…producers to follow certain cut procedures for beef that will help to easily identify potential problems, according to meat industry publication Meatingplace. The U.S. embargo is among a series of…
American Farm Bureau Lists Farm Bill Goals
…level from $4.00 to $4.50; and f) increase the feed ration formula for all producers by 10 percent. Increase the $20 million annual cap on livestock insurance products to $75…
Record Avocado Sales for Fourth of July
…and prices have remained strong. This year has also seen less competition from producers in Mexico. The rainfall that California enjoyed this winter helped boost optimism in the industry, leading…
Veterinarians: Establish Offshore FMD Vaccine Bank
…National Pork Producers Council, which has made creating a robust FMD vaccine bank its top priority for the 2018 Farm Bill. FMD is an infectious and sometimes fatal viral disease…
Agriculture Groups Worried About Import Restrictions
The National Pork Producers Council and 17 other food and agriculture organizations, representing the vast majority of production agriculture, sent a letter to the Trump administration urging it to refrain…
Mid-South Cotton Producers to See San Joaquin Valley Agriculture
…will have Southwest producers observing agricultural operations in Georgia on July 31-August 4 and producers from the Southeast and Far West touring two Texas cotton production regions on August 14-18….
Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting
…cattle producers across the nation who use innovative practices to protect and enhance natural resources while maintaining or increasing the profitability of their businesses. The regional winners compete for the…
Russia Extends Ban on U.S. and E.U. Produce
…Russia’s involvement in the Ukraine conflict. A Packer Dot Com article says the import ban has put the squeeze on American producers as no shipments to Russia means increased competition…
Pork Wants U.S. Bilateral Trade Deal with Japan
The European Union and Japan formally agreed to the outline of a free trade deal. America’s pork producers want to know why the U.S. isn’t moving on its own bilateral…
Agri View: Transporting Crops
…railroad transportation rates were costly. Farmers were among the first volume producers to turn to trucks. Another factor which was important. Trains carried from station to station. Trucks could deliver…
Optimism Returning to the Ag Producers Barometer
The Purdue/CME Group’s June survey shows producers are a little more optimistic about their financial position than they were last year. The shift is why the June index reading of…
RFS Pulls Back on Some Biofuels
…says there were some pleasant surprises and some disappointments. Ethanol producers wanted the continuation of an Obama-era requirement of 15 billion gallons of ethanol in the nation’s fuel supply and…
Agri View: Growing Population Challenges
…you might say, there must be a limit to how long this can continue. Farmers are not worried. These are the researchers and producers of the technology that has brought…
UC a Key Link for AgTech
…because UC Cooperative Extension can be the education bridge between technology and producers. “Cooperative Extension is very important, and we are in all 58 counties in California,” she said. “Through…