As President Donald Trump has ratcheted up the conversation on trade, Canada is sticking to it’s “keep-calm” strategy. While the European Union immediately offered a list of targeted U.S. products in response to Trump’s tariff plan for steel and aluminum, Reuters says Canada is trying to stay constructive, and use negotiations for a better outcome. For now, the tariff plan …
Trump Unveils Steel and Aluminum Tariff Plan
President Donald Trump Thursday unveiled his plan to impose 25 percent tariffs on steel imports and ten percent on aluminum. The plan includes provisional exceptions for Canada and Mexico. However, the tariffs could trigger a trade war between the U.S. and the European Union and China, among others. Despite a large pushback by U.S. industry and trading partners, Trump is …
Agri View: Trend Changing for Grocery Shopping
Everett Griner talks about the new trend of grocery shopping in today’s Agri View. Everett also has his opinion on why the trend is changing in grocery shopping. Trend Changing for Grocery Shopping Where do you buy your groceries? It is a trend that is changing by the way. For generations most families had one store, one supermarket, where they …
Grower Listening Session, Field Visit Set for National Peanut Board Quarterly Meeting
The National Peanut Board has scheduled its quarterly Board and committee meetings for April 3-4, 2018, in Charleston, S. C. at the Renaissance Charleston Historic District Hotel, 68 Wentworth Street, Charleston, S. C. 29401 (843-534-0300). The National Peanut Board and the South Carolina Peanut Board will hold a joint Grower Listening Session addressing common production issues, best practices and continuous …
More Definitive Food Profiles
Methods for analyzing food samples developed by an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) chemist in Maryland capture what could be considered the most definitive nutrient profiles possible for many of the foods we eat. Craig Byrdwell, an analytical chemist in the ARS Food Composition and Methods Development Laboratory in Beltsville, has found a way to use seven different detectors—four mass spectrometers and one gas and …
Citrus Forecast Steady as Growers Await Aid
Florida struggling citrus crop, fighting disease and battered by Hurricane Irma, held steady over the past month in a newly released forecast. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated Thursday that Florida will grow enough oranges in the current season to fill 45 million 90-pound boxes, a mark unchanged from a February forecast. However, that would still be a major drop …
Alabama RCPP Sign-Up Ends March 16
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Alabama wants to remind producers in 10 counties, that the deadline for applications through a Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) project addressing irrigation efficiency is March 16, 2018. Alabama RCPP Signup Ends March 16 Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Thad Cochran Retiring April 1st
It was announced this week that GOP Senator Thad Cochran from Mississippi will retire from the U.S. Senate on April 1st due to health reasons. As Tyron Spearman reports, peanut and cotton farmers across the Southeast appreciate what he has done for agriculture. Thad Cochran Retiring April 1st Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding …
NCBA Discussing the Sustainability of Beef
During the recent Cattle Industry Convention, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association board members discussed various issues including sustainability. NCBA President Kevin Kester says sustainability is a part of NCBA’s long range plan and it means a lot. NCBA Discussing the Sustainability of Beef Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
U.S. Cotton Will Face More World Competition
Over the next ten years, U.S. cotton producers will face more competition from other producing countries. Gary Crawford has the story. U.S. Cotton Will Face More World Competition Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted …