Category Archives: Agriculture News
Survey Finds Farmers Want Control of Their Data
A recent survey finds farmers want control of the data being generated on their farms. The Survey released this week by the American Farm Bureau Federation, also shows farmers believe that creating a ...
May 13, 2016
Speeding Up H-2A Processing
Federal officials say they have streamlined the process farmers use to temporarily bring migrant workers into the United States. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services and the State De...
May 12, 2016
Poll Finds Overwhelming Support for Crop Insurance
Poll results announced this week find nearly 90 percent of Americans have a favorable view of farmers and 92 percent support federal funding for farmers, such as crop insurance. The poll, commissioned...
May 11, 2016
Bio-Based Motor Oil Tested in Federal Vehicles
The Defense Department has begun testing bio-based oil in Federal vehicles. Soy Growers dot com says the tests include the use of oil that's a 25-40 mix derived from agricultural products like canola ...
May 09, 2016
Outcry Overturns Certified Humane Beef Announcement
An outcry from Canadians upset with the decision has forced Earls Restaurants to reverse its plan to source 100 percent Certified Humane beef. Meatingplace reports that the outcry, which started on so...
May 06, 2016
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
Poll
Daily Buzz Question 2.20.26
Which is riskier for the U.S. right now in dealing with Iran:
Voting Ends: Feb 22, 2026 | 7:00 PM
