…on program websites, according to meat industry publication Meatingplace. There are 22 federal agricultural research and promotion programs, funded by a fraction of the sale of each unit of a…
Farm Profits Expected to Stabilize
Following years of decline, net farm income in 2017 for the U.S. farm sector as a whole is forecast to be relatively unchanged at $63.2 billion in inflation-adjusted terms. The…
Crawford Renews Calls to Open Ag Trade with Cuba
…by North Dakota Democrat Heidi Heitkamp and Arkansas Republican John Boozman. Cuba currently imports largely from China, Spain, Brazil and Canada. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
NIFA Supports Increasing Rural Prosperity through Education, Mentoring, and Technical Assistance Programs for the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…fiscal year 2017’s BFRDP. Alabama A&M University, Normal, Alabama, $600,000 Ajo Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Ajo, Arizona, $299,237 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, $599,971 University of California, Davis, California, $599,921…
Canada Looking to Boost Pork Exports to China
…Ketilson, Chair of Canada Pork International, says Canada considers China an extremely important market for its pork. He says, “Pork is the meat of choice in China. They consume 50…
Brazil Company Expecting to Resume Exports to U.S. in 2018
…Brazilian shipments didn’t pass safety inspections. USDA said at that time that the ban would stay in place until the Brazilian Agriculture Ministry took action to correct problems with their…
Almond Board: Leadership Program Fundraiser for FFA
…than $27,000 was raised! The class of the 2017 ABC Almond Leadership Program participants are dedicated leaving their mark and supporting the future leaders of the California ag industry. With…
FSA County Election Deadline Looming
…be postmarked by December 4th, 2017, to ensure their votes are counted. FSA acting administrator Steve Peterson says approximately 1.5 million producers are eligible to vote in this year’s election,…
Eliminating Poultry Trade Barriers Part of NAFTA Negotiation Objectives
…next round of negotiations, scheduled for next month in Washington, D.C., will include the new objectives by U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, according to meat industry publication Meatingplace. Lighthizer recently…
2017 Census of Agriculture Gets Underway
Questionnaires being sent to over 3 million U.S. producers The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) starts mailing the 2017 Census of Agriculture to the nation’s…
Former BPI Employees Apply for Financial Aid Fund
Roughly 700 former Beef Products Inc. (BPI) employees have applied for financial aid from a fund created by a lawsuit settlement with ABC News. Meat industry publication Meatingplace reports that…
Survey Shows Young Farmers Ready to Defy Odds
…access to land, affordable health care, and mounting student loan debt in their quest to farm. However, the 2017 National Young Farmer Survey says success will require deliberate policy change…
John Deere Sales and Income Numbers Climb
…share. The Fiscal year 2017 income totaled $2.159 billion, or $6.68 per share. That compares to $1.54 billion, or $4.81 per share, last year. Worldwide net sales and revenues increased…
Agri View: California Winery Losses
Everett Griner talks about losses suffered to the California winery business due to the wildfires in today’s Agri View. Everett lets us know just what we can expect the price…