…the size or how many acres. The objective is the same. Produce more food. More food includes meat as well as vegetables. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner……
Sales of Organic Poultry Hits New Record in 2017
Sales of organic poultry, meat and fish have reached over $1 billion for the first time in 2017, according to the Organic Trade Association’s (OTA) 2018 Organic Industry Survey. Sales…
FDA to Hold Fake Meat Public Meeting
…fake meat products. NCBA claims that the FDA announcement disregards the authorities granted to USDA under the Federal Meat Inspection Act, as well as USDA’s “significant scientific expertise and long-standing…
Cauliflower Consumption Grows with Changing Diet Trends
…of the overall industry as well. Planted California acreage has experienced an increase over the past three years with 37,800 acres planted in 2017. Production also grew significantly in 2017…
USDA Lowers Corn, Soybeans, Projected Ending Stocks
The Department of Agriculture lowered 2017/2018 ending stocks for corn and soybeans in its latest monthly World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates. USDA reduced ending stocks for corn 105 million…
U.S. Tractor, Combine Sales Up
…92,100 sold through May 2017, representing a five percent increase for the year. Farmers purchased 20 percent more two drive tractors under 40 horsepower in May, compared to last year,…
Agri View: What Worries People
…zoo animals. Soup Kitchen/CongerDesign/Pixabay More women than men answered the survey. If those participating had their way, there would be no meat on your table. That showed strongly in the…
Trump Administration Planning USDA Reorganization
…the Forest Service has the largest number of employees in any USDA division. Yet another proposal included combining the U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service, which oversees meat, poultry, processed…
Agri View: Staggering Food Waste
…dairy products followed by meat. Meat waste totaled about 17 percent. If you put the amount you eat on your plate, the food waste would almost vanish. Think about that….
APHIS Wildlife Services Conducts First Field Trial of Feral Swine Toxic Bait
…we are committed to developing and using tools that are safe, effective and socially responsible.” Sodium nitrite (NaNO2) is a meat preservative commonly used to cure meats such as sausage…
FMD Language In Senate Agriculture Panel’s Farm Bill
…University economists, an FMD outbreak in the United States, which would prompt countries to close their markets to U.S. meat exports, would cost the beef and pork industries a combined…
USDA Announces $309 Million Investment in Rural Electric Utilities
…2018 Omnibus bill, President Trump has proposed a $200 billion infrastructure investment plan that allocates 25 percent ($50 billion) to rural projects. In April 2017, President Donald J. Trump established…
More Than 20,000 Dairy Farms Have Signed up for MPP
…Politico he expects more producers to enroll in the program, compared to last year. In 2017, roughly 20,300 dairy farmers enrolled in the program, accounting for 64 percent of U.S….
USDA and FDA Announce Key Step to Advance Collaborative Efforts to Streamline Produce Safety Requirements for Farmers
…have additional time to comply. The USDA Harmonized GAP Audit Program is an audit developed as part of the Produce GAP Harmonization Initiative, an industry-driven effort to develop food safety…