Brazil’s JBS SA announced last week it would suspend its cattle purchases and slaughter activities at seven facilities for an indefinite period. Meat industry publication Meatingplace reports the move follows…
NRCS Streamlining EQIP Applications for Fire Recovery
…application ranking period and is accepting applications for this initial fund pool through November 6, 2017. “NRCS is committed to getting assistance out as soon as possible, and we are…
Rural Mainstreet Index Fears Farm Foreclosure Threat to Banks
…hike. Goss says rural bankers are mostly supportive of a possible rate hike, saying, “about 64 percent of bankers expect one more rate hike in 2017.” As combines are rolling…
Ethanol Summit of the Americas Talks Global Usage
More than 15 countries in the Western Hemisphere have sent officials to the Ethanol Summit of the Americas to talk over current and future ethanol opportunities in the region. The…
Walnut Raisin Prune Report, State Summary 2016 Crop Year
…has been reported for all contracts which were finalized. All 2016 crop transactions completed through the close of business on August 31, 2017, are included in this report. A “good…
NIFA Biotechnology Grants Put Science at Center of Food Safety Policy
…impacts of genetic engineering in agricultural production systems. Among projects funded in Fiscal Year 2017, Cornell University researchers will investigate whether genetically engineered probiotics – often used as alternatives to…
Report Shows Uncertainty Harming Farmers
Trade and regulatory uncertainty is hampering U.S. Farmers. The Global Harvest Initiative released its 2017 GAP reports or Global Productivity Report. The report shows that for the fourth straight year,…
‘Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner’ Once Again
…was 25 years ago because of the decline in the number of cows being sold. Beef producers are now able to provide more high-quality meat with a fewer number of…
Pork Producers Applaud Withdraw Of GIPSA Rules
…increased consumer prices for meat.” The interim final rule would have broadened the scope of the Packers and Stockyards Act (PSA) of 1921 related to using “unfair, unjustly discriminatory or…
Tractor Sales Fall in September
…U.S. in September 2017, were down 10 percent compared to the same month last year. For the nine months in 2017, a total of 168,600 tractors were sold, which compares…
BASF to Acquire Bayer’s Crop Science Unit
…transaction includes the transfer of intellectual property and facilities, as well as more than 1,800 employees primarily in the United States, Germany, Brazil, Canada, and Belgium. As part of the…
Rabobank: U.S. Pork Industry Should Continue Growth
…the pork sector could grow 11 percent between 2017 and 2025. That growth will be supported by increasing production efficiency and adding additional processing capacity. These are the two most…
USDA Suspends CRP Enrollment
…new offers until later in the 2018 fiscal year. All current, eligible CRP continuous enrollment offers made through September 30th, 2017, except for those made under the Pollinator Habitat Initiative,…
Report Recommends Changes for NASS Data Collection
…three years ago to audit how USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service collects data. The report highlighted that NASS could make several changes over time to improve the accuracy of its…