States can enjoy greater local control of how Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (food stamp) benefits are administered, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says. While the USDA did not spell out the implications of its new policy, Politico reported it could…
U.S. pork exports remained ahead of last year's record volume pace, and beef exports are poised to break $7 billion this year for only the second time, according to October export results released by USDA and compiled by the U.S.…
While corn and soybean yields reach new heights, wheat continues to fall behind the curve with fewer investments and no biotechnology. For wheat to be more competitive in the market, breeders might need to make a few changes. "Hybrid wheat…
For decades scientists have sought to measure animal methane emissions to determine the impact food animals have on our environment. Such studies often provided unfavorable results for animal agriculture, and the results have supported radical ideas that all forms of…
Sumitomo Chemical Company, parent company of Valent, recently entered an agreement with DuPont Crop Protection, a business unit of DowDuPont Agriculture Division, for the development, registration and commercialization of seed treatment technology globally. The pair entered this agreement to speed…
Energy lobbyists, who failed to get a range of expired breaks for biofuels to coal-fired power plants into the $1.5 trillion tax overhaul bill making its way through Congress, may get a second chance before the end of the year.…
Today, the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC), the global voice for the U.S. pork industry and leader on public-policy issues for America's 60,000 pork producers, announced its support for Farmers for Free Trade. Farmers for Free Trade is a bipartisan…
Hog prices this fall have been stronger than anticipated. In early October, USDA analysts estimated that fourth quarter live prices would average $38 to $40 per hundredweight. Now it looks like the actual price will be $46 to $47. It…
Sustainability is integral to operating a multi-generational family farm, says Brad Greenway, a pork producer in Mitchell, S.D. For the past year, he has spoken across the U.S. as the 2016 America’s Pig Farmer of the Year, a designation the…
Favorable weather expected at the start of the Russian winter will help planted wheat, according to Commodity Weather Group. Currently, no major cold snaps are seen in southern Russia and Ukraine, while snow cover is projected to be adequate, insulating…