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Agri View: Food Consumption Study

Dan February 21, 2018 Agri View, Beef, Dairy, Pork, Poultry

Everett Griner talks about the 2018 Food Consumption Study conducted by USDA in today’s Agri View. Food Consumption Study Does it make any difference how much, or which food you eat? Well, to the producer it does. When a survey shows how much chicken will be consumed this year, it gives the poultry industry an indication of what they need …

Act Seeks Affordable Crop Insurance After Freeze
U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody and Congressman Scott Franklin, both of Florida, have introduced legislation directing research and development of affordable crop insurance to cover losses caused by cold exposure and freezes. The Temperature Event Mitigation Policy (TEMP) Act introduction comes in the wake of the late January/early February freeze that caused an estimated $3.1 billion […]
What To Do About Asian Citrus Psyllids Postfreeze
This winter’s hard freeze may have knocked back visible Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) activity, but research shows the pest is not reliably eliminated by the cold. In lab studies, many ACP adults and nymphs survived several hours at 21 to 23 degrees, and eggs could still hatch after several hours at temperatures as low as […]

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