Missouri-based Triumph Foods has become the first pork processor to file a lawsuit against California’s Proposition 12, a law that mandates specific minimum housing standards for pigs, veal calves, and egg-laying hens. Matt England, president and CEO of Triumph Foods, says the national food supply chain relies on consistent federal regulation, not one that operates […]
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The co-director of Texas A&M’s Ag and Food Policy Center has been taking a closer look at whether U.S. farmers need
Cash dairy prices were up Thursday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange with noticable jumps in block and butter values and sales. Dry whey was up $0.0050 at $0.73. Two sales were recorded at $0.72 and
The transition from a La Nina to an El Nino – and what that means for weather. Meteorologist Matt Makens says
The effects of the down ag economy are showing up in the land market. “Not so much optimism at the moment,
Make nitrogen work for you. Nitrogen is one of the biggest input costs in a nutrient program, but too much can
A trade expert with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says the U.S.-Canada-Mexico trade agreement is crucial for American agriculture. Kent Bacus,
The director of animal health for the National Pork Producers Council says a producer-driven effort is working to reduce the impact of
A crop insurance agent says producers should consider extra risk protection this year. Justin Thompson with Dayspring Agency, located in western
Across the Corn Belt, snow showers are developing east of the Mississippi River in conjunction with an approaching cold front. Chilly
