…needs to find a way to get the consumer as much of the information they want because producers have nothing to hide. “We’re proud producers in the United States. We’re…
Organic Farmers Push for Welfare Standards Implementation
…consumers lose confidence in the organic seal, that will have a catastrophic impact throughout the industry.” However, the new standards are opposed by the larger organic egg producers. They say…
Agri View: Outlook for 2017
Everett Griner talks about the outlook for 2017 and what needs to happen for producers in today’s Agri View. Well 2013 was the last good year…
Ag Lender Survey: Farm Profitability Down, Commodity Prices Top Concern
…years of experience within the institution. “Like producers, agricultural lenders are aging, and they have valuable experience that will be hard to replace,” said Brittany Kleinpaste, director of economic policy…
Ag Producer Sentiment Inches Higher in April
…April 2017 survey results indicate that more producers think used machinery prices are low and fewer producers think used machinery values are high. Finally, the April survey featured a new…
2017 P.I.E. Program Tour Dates Set
…both the producers they visit on the tours but also from producers from their own region that they travel with during the week. This season, Mid-South producers will visit California’s…
Brazil Looking at Tariffs on U.S. Ethanol Imports
…quarter of the year, totaling a record 720 million liters that were worth $363 million. Most of the increased production landed in Brazil’s northeast ports and ethanol producers from that…
Canada/Mexico Doing NAFTA Renegotiations “Together”
…American corn producers are looking on nervously. The Mexican Ag Secretary recently led a tour of his country’s corn importers to Brazil and Argentina as part of a plan to…
New Spending Bill’s Impact on Agriculture
…rider that would block the USDA from enforcing three rules under its Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration designed to protect chicken producers in contracts with processors didn’t make it…
Dairy Industry Applauds USDA Secretary Perdue for Supporting School Milk Options
…Milk Producers Federation. “Secretary Perdue’s action today recognizes that a variety of milks and other healthy dairy foods are integral to child nutrition programs in schools.” “Secretary Perdue took an…
Conaway Disappointed Cotton, Dairy Farmers Left in the Lurch
…It is also no secret that the safety net for cotton and dairy is failing our producers. To its credit, the entire cotton industry came together on a plan to…
NCC Extremely Disappointed With Exclusion of Cottonseed Policy From Omnibus
…or justification for linking support between cotton and dairy producers. These actions not only have left cotton producers with no near-term options to help them deal with long-running economic issues,…
Most Wisconsin Dairy Farmers Find Milk Buyers
…those producers. Greenwood says a trade dispute with Canada had cost the company millions of dollars. Canada recently changed its milk-buying arrangements to favor Canadian producers at the expense of…
Trump Administration Commits to Continued Staunch Defense of U.S. Food and Beverage Manufacturers Using Common Food Names
…tool for some producers. But the EU’s approach is far from properly targeted. Rather, it is a system designed to steal commonly used names from those who built markets for…