Category Archives: Agriculture News
Farmer Outlook Sinks as Production Costs Skyrocket
The Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer plummeted in May to a reading of just 99, the weakest reading since April 2020. The May 2022 barometer reading marked just the ninth time since dat...
Jun 08, 2022
FFA Members Head to Washington, D.C.
For more than fifty years, FFA members from across the country converge in Washington, D.C., in the summer. After a two-year delay, the Washington Leadership Conference is back. More than 2,000 studen...
Jun 07, 2022
Cotton Trust Protocol Launches Streamline Enrollment
The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol announced a new streamlined three-year grower enrollment for the 2022 through 2024 crops. The new process is designed to be quick, easy, and efficient, which allows a gr...
Jun 06, 2022
Ag Exports Support More Than One Million Jobs
The benefits of U.S. ag exports to the American economy far exceed the value of shipments alone. The production, processing, storage, transportation, and marketing of farm and food products headed for...
Jun 01, 2022
West Nile Virus Still a Threat to Horses
While much of the western U.S. endures widespread drought, people may think mosquito season won't be as intense. However, just because there's no rain doesn't mean there are no mosquitoes. "Some of th...
May 31, 2022
New Dairy Trade Dispute Action
The National Milk Producers Federation and U.S. Dairy Export Council is supporting efforts by the Biden administration for its initiation of a second U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement dispute panel. The di...
May 26, 2022
Wine Imports Reach Nearly $7.5 Billion
Growing popularity of wine in the U.S. has contributed to an increase in wine imports, from 127 million gallons in fiscal year 2000 to 456 million gallons in 2021, reaching nearly $7.5 billion in valu...
May 25, 2022
More Cotton Growers Go Green
The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol is designed to bring quantifiable and verifiable goals and measurements to the key sustainability metrics of U.S. cotton production. The good news is more growers took p...
May 20, 2022
Agricultural Export Programs Offer Excellent Returns
A recent economic study indicates public-private U.S. agricultural export market development programs remain highly effective and generate a substantial return on investment. The study, welcomed by th...
May 19, 2022
CDFA Releases Stats Report
The annual California Agricultural Statistics Review is now available from the California Department of Food and Agriculture.According to a CDFA announcement, this publication provides comprehensive d...
May 18, 2022
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