New Report Shows Continued Increase in Production, Pecan Market Prices Will See Downward Pressure U.S. pecans acreage has expanded during the last ten years, and ten year average annual production…
Atrazine Report Ignores Science
…safe. The National Corn Growers Association’s Production and Stewardship Action Team says that sets a dangerous precedent. The team says federal law requires the EPA to make its decisions based…
McDonald’s Announces New Antibiotics Policy
…jugs of low-fat white milk and fat-free chocolate milk only from cows not treated with rBST, an artificial growth hormone sometimes used in cattle. McDonald’s realizes that there’s no significant…
Poultry Review
Pacific Region, Poultry Review California Egg Production California’s egg production during June totaled 288 million, down 12 million from May’s production but up 20 million from June 2015. The all…
Agri View: Farm Labor
…since it was set up. Somebody failed to realize that lost crops means lost revenue. Well, here is a simple solution. Tie the salary to production. In other words, no…
Livestock Review
…million milk cows for June that produced 3.36 billion pounds of milk. Milk production is down 5 percent from May, 2016 and down 1 percent from June 2015. Monthly milk…
Managed Grazing Helps Forests, Experts Say
…period.” Prior to the 1980s, production of food, fiber, fuel and water was the primary focus on public lands, Tate said, and that affected streams, wetlands and other riparian areas….
July Dairy Market Report
…well as for total milk use in all products. The rate of annual decline in fluid milk sales continues to slow, while consumption of milkfat in the entire fluid milk…
Specialty Crop Research and Extension Investments
…production and profitability; developing new production innovations and technologies; and developing methods to respond to food safety hazards. Grants being announced today, by state, include: University of Arkansas at Pine…
S&W Seed Company Signs First U.S. Sorghum License Agreement
…seed, with unrivaled research and development, production and distribution capabilities. S&W’s capabilities span the world’s alfalfa seed production regions, with operations in the United States, Australia, and Canada, and S&W…
Honeybee Population Revival
…plants. They are crucial to the production of most fruits, nuts, and berries on which people and wildlife depend. Over 150 food crops in the United States depend on pollinators,…
Lower Hog Prices
Record Pork Production Lowers Hog Prices Hog futures hovered near three-month lows at times late this (last) week as higher U.S. pork supplies coincided with weaker overseas export demand. Nasdaq…
Fresno Food Expo Reports Record Year
…is to act as a platform that increases the commerce and connectivity of these Central California companies, while creating a regional identity centered on the celebration of food production and…
China Pig Prices Reaching Near Record Levels amid Flooding
…domestic production. Output fell 3.9 percent in the first half of this year and the five provinces hardest hit by flooding produce about one-third of the country’s pork. Analysts say…