Update Lets Farmers and Ranchers Report Common Acreage Information Once U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that farmers and ranchers filing crop acreage reports with the Farm Service Agency (FSA)…
Food Waste Research
…Food Retailers, Agriculture Industry, and Charitable Organizations Support First National Goal to Reduce Food Waste by 50 Percent by 2030 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina…
CFBF Seeks Movement on Drought Bills
…issues discussed by the Farm Bureau delegation included the organization’s opposition to the Environmental Protection Agency “waters of the U.S.” rule, the need for science-based labeling uniformity for genetically engineered…
Almond Board: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Partnership
There’s a new partnership between the Almond Board and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Sabrina Hill talks with Almond Board Director of Sustainability and Environmental Affairs, Gabriele Ludwig, PhD. Almond…
Agri View: Favorite Seafood
…is already asking U.S. Customs and Border Protection to ensure they begin enforcing the new rules when the law takes effect in 15 days. “It’s embarrassing that for 85 years,…
White House Threatens to Veto Energy and Water Bill
…spending bill for 2017, which is slightly larger than what the Senate passed recently. The Hill reports the bill contains a host of environmental riders likely to turn off Democrats….
May Dairy Market Report
…push projections for the dairy-income-over-feed-cost margin to its lowest levels since 2013. USDA’s NMPF decision tool for the Margin Protection Program (MPP) now indicates that the MPP margin may fall…
Agri View: Food Distribution
…and environmental problems. Read more. Feeding Nine Billion Video 4: The Need for More Equitable Food Distribution by Evan Fraser Brought to you by http://www.feedingninebillion.com By 2050 there will be…
EPA, Army Corps of Engineers Violate Law, Farm Bureau Tells Congress
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers have violated their own regulations and effectively invented new ones in enforcing the Clean Water Act, the American Farm Bureau…
Monsanto Rejects Bayer Bid; Bayer Wants ‘Constructive Discussions’
…antitrust and regulatory approval. The offer rejection does not mean a deal is out of the question. However, the Monsanto board of directors says the current offer is incomplete and…
Monsanto Issues Statement on Glyphosate Renewal in EU
…of an agricultural product ever conducted. The risk assessment conducted by Germany and reviewed by the European Food Safety Agency included more than 90,000 pages of data. It also had…
View from the Barnyard on the Farm Economy
…even more vulnerable to any additional regulatory burdens. It remains unclear why Secretary Vilsack recently decided to move forward with costly GIPSA regulations, and what we heard today illustrates the…
NMPF Chairman: Dairy Farm Safety Net Needs Work
NMPF Chairman Tells House Agriculture Subcommittee That Dairy Farm Safety Net Needs Work Adjustments Needed in Margin Protection Program, along with Action on GMO labeling and TPP The challenging economic…
Adama Reports Strong Volume Growth, Increased Profits
…which led to overall weak demand for crop protection products. The strong volume growth was offset by the significant depreciation of local currencies against the dollar, causing US dollar-denominated sales…
