Agriculture News

A report released this week by USDA shows 70 percent of U.S. farms and ranches now have access to internet. The Computer Usage and Ownership report by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics

In-field testing by Alltech has shown an average of 3.2 mycotoxins per sample, following this growing season’s wet weather. Deoxynivalenol, or DON, was the most predominant toxin. At high risk

Smithfield foods announced Thursday the appointment of Kenneth Sullivan to president and chief operating officer and Glenn Nunziata to chief financial officer, effective October 1st. Meatingplace

The National Farmers Union wants the Trans-Pacific Partnership to include strong language against currency manipulation. NFU President Roger Johnson said Thursday that currency manipulation was

America’s Renewable Future group wants to hear more from Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker after he called to phase out government mandates like the Renewable Fuel Standard at the Iowa State Fair.

The American Feed Industry Association submitted comments on Tuesday to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration calling the FDA’s proposed rulemaking on antimicrobial animal drug sales and

Rabobank International says China will import 45 percent more meat this year after one of the largest reductions of its hog and sow herds in several decades. Bloomberg reports the country has

Meatingplace reports USDA has announced a request for proposal to stockpile vaccine doses in preparation for another potential wave of highly pathogenic avian influenza. While the Animal and Plant

The Florida based James Madison Institute released a study on the Environmental Protection Agency’s Waters of the U.S., or Clean Water rule, calling it a threat to private property owners. The

The ongoing drought in California is expected to cost the state’s agriculture industry $1.8 billion and more than 10,000 jobs this year. University of California-Davis reports the drought is