Farm groups slam Dannon
Yogurt-maker Dannon has said by the end of 2018 it will only use milk from cows fed non-GMO feed to produce its yogurt. Dairy and farm groups aren't happy, calling it a marketing ploy.
New regulations of shale drilling take effect in Pennsylvania
Shale oil and gas: Pennsylvania updated its rules regulating unconventional drilling practices and hydraulic fracturing.
The Cuban ag reality
Editor Susan Crowell recently traveled with a group of ag journalists to Cuba. Here are some of her observations.
USDA issues safety net payments to farmers
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture will make payments to many of the 1.7 million farms that enrolled in either the Agriculture Risk...
Cuban agriculture at a glance
Direct control of Cuba’s key agricultural resources remains a governmental priority to ensure a “rational, planned economy.”
The paradox of Cuba
During her September visit to Havana, Editor Susan Crowell found daily life in Cuba is a complicated web.
Will it work to pay farmers to sequester carbon?
Farmers enrolled in the Soil Health Partnership program can participate in a carbon reduction incentive system, in which growers are paid by corporations to sequester carbon in their soil.
Continued growth in meat supply hurts livestock prices
COLUMBIA, Mo. – As a livestock economist, Scott Brown hears the same question every day: “How low can prices go?”
The University of Missouri Extension...
Justice department files antitrust lawsuit against John Deere, Monsanto
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit Aug. 31 seeking to block Deere & Company’s proposed acquisition of Precision Planting LLC from Monsanto Company.
Pa. farmland preservation efforts leads nation
Pennsylvania now leads the US with the most farms, and acres, preserved for agricultural production through its farmland preservation easement program.
