…up 2 percent from a year ago. Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 180 thousand during February 2017, down 5 percent…
USDA Announces Funding to Support Antimicrobial Resistance Research
…extension activities to better understand and mitigate AMR along the food chain.” The AFRI Food Safety Challenge Area supports integrated research, education, and extension projects that address food safety challenges….
Despite Rising Demand, U.S. Doesn’t Do Enough to Support Organic Transition
…for organic food far outstrips domestic supply in the United States – so much so that major retailers like Costco report they sell out of organic products faster than they…
Letter Urges White House to Maintain Point of Obligation Under RFS
…deny proposed changes that would derail the current, successful program. The point of obligation designates who in the fuel supply chain is responsible for blending biofuels, and is a mechanism…
Ag Subcommittee Evaluates Effectiveness of Forestry Initiatives
…as huge economic drivers in many communities. In addition to a timber supply, healthy forests provide communities with crucial benefits such as clean air and water, wildlife habitats, recreation opportunities…
Importance of Agricultural Research
…growing needs around the world. “The public-private partnership in agricultural research has allowed American agriculture to flourish over the last century, supplying our nation with a stable, abundant, and affordable…
Task Force Arrests Man for Stealing & Selling Farm Equipment
…grader (est. value $5,000), 2,000 gallon steel water storage tank (est. value $3,000), chain link fencing & rolling gates (est. value $4,500) and a John Deere hydraulic row disk (est….
Water Projects Funding Must Emphasize Storage
…was added during the 1970s. “That third straw, government-mandated environmental protection programs, has become the biggest user. It requires exactly 50 percent of the surface-water supply designated for these programs,”…
Agri View: New Pecan Nut
…yet but you can expect demand to exceed supply for a good long while. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner. Read more about the new Georgia Avalon Pecan….
Farmers Need Solution to Immigration Challenge
…the value chain whose jobs are tied to crop, produce and livestock production would be at risk. The current environment is filled with a great deal of uncertainty and confusion…
March WASDE Report Released This Week
The U.S. Department of Agriculture released its March World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report. This month’s 2016/2017 U.S. corn outlook is for increased corn used to produce ethanol…
Application Period for Water Storage Projects
…in California may submit applications for funding of public benefits under the water bond approved by California voters in 2014. Proposition 1 — the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement…
Legislation Would Address Agro-Terrorism
…the legislation in the House, says America’s enemies are intent on attacking the country’s resources and vulnerabilities, which includes the food supply. “Threats to the U.S. food, agriculture, and livestock…
India Reconsidering Wheat Import Tax
…a supply shortage after two years of drought. Higher imports and expectations of a bumper crop this year have government officials seriously thinking about re-instituting the import tax. The Prime…