The USDA-NASS, Pacific Region Office released the crop production forecast for September. The latest survey, which was conducted during the last week of August and the first week of September,…
Farm to School Grants to Increase Local Foods in Schools
…For more information on how to apply for FY 2017 funding, visit the grant opportunities page. For lists of previously funded projects and summary reports of awards made in FY…
U.S. Cattlemen’s Convention Discusses Industry Challenges
…be, “trading against you in the marketplace. The North American Meat Institute represents meat packers and said the accusation are wildly inaccurate, saying time and time again the markets have…
WASDE at a Glance
…forecast for total red meat and poultry production for 2016 is reduced from last month as beef, pork, and broiler production forecasts are lowered. Turkey production is raised. Beef production…
Animal Care Training Webinars Offered
…Jan. 12, 2017 Dr. Lowell Midla Preparing for the Unexpected Co-ops, Producers Jan. 26, 2016 Rick Jackson Emerging Issues Co-ops, Producers Feb. 9, 2017 TBD (NMPF) In addition to hosting…
Ag Producers Cut Expenses by Nine Percent
…Illinois Grain Economist Gary Schnitkey says farmers should expect marginally lower revenues from corn and soybean this year, with another drop in revenues in 2017. He said farmers will need…
Russia to Become Top Wheat Exporter in 2016-2017
Most of the major wheat producing countries around the world have had very good growing conditions through the entire season. Countries like the U.S., Australia, Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan are…
Vilsack: Clear View of GMO Rules Before 2017
…law and the RFP will come out in October. Vilsack hopes the study is complete by the summer of 2017, saying to the department’s Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st…
European Union Suspends Dow DuPont Merger Review
…review once the companies submit the required paperwork. The most recent deadline for the review had been set for early 2017. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
National Mango Board Members Named
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has appointed six members to serve on the National Mango Board for three-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2017, and ending Dec. 31, 2019. The members include…
Farm Credit Associations’ Boards Vote For Merger
…the Farm Credit Administration. Both are scheduled to happen later in 2016. The proposed merger decision will be finalized with a stockholder vote in 2017. Some of the key decisions…
No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation announced that it does not expect to purchase and sell sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for fiscal year 2017. Federal…
Corn, Potatoes and Vegetable Production Practices
…will begin visiting farms in September. Because of variation in geographic and crop harvesting periods, the surveys will run through January 2017. The Vegetable Chemical Use Survey is part of…
Dairy Fighting for Immigration, TPP, and Child Nutrition
…the focus of NMPF – and which we’ll continue to push hard for action on, even if it means it will be 2017 before they can be addressed in earnest….