Category Archives: Agriculture News
Livestock and Sportsmen Groups Make History
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association and the Public Lands Council signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Ducks Unlimited and Safari Club International. The MOU outlines the groups' shared comm...
Cumulus Media Aug 25, 2020
China Finds Coronavirus in Frozen Food Imports
Two cities in China have found traces of coronavirus in frozen-food imports. Samples taken from frozen chicken wings imported from Brazil and shrimp from Ecuador have both tested positive for the viru...
Cumulus Media Aug 17, 2020
July Equipment Sales Climb
July was the fourth-consecutive positive month in the U.S. for overall unit sales of agricultural tractors and self-propelled combines. July numbers in Canada were also positive for the second-straigh...
Cumulus Media Aug 14, 2020
No Change in Land Values in 2020
USDA's 2020 Land Values report says the average value of cropland, including all land and buildings on farms, was $3,160 per acre in 2020. That's unchanged from 2019's record high. The average value f...
Cumulus Media Aug 13, 2020
Senate Coronavirus Aid Falls Short for Agriculture
Negotiations to finalize the next coronavirus relief package in Congress are far from the finish line, and so is aid for agriculture, according to the National Association of State Departments of Agri...
Cumulus Media Jul 31, 2020
Mailed Seeds Pose Possible Crop Danger
Growing concerns around unsolicited seeds prompt at least 28 states to issue warnings not to plant the seeds. California and other states including Indiana joined the list of states this week, warning...
Cumulus Media Jul 30, 2020
China Asks U.S. to Investigate Seed Mailings
The China seed saga continues as Chinese officials ask for packages from the U.S. to investigate. In a daily briefing with media, a spokesperson with China's Foreign Affairs Ministry Tuesday stated Ch...
Cumulus Media Jul 29, 2020
U.S & Japan Organic Trade Grows
The USDA says livestock is now added to the list of products included in the organic trade arrangement between the U.S. and Japan. The Fence Post Dot Com says livestock can now be certified to either ...
Cumulus Media Jul 20, 2020
CAL Specialty Crop Report
The California Department of Food and Agriculture is posting on its website that the department will present results via webinar on its recently released report called Climate Change Impacts fo...
Cumulus Media Jul 17, 2020
Helping The Cotton Industry
A group of Senators wants the next round of COVID-19 assistance to support the cotton and textile industry. Led by Republican Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Democratic Senator Mark Warner o...
Cumulus Media Jul 16, 2020
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