Chicken has become the nation’s most available meat source. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Image by Trương Hoàng Huy Ngân from Pixabay The supply of chicken available…
Grower Experience with Dried-on-the-Vine Raisin Varieties
…Raisins may not be fully dry ahead of fall rains, which would require additional processing steps. “But nevertheless, even as we work through some of these issues, our yields on…
ARS Scientists Improve Nutrients Adding Value to Rice Crop
Improvements to a worldwide food staple. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Steamed rice and meat dish Photo by Dragne Marius on Unsplash Rice, already the primary staple…
VofV: Stuart Woolf Talks Agtech from Apple Computers to Almonds
…and soil health to name a few ─ Woolf says there is one area of innovation he and his team have an eye on: data processing. His take makes this…
AgNet News Hour: Tuesday, 02-07-23
…of Water Resources, information on resources available to producers who have suffered losses related to flooding, and what to expect from the state’s processing tomato industry in 2023. Tune in…
House Agriculture Committee Announces Subcommittee Chairs
…Milk Marketing Orders (FMMO); USDA implementation of the Packers and Stockyards Act including recent and forthcoming rulemakings; Ongoing efforts to increase and diversify meat and poultry processing capacity; Programs designed…
Wings on the Menu for the Big Game
…Chicken Council Cooking the whole bird was trendy in the 1960s and 1970s, but in the 1980s, U.S. consumers started preferring boneless-skinless breast meat, and wings became an inexpensive byproduct…
USDA Providing Additional Farmer Support Through a Variety of Programs
…addressing competition within the meat and poultry sectors. Grants totaling more than $12 million have been awarded to projects in three states as part of the Meat and Poultry Processing…
Food Prices Drop in December BUT …..
…decline. The December drop was driven by a steep decline in the international vegetable oil price and declining cereal and meat prices. However, that was counterbalanced by rising prices in…
American Lamb Producers Looking Ahead to 2023 Trends
Photo by Sam Carter on Unsplash The “2023 Meat Trends to Watch Report” says understanding the overarching trends in American meat consumption can help keep meat in the mix. “There…
Important Ag Provisions in the Omnibus Bill
…Justice Department are to analyze issues regarding transparent meat pricing and price discovery for cattle producers. Raw or processed chicken imported from China can’t be used in the federal school…
Problems with Insect Protein
…In its newsletter, the organization states long-term studies are lacking on the health effects of replacing meat and dairy with insects. Just one of the several potential problems is possible…
New Chief Agriculture Negotiator Finally Confirmed by Senate
…with enthusiasm from agricultural organizations. Groups including the U.S. Meat Export Federation, National Association of Wheat Growers, Farmers for Free Trade, U.S. Grains Council, National Milk Producers Federation, and U.S….
NASS 2021 Organic Survey Results
…agriculture farms, and online markets. The value of processed or value-added products such as jam, wine, cheese, and meat, accounted for $707 million. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of…