Category Archives: Agriculture News

Despite a great deal of discussion about the future of the checkoff, Producer Communications Working Group Chair Jeanne Harland says beef and dairy producers continue to value their checkoff for build...

Coca Cola is getting into the milk business through a new company and product called Fairlife.  Company officials say the product is super nutritious milk that’s great tasting and provides ...

USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service reports the first U.S. cattle herd inventory increase since 2007. From its survey of more than 38,200 operators across the nation during the first...

A new study released by the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications titled Global Status of Commercialized Biotech-GM Crops 2014 says 18-million farmers in 28 countries ...

USDA has announced the 30 university students it has chosen based on their essays regarding Agriculture as a Career to attend the 2015 Agricultural Outlook Forum in Virginia February 19th and 20th. Ag...

The Wall Street Journal reports U.S. hogs are trading at four-year lows in the futures market, which was a bright spot this past year. Sterling Marketing president John Nalivka told the Journal the th...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is accepting applications for up to $20-million dollars in grants for environmental markets and conservation finance p...

Foster Farms has released the following information.Foster Farmers maintains an ongoing early detection program for avian influenza as part of its stringent testing and biosecurity program.As part of ...

A new study by Auburn University professor Dr. Robert Taylor shows Country-of-Origin Labeling did not cause the declines in livestock exports to the United States, which coincided with a substantial g...

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has proposed new federal standards to reduce Salmonella and Campylobacter in ground chicken, turkey products and raw chicken breasts, legs and wings. US...