The Southeast Produce Council held an event in Charlotte North Carolina over the weekend. Tell us about it, Commissioner. The Southeast Produce Council holds an annual fall trade show and conference called Southern Innovations that focuses on new products, new packaging, new displays, new technology, new science and more. A group from the South Carolina […]

National Farm Safety Week Sept.17-23 reminds us that farming remains one of the most dangerous occupations. It also is a good reminder to be patient on the roadways when you encounter farm equipment and it reminds our farmers to follow all safety protocols with equipment and on the farm. No shortcut is worth the risk […]

This case represents the first time that the sanitary phytosanitary provisions of USMCA have been exercised. What US Trade Representative’s Office Chief Agricultural Negotiator Doug McKalip is referring to is our nation’s recent request for a dispute settlement panel within the framework of the US Mexico Canada Agreement to settle concerns with Mexican bans of […]

Farm Bureau has week named the ten semi-finalists that will compete in the Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge. American Farm Bureau Director of Industry Relations Chase Hieneman says the teams of entrepreneurs will compete for startup funding. “We’re super excited to have announced the top ten semifinalists for the American Farm Bureau’s Ag Innovation Challenge. […]

A new Purdue University survey indicates that consumers appear to be more willing to live with higher pork prices if they are the result of meeting animal welfare standards like California’s Prop 12. In the nationwide survey, consumers said they would scale back their purchases if pork prices went higher. But fewer of them would […]

It’s been a worrisome trend this year of falling US ag exports and rising imports. We are expecting these trends to continue for at least the near term. Which means at least through most of next year, this according to USDA economist Bart Kenner. Now the latest complete trade numbers we have take us through […]

The USDA released its September World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates and Crop Production Reports. Ben Kasch, account executive for Bower Trading, says the biggest surprise this month was in the corn numbers. “Yeah, I’d say the one thing that jumped out was the corn balance sheet. We’re looking at an increase in acres that’s […]

The U.S. pork industry is looking at options for dealing with California’s Proposition 12, recently upheld by the Supreme Court. Michael Formica, the chief legal strategist for the National Pork Producers Council, talks about where the industry is at regarding Prop 12. “At this point, following the Supreme Court’s decision specifically with regard to Prop […]

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture recently finished up its annual meeting in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Blayne Arthur, Oklahoma’s Commissioner of Agriculture, was elected as the new president of the organization. She talked about what she learned while serving as vice president under previous president Doug Miyamoto of Wyoming. “There’s probably a long list […]

Harvest season, full of activity for those working the equipment at getting the grains and products to the bids. Yet also with increased emphasis that safety is practiced, no matter if it is the farmer, those living or working on the farm, or motorists who drive by farms and fields during this time of season. […]