(AP) After years of dynamic growth, organic food accounts for more than 5 percent of U.S. grocery sales, with dairy and eggs ringing up $1 in every $7 of the estimated $49 billion in organic food sold annually. Yet, the amount of farmland devoted to organic grain, needed for feeding… Continue reading
SNAP proposal means more hunger, not jobs, Democrats tell Perdue The Trump administration will shift able-bodied Americans into better-paying jobs through stricter enforcement of a 90-day limit on food stamps, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue told skeptical House lawmakers on Wednesday. Democrats threatened litigation to stop the proposal, which could end… Continue reading
Organic food is booming. So why are organic grains lagging behind? The organic sector has boomed in recent years. But the amount of farmland devoted to organic grain, which is needed for feeding livestock, is expanding more slowly, says a trade group report. New bill proposes hefty increase for SNAP… Continue reading
Trump will try again to cut USDA, says Perdue The Agriculture Department faces large spending cuts, said Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Monday, while a White House official said President Trump will ask for one “one of the largest spending reductions in history” in the upcoming fiscal 2020 budget. How… Continue reading
Memphis Meats will start small when it gets regulatory green light Chief executive Uma Valeti says Memphis Meats, the self-declared leader in a worldwide race to develop cell-based meat, “will be ready to go to market tomorrow,” albeit on a small scale, once the U.S. regulatory framework is in place…. Continue reading
(HempNews) Four of 29 CBD products were found to be troublesome in recent test results, according to Remedy Review, which contracts with independent laboratories “to validate products and protect consumers.” The results indicate the need for independent monitoring and testing of CBD products, Remedy Review cautioned in a press release…. Continue reading
Low commodity prices expected to continue, African swine fever detected in Vietnam and Shark Tank coming to Nebraska. Need a quick catch-up on agricultural news this week? Here are seven stories you might have missed. 1. U.S. and Chinese negotiators are working on multiple memorandums of understanding that would form… Continue reading
Biotech backer Perdue blasts fear-your-food ‘hysteria’ The “fear-your-food” movement, fed in large part by the ceaseless churning of the internet, could sideline, deter, or even derail the use of such crucial agricultural tools as pesticides and genetically engineered crops and livestock, warned Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Thursday. One counselor’s… Continue reading
Soybeans may lose less land to corn than expected The United States is awash in soybeans, the result of the trade war with China and a string of bumper crops. But although farmers were expected to respond by planting more corn this year while cutting back sharply on soybeans, it’s… Continue reading
Trump: Trade talks may end with ‘a lot more’ corn to China U.S. and Chinese officials opened their second consecutive week of negotiations to resolve the countries’ trade war on Tuesday. President Trump has threatened to increase sharply U.S. tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods on March 1 unless… Continue reading
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