National FFA Awards Food for All Grants

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FFA members across the country are helping feed the hungry in their communities thanks to more than $360,000 awarded in grants by the National FFA Organization. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Farmers and Ranchers ‘Thank a Consumer’ at Commodity Classic

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From the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance: CHESTERFIELD, Mo., (March 3, 2016) – Henry Ford, Founder of Ford Motor Company, said it best: “Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” And the first step to coming together is showing appreciation for your customers. In agriculture, our customers are the people who eat, wear and …

Bayer AgVocacy Forum: Be an #AgVocate

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The 2016 AgVocacy Forum, sponsored by Bayer is underway in New Orleans today. Representatives from agriculture and consumer media are hearing from thought leaders in science, nutrition and sustainable food production at the invitation-only event. AgNet Media’s News Director Sabrina Hill is at the event, and talks with Rob Schrick, Bayer CropScience horticulture manager. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, …

USDA and AFBF Discuss TPP

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The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was the topic of discussion yesterday during a national media call with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall. During that call, Secretary Vilsack said no country will receive more benefits from TPP than the United States, while Duvall ran through some of the numbers from their economic analysis. Download Audio Sponsored …

President “Cautiously Optimistic” Congress Will OK Trans-Pacific Partnership

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Will Congress ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement this year? Gary Crawford reports that President Obama speculated on that in a meeting with state governors this week. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Florida Budget Talks to Start Soon

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Many in agriculture continue to watch Florida legislators work on the budget for the upcoming fiscal year, but budget negotiators will not start formal talks until at least early next week. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

DuPont, Dow Announce Site Structure of Intended Independent Agriculture Company

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From DowDuPont: Intended Independent Company will be a U.S. Based Global Leader in Agriculture and Deliver Greater Value, Innovation, and Choice for Growers Worldwide Wilmington, DE and Midland, MI, Feb. 19, 2016 – DuPont (NYSE:DD) and The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) today announced the U.S. site structure for the global agriculture leader the companies intend to create following the planned …

Students Across the Country to Celebrate FFA Week

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From the National FFA Organization: INDIANAPOLIS (Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016/National FFA Organization) – Agriculture plays a key role in our daily lives and in a variety of ways. Next week, more than half a million FFA members will celebrate the role agriculture plays in our lives while sharing their message of agriculture and agricultural education throughout the country. During National …

Georgia Grown Moment

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For this week’s Georgia Grown Moment, Misty Friedman discusses the Georgia Grown Farm-to-Table Source Show on February 25th at the Atlanta State Farmer’s Market. Download Audio Be sure to register as a vendor or an attendee by February 22nd by contacting Misty Friedman at www.georgiagrown.com. You can find out more about Georgia Grown on Facebook, Twitter and at georgiagrown.com. Sponsored …