…whose term begins immediately and ends Dec. 31, 2017. Reappointed are Mark A. Steelhammer, of Rochester, Wash., representing Region 1 – Western Region; Rex Korson, of Gowen, Mich., representing Region…
Softwood Lumber Board Appointments
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has appointed six members to the Softwood Lumber Board to serve 3-year terms of office beginning Jan. 1, 2017. Newly appointed manufacturer Furman Brodie, of Florence,…
Changes to Improve the Prevented Planting Program
New Provisions to Take Effect for 2017 Spring Crops The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced updated factors for prevented planting coverage that will strengthen the…
COOL Not on the Agenda for Trump
Country-of-Origin meat labeling will not be making a comeback under a Trump administration. Politico reports that Trump’s Agriculture Advisory Committee was quick to mobilize and inform Trump’s transition team that…
Agri View: Food Cost
…But is a fact that it is more years than not. It has been the fact for the past seven to nine years. Now in most years meat prices have…
Five Tips for a Food Safe Thanksgiving
…the public washes whole turkey before cooking it. USDA does not recommend washing raw meat and poultry before cooking. Washing raw meat and poultry can cause bacteria to spread up…
Stuffing, Outside of the Bird
…you don’t consider that and you don’t cook the turkey long enough to get that bacteria-killing temperature. Gravely says despite her advice, some of the callers to the U-S-D-A’s Meat…
Farmland Prices May Drop 20 Percent
…bottom next year, but the lower trend likely hangs on through most of 2017 because of record crop production this year. MetLife added lower cash incomes will lead to a…
More Than 100 Million Dead Trees in California
…must fund wildfire suppression like other natural disasters in the country,” says Vilsack. Forest Service scientists expect to see continued elevated levels of tree mortality during 2017 in dense forest…
How Much Turkey to Buy
…per person.” That will allow some second helpings according to Marianne Gravely with the USDA’s Meat and Poultry Hotline. That one pound per person is good for a 10 –…
Conaway Open to Farm Bill Split
…opposed by many farm and anti-hunger groups. Before the election, Farm Bill talks were expected to start sometime in early 2017. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Bayer Taking Steps to Fund Monsanto Acquisition
…Bayer’s plan to raise about $19 billion in equity to fund the acquisition of St Louis, Missouri-based Monsanto. Bayer expects the acquisition to close by the end of 2017 and…
Canada Cattle Producers urge Trade Fight if Trump Revives COOL
Cattle producers from Canada will urge the nation to retaliate against the United States, should U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump revive the U.S. Country-of-Origin meat labeling program (COOL). An internal memo…
AFBF 2016 Thanksgiving Dinner Price Survey
…enhance the meal with another type of meat, additional side dishes or desserts and so on. This is the 31st annual informal survey of classic food items typically found on…