The Alabama Seed Association and Georgia Seed Association held their annual meeting this week in Destin, Fla. Folks from across the Southeast attended, including Perry Bohn, southeast regional vice president for the American Seed Trade Association. He talked about some of the many things that ASTA is working on. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers …
Stallman Announces Departure in January
From American Farm Bureau Federation WASHINGTON, D.C., July 14, 2015 – American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman announced today that he will not seek reelection in January 2016 following 16 years at the helm of the nation’s largest, most influential general farm organization. Stallman, a cattle and rice producer from Columbus, Texas, is the 11th president during AFBF’s almost …
The Morrill Act: 153 Years of Innovations for American Agriculture
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: July in America. It is summer time and school’s out. It is about vacations and maybe a trip to the beach. It is Independence Day—the 4th of July—and parades and fireworks. It is about barbecues, hotdogs, and burgers. 2015 marks America’s 239th birthday. July is also the month for another important birthday in America—passage …
ASTA CEO Pleased with Annual Meeting
The 132nd annual meeting of the American Seed Trade Association took place last week in Washington D.C. With a focus on advocacy, seed industry representatives met with their elected officials in Congress to talk about important issues such as trade, pollinator health and labeling. ASTA CEO Andy Lavigne was pleased with the annual meeting as he says they made their …
ASTA Stands Ready to Assist White House to Achieve Announced Pollinator Health Steps
From the American Seed Trade Association: May 20: American Seed Trade Association President & CEO Andrew W. LaVigne released the following statement in response to the White House’s announced steps to promote pollinator health. This comes after a year-long interagency task force: “The American Seed Trade Association is heartened by the White House’s proactive approach to assisting pollinators that are …
HM.CLAUSE – Davis, California Branch
HM.CLAUSE is a business unit of Limagrain, an international co-operative agricultural group, specializing in field seeds, vegetable seeds and cereal products. HM.CLAUSE is made up of two parts Harris Morgin in the United States and CLAUSE in France. The company roots go back to 1785, with its founding organization, Tezier. Vice president of global sales for HM.CLAUSE, Andre Cariou, spoke …
GMO Bill in US House Supported by American Seed Trade Association
A new bill has been introduced in Congress that covers nation-wide regulations of GMO food products. Find out about the seed industry’s support of this bill. Josh McGill has more. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on National Agriculture Day
WASHINGTON, March 18, 2015 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today released the following statement: “On this National Agriculture Day, we acknowledge the impact of American agriculture on our daily lives and our nation’s economy. We thank the scientists, conservationists, farmers and ranchers dedicated to the work that feeds the nation and helps to keep us safe. Their work touches the …
Family Farms are the Focus of New Agriculture Census Data
Today is National Agriculture Day across the country, and as we celebrate this annual event, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service is reporting that family-owned farms remain the backbone of the agriculture industry. The latest data comes from the Census of Agriculture farm typology report which helps shine some light on the question, “What is a family …
Limagrain group tours UF Research Station in Citra, Florida
The week-long executives tour and educational program involves board members and the executive team from Limagrain, a leading global seed company uniquely owned by farmers in France. Â A group of international and US journalists has been touring the state as well, and joined the Limagrain leaders group in Gainesville for this university portion of the program. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester …