…the Journal of Toxicology has found that consuming foods on the annual Dirty Dozen list from EWG does not pose any meaningful threat to consumers and substituting organic produce in…
Rabobank: Domestic Dairy Demand to Climb in 2018
…competitive as U.S. prices are below international levels and will be helped by a persistently weak dollar. “The optimistic domestic demand outlook, together with slowing milk production levels, could curb…
Agri View: Climbing Egg Prices
…raise a chick to a laying hen. Maybe when production catches up, prices will level off. The decline in beef, pork and poultry consumption may also have something to do…
Groups React to Farm Bill Proposal
…production. This is one step to bring certainty to our farmers when we face challenges from many different directions. There are still details to be worked out, and we stand…
Chairman Conaway Introduces the Agriculture and Nutrition Act
…huge production losses and chronically depressed prices that are today jeopardizing the future of America’s farm and ranch families. “The farm bill keeps faith with our nation’s farmers and ranchers…
Great Reasons for Growing a Garden
…are able to grow local, organic vegetables right in our own yard for the same price of some seeds. You’ll get physical exercise from the amount of squatting, bending, picking…
Agri View: Cattle Trade
…expert expressed it. “Our beef production expands, and so is that of Argentina, Australia, and Brazil. Those cattlemen will be after the same consumer market that we are.” I think…
USDA to Immediately Assist Producers for Qualifying Livestock, Honeybee and Farm-raised Fish Program Losses
…for Farm Production and Conservation. “The Trump Administration is moving quickly to distribute financial assistance to help producers recover and rebuild. It is important to get this help to producers…
Federal Bill Aims to Prevent Local Regulation of Agriculture
A bill introduced by a member of Congress seeks to prevent state and local regulation of agriculture by prohibiting any additional restrictions placed on agriculture and food production when a…
World Food Prices Rise 1.1 Percent in March
…increases for maize, wheat, and most dairy products.” The FAO says global cereal grains production was up in 2017 to 2.64 billion tons, 33 million tons higher than the previous…
Agri View: World’s Most Popular Tree Nut
…been ahead of production. You got to give credit to both the producers and the researchers. Both have strived since the beginning to bring the prominence, and the popularity, that…
New Trap Better at Snaring Stable Flies
…eggs in wet, organic materials such as hay, manure, compost heaps and grass clippings. Both males and females feed on blood-delivering painful bites to livestock, pets and people. For livestock…
First CRISPR Developed Foods to Hit Shelves Within 10 Years
…production of crops that have better flavor, last longer on store shelves and have increased tolerance to drought conditions. CRISPR technology is already being used in research to make crops…
Loss Of Foreign Workers Would Hurt Agriculture
…demand for workers as production costs increase and would decrease agricultural output as farmers abandon labor-intensive operations. The result would be a 3.4 to 5.5 percent decrease in the total…