BeeHero, a startup founded in 2017 and operating in Israel and California, is using technology to transform agricultural pollination. The company provides precision pollination services, working with both beekeepers and…
AgNet News Hour Friday, 11-15-24
…with Dan Halstrom of the United States Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Listen to previous AgNet News Hour episodes… Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson is an…
Meat Institute Urges U.S. to Adopt Strong Trade Policy, Remove Barriers for Meat Exports
…policies to strengthen market access and create stable trade conditions for American farmers and meat companies. The Meat Institute represents the majority of the U.S. meat industry and aims to…
American Agriculture History Minute: Ralston Purina Company Formed
…1890s, attention focused on improving animal production and meat quality. Enter William Danforth, who in 1894 established an animal feed company, Purina Mills. Danforth later partnered with Webster Edderley, founder…
Election Results Set the Stage for New Priorities in Agriculture
…of preserving the 2017 tax reforms, which are set to expire in 2025. “We’re an industry that is land rich and cash poor,” he noted, stressing that maintaining these tax…
Automation at FIRA Tackles Labor Challenges in Agriculture
…significant increase in regulatory costs for California farmers. From 2005 to 2017, these costs rose from $109 per acre to $977 per acre due to food safety regulations, labor laws,…
Study Warns U.S.-China Trade War Could Harm Farmers and Boost Rivals
DepositPhotos image A new economic study warns that a renewed trade war between the U.S. and China could severely harm American farmers while benefiting Brazil and Argentina. The study, conducted…
Chef Competition in Vietnam Highlights Taste and Quality of U.S. Pork
…live streamed event is a collaboration between the U.S. Meat Export Federation, the National Pork Board, the Indiana Soybean Alliance, and the Indiana Corn Marketing Board. Indiana soybean grower Chris…
USDA Releases Interim Report on Meat Industry Practices
DepositPhotos image The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released its Interim Report: Competition and Fair Practices in Meat Merchandising. The report aims to assess how retail concentration and business…
NCBA Releases Findings from Cattle Producer Tax Survey
DepositPhotos image The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) released a report analyzing data collected in a nationwide tax survey of America’s cattle producers. With the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs…
USDA Unveils New Actions to Boost Fair Markets and Lower Food Prices
…competitive markets for American farmers and ranchers, and lower food prices for American families. USDA published an interim report that assesses competitive conditions in the meat retail industry. The report…
American Agriculture History Minute: Learning from the Squanto Indians in Plymouth Colony
…soon realized there was value in trading meat from animals they could not store in exchange for furs and fruits. That’s today’s American Agriculture History Minute. I’m Mark Oppold. Thanks…
Dock Worker Strikes Threaten U.S. Meat Exports
…at the U.S. Meat Export Federation. The affected ports are critical, having facilitated nearly $3 billion in red meat exports during the first seven months of the year, averaging about…
Colombia Lifts Ban on American Beef Imports
…hurt U.S. beef export purchases and reduced Colombia’s spending by as much as 70 percent during the summer. The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) says the U.S. is Colombia’s largest…