The U. S. Department of Agriculture says the number of managed honey bee colonies has increased over the last decade. While recent public attention has focused largely on colony mortality trends, overall colony numbers have increased since 2006. USDA says the number...
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will travel to China this week, joining with U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad, to formally mark the return of U.S. beef to the Chinese market after a 13-year hiatus. In events in Beijing and Shanghai on Friday, June...
Bower Market Strategy Report: Dealing with Weather Worry MarketsIndiana fields and crops continue to be in rough shape in many areas, and many areas were hit with heavy rains on Friday. However, that is not impacting market prices. Jim Bower, with Bower Trading,...
The way most Americans buy food has changed dramatically over the past 50 years. From the small independent IGA and A&P stores to the mega-chains and food warehouses like Kroger and Wal-Mart, the price, service, and selection of our food has undergone significant...
A roller coaster ride for Dicamba in the state of Arkansas came to an end on Friday when the Arkansas State Plant Board voted to recommend an emergency ban of Dicamba. The ban applies to Engenia products for the remainder of this crop season. The Xtendimax technology...
Full speed ahead for Enlist cornDow AgroScience?s Enlist corn has been cleared for takeoff, and Thursday company officials said farmer requests are already coming in. Sales in the U.S and Canada are set for later this year for the 2018 growing season after China...
The United States halted imports of fresh Brazilian beef on Thursday after a high percentage of shipments failed to pass safety checks. The USDA had ?recurring concerns about the safety of the products intended for the American market? after increasing tests on...
On the way to Iowa this week, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue told a White House press pool that broadband internet has become infrastructure of necessity in rural areas. His comments came as President Trump toured agriculture education facilities in Cedar Rapids,...
Whole Foods Buy Out May Increase Sales of Organic and Non-GMO FoodRichard Feinberg, (Purdue News Service photo/David Umberger).The way food is being marketed and sold to consumers is changing, and this will have an impact on farmers and food producers. The purchase of...
Dicamba adviseFarmers are turning to an old technology this year to control weeds in their fields, dicamba. It has been around for about half-a-century. It is a corn herbicide, but soybeans have been modified to tolerate it since so many weeds have modified themselves...
