GOP blasts EPA for releasing producer info to activists
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to release personal producer information for 80,000 of the nation’s livestock producers to activist organizations is coming under fire.
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Younger beginning farmers tend to operate larger farms
It is natural to assume that most beginning farmers--those operating farms on which all operators have 10 years or less experience operating a farm--are relatively young.
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Arkansas oil leak renews Keystone pipeline debate
Opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline is growing louder in the wake of an oil pipeline rupture in Arkansas.
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Hog profits may still return with lower feed prices
The prospects for a return to profitability have brightened once again, but due to an entirely different reason: much lower feed prices.
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COOL: Some are for it, some are not
More than a decade after mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) was first included in the farm bill, the debate continues.
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Hog Outlook: Retail meat cuts renamed
The National Pork Board and the Beef Checkoff are working to modernize and standardize the names for retail meat cuts. Rather than the generic pork chop, the new plan is to sell porterhouse chops, ribeye chops and New York chops.
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Corn seeding expected to stall in coming U.S. Midwest storm
Early corn plantings will be delayed in the drought-stricken U.S. Midwest because of cool temperatures and significant rainfall next week that will also add valuable soil moisture, agricultural meteorologists said on Friday.
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Trust in food
Consumers are confused about food and food production, and many do not know whom to trust for food information. But the good news is, many trust farmers and ranchers more than other information sources, and first-hand exposure to production agriculture tends to improve consumers’ perceptions of food production.
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Drought slowly shifting westward
More than one-third of the nation is in severe or worse drought, and as April’s spotty showers bring hope to some, others are left high and dry.
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USDA now reporting pork export sales
The USDA has now added pork to their weekly U.S. Export Sales report.
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Pork chops are now ribeyes as meat industry renames cuts
BBQ fans, brace yourselves: "Pork butt" will soon be a thing of the past.
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- Workshop to discuss nutrient application, management, stewardship
- Help for flood affected farmers
- USDA says has detected virus in Iowa hog population
- Oil rallies for third day, shrugging off firm dollar
- Ag markets diverged significantly Friday afternoon
- Hog Outlook: Retail prices up 2.4 percent over the last 2 years
- McDonald’s replaces Angus burgers with new burgers, more bacon
- Insects. They’re what’s for dinner!
- Tyson selects panel to monitor animal welfare program
- NPPC: America’s hog farmers urge Christie to veto bill
- World food supply depends on character, virtuous leadership
- Pot Pigs: Marijuana and vodka fed to hogs
