 3.7 points, or 2.2 percent, from April and nearly 16 points higher than its May 2016 level. The Index consists of…
R-CALF Seeking U.S. Investigation into JBS Scandal
R-CALF, the Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers of America, is calling on the U.S. federal government to investigate a Brazilian corruption scandal by meat processor JBS. R-CALF USA sent…
Almond Board: Food Safety Symposium
…do you need to comply” Linda Harris, UC Davis: “The 2017 FDA almond risk assessment – what did they find and what does it mean for the California Almond industry?”…
Organic Research Institution Launches Industrial Hemp Research Project
…play in soil health? In 2017, Rodale Institute’s research project was one of 16 projects that received a permit for the inaugural planting of hemp in Pennsylvania in more than…
NCGA Launches Open Innovation Challenge to Find the Next Big Thing for Corn
…Corn Challenge are due by September 28, 2017, at 5:00 PM US EDT. Solution providers can submit proposals through NineSigma’s Open Innovation community NineSights.com. For more information and updates on…
NFU Urges Immediate Adoption of Farmer Fair Practices Rules
…abusive practices levied against family farmers by meatpackers and processors. Because the rules are being reviewed by the new administration, National Farmers Union (NFU) is urging the U.S. Department of…
New Broccoli and Lettuce Cost Studies Released
…and the whole farm annual equipment, investment and business overhead costs. Free copies of “Sample Costs to Produce and Harvest Iceberg Lettuce in the Central Coast – 2017” and “Sample…
NCGA Launches Open Innovation Challenge to Find the Next Big Thing for Corn
…to add value to corn and problem solve creatively and rapidly. Responses to the Consider Corn Challenge are due by September 28, 2017, at 5:00 PM US EDT. Solution providers…