…a subsidiary of the ethanol producer Green Plains Inc, will supply cattle to Cargill for processing through a multi-year agreement, according to the companies. By buying the feed yards, Green…
Former USTR Says Future NAFTA Renegotiations Unpredictable
…said it can be reasonably expected that the White House will want to address supply management in the dairy industry, and seek changes to softwood lumber, among the vocal criticisms…
NCGA Urges White House: Don’t Withdraw From NAFTA
…farm economy that is already weak, losing access to these markets will be a huge blow that will be felt throughout the ag value chain. “Mr. President, agriculture and rural…
Farm Bureau Welcomes Decision to Improve NAFTA
…and build upon the strong gains achieved by U.S. agriculture through tariff elimination, harmonization—or recognition of equivalency—of numerous regulatory issues, and development of integrated supply chains that have arisen due…
USDA Announces $4.8 Million Available to Support Food Safety Outreach Program
…limited to, addressing knowledge and resource gaps for the target audience in the areas of pre- and post-harvest water testing and sampling, soil amendments, and developing supply chain programs and/or…
AFBF’s President Duvall Joins in Historic White House Ag Roundtable
…and affordable food, fiber and forestry supply is critical to America’s national security, stability and prosperity. The order also establishes an interagency task force, to be chaired by Secretary Perdue,…
Executive Order Creates New Agriculture Panel
…1. Policy. A reliable, safe, and affordable food, fiber, and forestry supply is critical to America’s national security, stability, and prosperity. It is in the national interest to promote American…
Sonny Perdue Sworn in as 31st U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
…expect a safe and secure food supply, USDA will continue to serve in the critical role of ensuring the food we put on the table to feed our families meets…
RFA to EPA: Keep the RFS on Track in 2018
…production and are on pace to produce a record supply of 16 billion gallons of conventional renewable fuel in 2017, well above the 15-billion-gallon conventional renewable fuel RVO. Meanwhile, refiners…
Pacific Region Poultry and Egg Production Report
…down 2 percent from a year ago. Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 189 thousand during March 2017, up 18 percent…
RFA Celebrates Earth Day 2017
…but would have been 33% without the addition of 15.3 billion gallons of ethanol to the fuel supply. Looked at another way, 2016 ethanol production displaced an amount of gasoline…
Food, Conservation Groups Invest in Soil to Sustain Food Production
…and Soil Health Partnership to support the development of tools and resources for farmers, landowners, and supply chain leaders to achieve widespread adoption of soil health practices. “Soil health is…
Certified Organic Operations Shows Continued Growth
…to use the USDA organic seal. The database also supports supply chain connections between buyers and sellers of organic goods. Share this Post Wolves, Water, and the Fight for California…
National Garlic Day
…of garlic in the world. With much of its supply coming out of Gilroy, California, a town about an hour southeast of San Francisco, known as the self-proclaimed as the…