WILMINGTON, Del., Nov. 7, 2013 – DuPont recently received two prestigious Agrow Awards in recognition of innovation and excellence in its R&D pipeline and packaging innovation efforts. Agrow is a leading provider of news, analysis and data to the global agriculture industry. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle …
USDA Announces Final BSE Rule
From the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association: WASHINGTON (Nov. 1, 2013) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) commends the announcement today by the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), that it has completed its efforts to modernize import regulations for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). This final import regulation Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board …
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Passes FUELS Act
From the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association: WASHINGTON (Oct. 29, 2013) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) appreciates the action taken this afternoon by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in passage of the Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship (FUELS) Act (H.R. 311). This bi-partisan legislation, Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, …
HSUS Attacks America’s Hog Farmers Again
From The National Pork Producers Council: WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 29, 2013 – A questionable undercover video from a Minnesota farm released today by Mercy for Animals, a front group for the Humane Society of the United States, is the latest attack against America’s hog farmers. In advance of a press conference that is expected to be full of misinformation, it …
NASS Announces Changes to November Crop Production Report
Issued October 24, 2013 by the Agricultural Statistics Board of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will publish information in the November 8th Crop Production report that was originally scheduled for release in the October report. This includes: • Potential updated planted and harvested acreage for dry edible beans, canola, corn, …
Commodity Classic and AG CONNECT Launch Collaboration
ST. LOUIS (October 22, 2013) – The Association of Equipment Manufacturers, the National Corn Growers Association and the American Soybean Association announce a new collaborative venture that joins two leading industry trade show experiences – Commodity Classic and AG CONNECT Expo & Summit – to provide an even better world-class experience and gathering place for all segments of agriculture. Sponsored …
Signup Batching Periods Extended for CSP and EQIP
Auburn, Ala., October 18, 2013 – USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) State Conservationist Dr. William Puckett announced that the batching dates for the following FY 2014 programs have been extended to Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida …
Commissioner Putnam, Cabinet Approve New Aquaculture Leases
Tallahassee, FL – Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam and the Florida Cabinet today voted unanimously to approve additional aquaculture leases in several parts of the state, primarily in Apalachicola Bay. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle …
U S Sugar Starts 83rd Annual Sugarcane Harvest – Prices Down 50%
SUGAR PRICES DOWN 50% OVER LAST TWO YEARS Clewiston, FL – (U S Sugar Release) October 1, 2013—U.S. Sugar began its 83rd annual sugarcane harvesting and processing season at 4 am today with harvest operations in Palm Beach, Hendry and Glades counties. The Clewiston Sugar Factory began processing the first railcars of cane at noon. Both the harvesting and processing …
Soybean Growers to Congress: Your Inaction is Hurting Farmers
FROM THE AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION: ST. LOUIS (Oct. 1, 2013) – With today’s expiration of the one-year extension of the 2008 Farm Bill, coupled with the shutdown of the federal government, the American Soybean Association (ASA) lamented another failed opportunity on the part of Congress to provide the nation’s soybean farmers with the certainty they need to remain competitive and …