North America
What Will 2013 Crop Look Like?
How will the 2012 drought impact 2013 planting intentions around the globe? How will it impact input supply and demand? We got answers from Jeff Holzman, Director of Market Research for PotashCorp. Click on the player above to listen to the interview.
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Antibiotic use, resistance calls for “One Health” approach
The message emerging from the “A One Health Approach to Antimicrobial Use & Resistance: A Dialogue for a Common Purpose” symposium, Nov. 13-15, in Columbus, Ohio, is clear: Antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance are the responsibility of all communities—human health, animal health and environmental health—and solutions will require collaboration of these health communities.
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Ag coalition says U.S./EU FTA must include agriculture
While maintaining its support for a free-trade agreement (FTA) between the United States and the European Union, a coalition of U.S. food and agricultural organizations led by the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) reiterated that any deal must include agriculture and that the EU must address non-tariff trade barriers.
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No-Till Continues to Grow
Sometimes it is hard to imagine that no-till started with 7/10 of an acre in Kentucky in 1962. Like a boulder rolling down hill, it slowly picked up momentum and respect. Now finishing its 50th year, it is practiced on more than 35 percent of the acres devoted to the eight major crops in the U.S., and the momentum continues to build.
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Crop insurance launches new website and legislative action center
The Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau (CIRB) is proud to announce the launch of a new and improved website that will help its members stay updated on issues of importance to the crop insurance community.
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Researchers to use (RNA) sequencing on bioenergy crops
Researchers with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Energy will perform transcriptome (RNA) sequencing of bioenergy crop plants susceptible to disease from particular fungi.
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NPB increases promotional funds for 2013
As pork producers struggle with record-high feed prices caused by the worst U.S. drought since the 1950s, the National Pork Board (NPB) has approved domestic and international marketing budgets for Fiscal Year 2013, to help drive pork demand at a critical time.
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Animal welfare group releases undercover video from turkey farms
Conveniently timed a little more than a week before Thanksgiving, an animal welfare group has released an undercover video showing alleged animal abuse at several Butterball turkey factory farms.
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Using the soil to predict climate change
Researchers at the New Mexico State University’s College of Agriculture are studying soil in the Las Cruces area to predict future climate change.
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Lessons learned from 2012 crop insurance, rental arrangements
The 2012 drought raised two issues related to crop insurance and rental arrangements. First, it appears that a significant number of share rent landlords did not take crop insurance, resulting in much lower returns. Second, variable cash rental arrangements typically have not included crop insurance proceeds in calculating rental payments.
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Forum addresses election implications
Can the least-productive Congress in a generation pass a farm bill during the short lame-duck session this year? That was one of the questions discussed during a Farm Foundation Forum Wednesday in Washington, D.C., as a group of farm-policy experts addressed post-election politics related to agriculture.
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