…for venison and supply this information to retailers. Producers, handlers, manufacturers, wholesalers, importers, and retailers of venison would be affected. The proposed rule will publish in the Jan. 13, 2017,…
USDA Proposes Adjusted Membership on Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board
…beef product import data from 2013 through 2016. The revised representation would be effective with nominations in 2017 for appointments effective early in 2018. Details of the proposed changes will…
Corn, Soybean Production Up in 2016
…The Winter Wheat Seedings report is the first indicator of this year’s winter wheat acreage. Planted area for harvest in 2017 is estimated at 32.4 million acres, down 10 percent…
California Citrus Crop Forecast Increased
…USDA citrus crop forecast will be released on Thursday, February 9, 2017 at 12 noon Eastern/9 a.m. Pacific time. You will be able to hear the forecast here on this…
2017 Farmland Values in Limbo
Farmers National Company says 2017 land values are dependent on several different factors the industry may see throughout the year. The agricultural landowner services company says the direction of commodity…
Agri View: Weather Future
…of U.S. farm history. World-wide climate change. Yes, I think so. But not in 2017. It is going to take a lot more time than that. That’s Agri View for…
Support for People with Disabilities in Agriculture
…Feb. 15, 2017. See the request for applications on NIFA’s AgrAbility web page for more information. AgrAbility projects are competitively funded for four-year periods. Continued funding of a project is…
$27 Million Available to Support Local Food Sector
…11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, March 27, 2017. AMS will also host a webinar to introduce potential applicants to Grants.gov on Wednesday, February 8, 2017, at 2:30 p.m. Eastern…
China’s Pork Imports Rise Along with Production Costs
…world’s pork, but it has nevertheless become a leading importer of the meat. China first emerged as a significant importer of pork during 2007-08 when a swine disease epidemic reduced…
National Chicken Council Calls for Balance between Animal Care, Environmental, Economic Impact in Chicken Production
…same amount of meat currently produced – requiring a tremendous increase in water, land and fuel consumption: Additional feed needed: Enough to fill 670,000 additional tractor trailers on the road…
Ag Producer Sentiment Improves in December
…March 2017 CBOT corn futures prices were actually slightly weaker when survey responses were gathered in November and December than during the October survey period. In the soybean complex, January…
2017 Crop Price Outlook Still Below Average
…and Ag Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri. Based on trends, Westhoff says prices will continue to be below average in 2017-2018 and be lower than 2016. Yields…
Pig Farmers Complying with New VFD Requirements
…November, 95 percent of pig farmers surveyed said that they were ready to be fully compliant by the time the rules took effect on Jan. 1, 2017. “The pork industry…
Delegates Urge Congress to Support Regulatory Reform
…adopted at AFBF’s 2017 Annual Convention in Phoenix, comes in the wake of the introduction of bills in Congress that would pare back the rapid growth of oppressive regulation and…