…Ours. Finding the Perfect Christmas Tree Tis the season where selling Christmas trees this year is matter of supply and demand. And, this year demand and enthusiasm for real trees…
Grant Funding Study on Consumers Willingness to Pay for Animal Ag Practices
…to adopt alternative production practices for broilers have begun to impact the supply-demand paradigm. Gaining knowledge of consumers’ preferences and beliefs will help to guide choices in research, production, and…
Grain Elevator Profit Margins Could Increase in 2018
…2018 are currently estimated to be the largest since 1987 and 2006, but stocks-to-use ratios remain manageable. However, the supply situation for wheat remains more burdensome, with large stocks expected…
Canada Looking to Boost Pork Exports to China
…percent of the world’s pork supply. As their economy continues to grow, they’re continuing to expand their imports.” Last year, China was the third-largest importer of Canadian pork, purchasing $500…
Brazil Company Expecting to Resume Exports to U.S. in 2018
…exports. The Brazilian beef industry received another blow last week when Russia placed a ban on both beef and pork imports. The ban means Minerva will have to supply Russia…
NIFA Funds Food Safety and Nutrition to Promote Safe Food Supply
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced support for research, education, and extension projects that promote a safe, nutritious food supply. The funding…
Register for New Educational Program for Beginning Farmers
…to ensuring a healthy environment and maintaining the security of the world’s food supply. “We’re focusing in on children’s education and beginning farmer training,” noted Eleanor Van Hof, Farm Manager…
Turkey Prices Struggling at Thanksgiving
…to oversupply. There’s not much overseas demand to help cut into that extra supply, partly because countries like China banned U.S. poultry imports after the influenza outbreak. Domestically, retailers have…
Senators Want Commerce Secretary to Analyze NAFTA Withdrawal Cost
…analysis illustrating the impact on the full supply chain of the industries involved gets looked at. As such, we request an economic analysis that evaluates the impacts to crop and…
Exploring a World without Food Animals
…that shifting land usage from food animal production to food crop production would increase the total U.S. food supply by 23 percent. Because much of that land is unsuitable for…
Pro-Trade Republicans Unhappy with U.S. NAFTA Positions
…says the threat of NAFTA disappearing every five years makes it difficult for businesses in his district, which includes Hersey’s, to invest in supply chains and manage their operations. Business…
Fifth Round of NAFTA Talks Moving Slowly
…made several proposals that have been referred to as “poison pills.” For example, the Trump Administration wants to raise the made-in-America requirements in the auto sector, kill Canada’s supply management…
Growth Energy Applauds House Support for Advanced Biofuels
…and health benefits to communities in all regions of the country.” Growth Energy says thanks to the RFS and ethanol in the nation’s fuel supply, Americans breathe cleaner air every…
NAFTA Negotiators Focusing on Cars and Finances
…panels, and ending Canada’s dairy supply management program. Bloomberg says there are other topics negotiators will discuss, including telecommunications, digital trade, government procurement, investment, labor, and intellectual property. From the…