…budget process to consider infrastructure projects to facilitate higher biofuel blends. The Administration will continue to work to address ethanol and biodiesel trade issues. Since taking office in 2017, the…
NCBA Exposes Relationship of OCM and HSUS
Credit: Lakeview Images / Shutterstock.com WASHINGTON (NCBA-Oct. 3, 2017) — The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Vice President of Government Affairs, Ethan Lane, released the following statement in response to…
USDA Invests $11M In Research That Will Support Specialty Crop Farmers
WASHINGTON (USDA-Oct. 3, 2019) — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary Scott Hutchins announced that the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has invested $11 million in…
Things You Shouldn’t Throw into the Compost Bin
…product that comes from an animal is also a no-no, and that includes any meat. The smells of the decomposing meat will only act as a magnet for rats, foxes,…
National Chicken Council Unveils New Sustainability Resources
…poultry industry: 1965 compared with 2010.” Agricultural Systems Vol. 157 (2017): 17-117. 2017. Source: National Chicken Council Sponsored Content Beef on Dairy Industry Report Highlights Growth and Opportunity September 8,…
American Dairy Demand Highest in Five Decades
…10 years there has been a steady decline of fluid milk sales, dropping nearly four billion pounds between 2013 and 2017. However, the latest Dairy Market Report showed positive signs…
U.S. Pork Producers Seeking Expanded Export Opportunities
…Vietnam, Australia, South Africa and Brazil. “Pork is one of our country’s most competitive export products and we will continue to fight for the chance to meet the rising global…
CDFA’s New ‘One-Stop-Shop” Farmer Resource Portal
…the key information in one place.” The Farmer Resource portal was developed under the tenets of Assembly Bill 1348 (Aguilar-Curry), the Farmer Equity Act of 2017. This law requires CDFA…
Dealing with Maggots in the Compost Pile
…to Put In: Dairy or meat Diseased plants Noxious weeds The discovery of maggots in compost isn’t the end of your pile, and there are things you can do to…
Reasons to Consider Pressure Canning Meat
…meat. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Reasons to Consider Pressure Canning Meat Pressure canning meat can be a bit intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be scary….
Beef Tongue Means More in Japan
…U.S. producers. The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) recently visited Sendai, Japan, a location that’s key for U.S. beef producers because of the value of beef tongue. USMEF Vice President…
USDA Modernizes Swine Slaughter Inspection for the First Time in Over 50 Years
…swine slaughterhouses to demonstrate that they are controlling for pathogens throughout the slaughter system. Additionally, FSIS is amending its meat inspection regulations to establish a new inspection system for market…
Specialty Crops Bolstered Top-Ten Commodity Cash Receipts in 2018
…cash receipts for last year. The industry overall received almost $50 million, which is up from 2017’s adjusted totals. Grapes, cattle/calves, tomatoes, and oranges all saw an increase in revenues last…
The Western View: Could farmers be the heroes of the 21st century?
…increasing the productivity of land, wasting less food and shifting diets away from meat. It says we need a major re-evaluation of land use and agriculture worldwide. We want the…