
Tag Archives U.S. Department of Agriculture

Nutrien sees big corn comeback in 2020, following U.S. floods

Trade war and sagging prices push out U.S. farmers
A decade ago, young people were flocking back to the farm — but now they, and their parents, are leaving
A decade ago, young people were flocking back to the farm — but now they, and their parents, are leaving
Reading Time: 5 minutes Shuffling across his frozen fields, farmer Jim Taphorn hunched his shoulders against the wind and squinted at the auctioneer standing next to his tractors. After a fifth harvest with low grain prices, made worse last fall by the U.S.-China trade war, the 68-year-old and his family were calling it quits. Farming also was taking a physical toll […] Read more
Where are the Canadian genome-editing startups?
Looser regulations give the U.S. an edge in GE product development, but Canadians are working on gene editing, too

Data is too important to be left in the hands of others
Canada relies on the U.S for critical agricultural data, and that leaves us extraordinarily vulnerable

Cover crops ‘essential’ to in-field grazing
Producers need to more closely mimic nature to avoid long-term soil health issues, says USDA conservationist

Trump leaning toward Georgia ex-governor to lead USDA

R-CALF’s USDA lawsuit takes aim at Canadian beef
Protectionist ranchers’ group says checkoffs promote ‘less safe and less wholesome’ imported beef
Reading Time: 3 minutes A group of cattle ranchers is suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture, claiming their checkoff dollars are being used to promote Canadian and other imported beef. The Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers of America — best known as R-CALF — also claims imported beef is “less safe and less wholesome.” But the lawsuit filed […] Read more
USDA sees bumper corn, soy crops despite floods

U.S. ag secretary orders update of agency’s animal welfare research strategy
Iowa company develops vaccine for PEDv
Harrisvaccines working with USDA to obtain a conditional licence
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