Category Archives: Agriculture News
Cage-Free Egg Trend Based on Misinformation
The National Association of Egg Farmers charged the cage-free egg trend as being based on misinformation. The claims came as 7-Eleven announced it would become the latest company to switch to cage-fre...
May 05, 2016
Report Indicates Glyphosate Likely Not Carcinogenic
The US Environmental Protection Agency pulled a report offline regarding glyphosate that the agency said was inadvertently published earlier this week. Pro Farmer's First Thing Today said the EPA note...
May 04, 2016
TTIP Round in New York Concludes with No Ag Chapter
The latest negotiating round on the TransAtlantic Trade and Investment Partnership between the US and the European Union concluded in New York. The Hagstrom Report says talks are expected to continue ...
May 01, 2016
UC-Davis Report on Livestock and Green House Gas Emissions
The American Feed Industry Association is pleased to support a white paper from the University of California-Davis on greenhouse gas emissions from livestock. The paper is titled "Livestock's Contribu...
Apr 29, 2016
California Almond Acreage Increases
According to a new USDA survey, California's 2015 almond acreage is estimated at 1,110,000 acres, up 6 percent from the 2014 revised acreage of 1,050,000. Of the total acreage for 2015, 890,000 acres ...
Apr 28, 2016
Lower Horsepower Tractors Bright Spot in Machine Sales
US retail sales of farm tractors under 40 horsepower were up 33 percent for March of 2016, and up 26 percent year-to-date. A report on Successful Farming at Agriculture.com says the 2 wheel drive cate...
Apr 27, 2016
FBI, USDA Warn of Equipment Hacking Risks
The FBI is warning agriculture against data breaches that may expose farming data through internet-connected farming equipment, according to Precision Farming Dealer magazine. The FBI, along with USDA...
Apr 26, 2016
Vermont Grocers Seeking Labeling Law Delay
The Vermont Retail and Grocers Association wants the state to delay its GMO labeling law that is slated to start July first. The Vermont Business Magazine reported Monday that the Association is suppo...
Apr 25, 2016
Senate Strikes Down Anti-WOTUS Amendment
The U.S. Senate failed to pass a measure that would block the Clean Water Act rule, otherwise known as the Waters of the U.S. rule. Senators voted 56-42, failing to reach the required 60 votes to atta...
Apr 22, 2016
Study Finds University Extension Programs Keep Farmers in Business
A new study says federal cooperative extension programs at land-grant universities help farmers stay in business. The researchers say since 1985, 137,000 farmers would have left the industry without t...
Apr 21, 2016
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