Category Archives: Agriculture News

USDA says some countries are placing restriction on U.S. trade that are “more than necessary.” Some countries have placed temporary bans on the import of all U.S. poultry products. The USD...

President Obama will seek to enlist Republicans to partner on a major push on trade deals. The administration is moving aggressively in hopes of wrapping up negotiations by the middle of next year on ...

Rabbobank is calling for global beef supplies to remain tight through 2015.In its quarterly outlook for the first quarter of 2015, Rabbobank forecast renewed price strength and tight supplies in the f...

USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will survey farmland owners to measure financial impacts and challenges of land ownership. Landowners should receive the survey form by the end of...

Following the confirmation of avian influenza in the Northeastern U.S., South Korea has banned U.S. imports of poultry for 21 days. Meatingplace reports that Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan imposed nar...

With Congress blocking USDA on spending funds to create a second beef checkoff, Agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack is dropping his proposal. Vilsack says he’s happy at least that people within th...

A larger than expected walnut crop could drive down prices for California farmers. The California Walnut Board, according to the Stockton Record is reporting that handlers have received a lot more cro...