Senate Ag Committee News Release Says Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act Cuts Subsidies, Reduces Deficit, Creates Jobs… Washington, DC (Senate Agriculture Committee) – The U.S. Senate cleared a procedural hurdle today and voted to proceed to consideration of the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012 (the Farm Bill), with strong Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida …
Survey Shows Few Sows In Open Housing
DES MOINES, June 6, 2012 – Results of a survey issued today at the World Pork Expo, the annual trade show of the National Pork Producers Council, show that the overwhelming majority of the U.S. sow herd spends some time in individual housing, known as gestation stalls. The findings confirm NPPC’s concerns about recent pronouncements by food companies that Sponsored …
Real Value
What is happening to farmland value and taxes? Everett Griner wonders. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025
Statement from The National Pork Producers Council
The following is a Statement of The National Pork Producers Council On Food Companies’ Decisions On Sow Housing: It is very disconcerting that retailers, in making decisions about sourcing pork products, continue to succumb to the pressure of activist groups such as the Humane Society of the United States without any consideration of the impact on American farm families, who …
Food Waste
A better food preservation system is needed. Everett Griner discusses this today. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025
John Hayes Named UF/IFAS Dean for Research
NEWS RELEASE – Univ. of FL Institute of Food and Agric. Sciences GAINESVILLE, Fla. — John Hayes has been named dean for research of the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and director of the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station. The appointment takes effect July 1. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research …
World Pork Expo is this Week
World Pork Expo gets underway this Wednesday at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. For more information, visit www.worldpork.org. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025
Pork Industry Concerned about Plans to End Gestation Stall Use
The pork industry is concerned about plans by McDonald’s to work with its pork suppliers in phasing out the use of gestation stalls over the next ten years. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For …
Product Showcase Highlights USMEF Meeting
The U.S. Meat Export Federation Board of Directors hel a meeting recenty which included a product showcase where member companies exhibited beef, pork and lamb items for more than 100 meat buyers representing 12 international markets. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, …
National Pork Board Responds to McDonald’s Statement
The president of the National Pork Board said Thursday he is disappointed in the announcement earlier in the day by McDonald’s Corp. that sets a 10-year timeline for sourcing all of its pork from farms that do not use individual stalls to house pregnant pigs. McDonald’s decision could put significant pressure on smaller farmers who use Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester …