Category Archives: Agriculture News
Fertilizer Industry Study Finds the Sector Supports 500,000 Jobs
A new study finds the fertilizer sector contributed more than $162 billion and more 500,000 jobs to the U.S. economy in 2014. The Fertilizer Institute announced the economic impact study this week tha...
Apr 07, 2016
Ag Equipment Sales Forecast to Rise in 2017
As commodity prices fall, one of the first places farmers cut costs is purchasing new equipment. A February report from Rabobank anticipates commodity prices will stabilize to near break-even levels. ...
Apr 05, 2016
CoBank Says Agriculture Faces Significant Global Challenges
A new report by CoBank says oversupply and lower exports will continue to plague the U.S. agricultural industry for the remainder of 2016. The new Quarterly Rural Economic Review suggests those factor...
Apr 04, 2016
USDA Expects Major Acreage Increase in Corn Plantings
U.S. corn growers expect to plant 93.6 million acres of corn this year, according to the Prospective Plantings report released by USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. If the government pre...
Apr 01, 2016
China Policy Change Threatens Global Feed Trade
Grain traders told Reuters that China's policy change to end corn stockpiling brings the risk of lesser demand from China. The Chinese government confirmed this week the nation will end its corn stock...
Mar 31, 2016
Syngenta Contends ChemChina Takeover Poses no Security Threat
Responding to concerns by U.S. lawmakers, Syngenta says the takeover by ChemChina of Syngenta poses no food or national security issues. Ag Professional reports Syngenta made the response following th...
Mar 30, 2016
U.N. says Half the World to Face Water Stress by 2030
A report by the United Nations Environment Program says almost half of the world’s population will suffer severe water stress by 2030. The report by the program finds that as the global p...
Mar 29, 2016
Russia Expected to be Second Bigger Wheat Exporter
A Russian agriculture consultancy group expects Russia to become the world’s second-largest wheat exporter in 2015-16, thanks to its weak currency, its large crop and a decline in competition fr...
Mar 28, 2016
Senators Pressing for Review of Syngenta Deal
The Wall Street Journal reports Senator Chuck Grassley and other U.S. lawmakers are pushing for USDA to have a formal role in considering ChemChina’s planned takeover of Switzerland’s Syng...
Mar 25, 2016
ConAgra Plans National GMO Labeling
ConAgra Foods is the latest to say it will use labels disclosing the presence of genetically modified organisms in its food nationwide. Other food giants, including General Mills, Campbell Soup, Mars ...
Mar 24, 2016
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