…Agriculture’s Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) to meet the needs of the growing organic sector. Sales of organic products in the U.S. are now more than $40 billion…
U.S. Still Likely to Benefit from TPP
…to increase U.S. agricultural export sales by $4 billion. McClay of New Zealand was meeting with his counterpart in Japan this week to discuss whether the current text of the…
USDA Seeks Feedback From California and Nevada Growers
…Growers provide information on crop acreage – including biotech crops—as well as grain stocks, livestock inventory, cash rents, land values, and value of sales. NASS will compile and analyze the…
Study: U.S. Meat Sales to Reach $100 Billion
A new report projects that demand for meat and poultry will continue to drive sales in the U.S., helping total retail sales reach $100 billion by 2021. The report by…
EPA E15 Volatility Restriction Among Regulations Requiring Reform
Eliminating the unnecessary regulatory barrier to year-round sales of E15 is among a dozen recommended reforms the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should immediately undertake to alleviate unnecessary regulatory burdens on…
Canada Ag Census Shows Increase in Young and Women Farmers
…incidence of off-farm work, as well as the highest proportion of farms with total sales under $10,000. Just over half (51.1%) of farm operators in British Columbia reported receiving a…
Methane Vote Agreement Offers path for E15 Bill
An agreement between Senators regarding a vote to reject the Obama-era methane rule has paved a path forward for year-round E15 sales. The agreement between Senators Deb Fischer, a Nebraska…
Overall Tractor Sales Trending Higher in 2017
…shows April tractor sales were up seven percent, compared to April of last year, with more than 67,000 sales reported. For the month, two-wheel drive under 40 horsepower tractors, were…
Agriculture Vulnerable Amid Trade Risks
…overseas sales tougher. He cautions that weak prices are affecting some agribusinesses that borrow from CoBank, and that’s starting to impact credit quality, and suggest that trade problems could put…
Agri View: Modern Farming Machines
…much for you as the do for the farmer. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner. antique tractor The old rusty Parr comes from Hart-Parr Tractor Company which began…
Global Food Prices Fall for Third Consecutive Month
…international prices of most cereals, wheat in particular. International rice prices, by contrast, firmed in April, buoyed by a more upbeat pace of sales, especially to Near Eastern buyers. »…
U.S. on Path to Sustainable Commercial Fishing Waters
Two new reports reveal nation’s progress in sustainably managing marine resources U.S. commercial and recreational fishing generated $208 billion in sales, contributed $97 billion to the gross domestic product and…
NMPF April Dairy Market Report
…Sales of all fluid products were down by just 0.3 percent from a year earlier during November 2016–January 2017,the lowest three-month drop in almost a year. Total whole milk sales…
Bayer to Sell Liberty Crop Protection to Gain Monsanto Takeover Approval
…by South Africa’s Competition Commission on Sunday, will account for the bulk of asset sales worth about $2.5 billion which is needed to satisfy competition regulators looking at the $66…