California leads US in milk production in 2015
U.S. dairymen hit hard last year: Returns in 2015 averaged $17.21 per hundredweight, 28.5 percent below 2014.
Perspective is hard to come by
Ohio is reported at 27 percent planted on corn, with 17 being the five-year average. That was a big uptick from the 8 percent reported last week, or the 11 percent of last year.
FSA expands storage loan program; new farmers will benefit
The USDA Farm Service Agency's new storage loans now include a smaller microloan option with lower down payments.
CRISPR mushroom created at Penn State a GMO game-changer
An anti-browning mushroom developed at Penn State using a gene-editing technique known as CRISPR-Cas9 will not be subject to USDA approval.
DuPont Pioneer unveils its first CRISPR product
DuPont Pioneer waxy corn hybrids may be first CRISPR agriculture product to reach the market.
Dennis Bolling to join co-op hall of fame
Retired United Producers CEO Dennis Bolling will receive the cooperative community’s highest honor May 4, when he will be inducted into the Cooperative Hall of Fame.
Pa. funds food bank ag surplus system
With the funding appropriated through the state’s 2015-16 budget, the commonwealth’s charitable food banks will buy surplus agricultural products produced in Pennsylvania.
UK farmer sets world wheat record
Wheat farmer in Northumberland, U.K., sets new world wheat record: 249.6 bushels per acre.
USDA reports growth in US organic producers
Record growth in organics: The number of U.S. certified organic operations increased by almost 12 percent between 2014 and 2015.
Certified Angus Beef licenses Russian beef
In its first expansion beyond North America, Certified Angus Beef began production and sales in Russia this spring, through licensed partner Miratorg Agribusiness Holding.
