Tag Archives: agribusiness

• Agribusiness

  AGRIBUSINESS: PEDV Identified in Some U.S. Pig Herds

  On Friday, USDA confirmed porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, or PEDV, has been identified in the U.S. for the first time…
• Agribusiness

  AGRIBUSINESS: Reason For Fertilizer Plant Explosion Undetermined

  Investigators have announced that the cause of the West Fertilizer Company explosion has been ruled undetermined. This ruling is made…
• Agribusiness

  AGRIBUSINESS: Amendment Shows Need For Egg Bill – Stabenow

  According to Senate Ag Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow, the House Ag Committee’s approval of an amendment that would make it…
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  AGRIBUSINESS: Farm Bill Could Take Some Time In Senate

  While the Senate is expected to begin consideration of the farm bill on Monday, Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow…
• Agribusiness

  AGRIBUSINESS: Pork Producer Phasing Out Controversial Additive

  The world’s largest pork producer will soon raise half of its hogs on feed that doesn’t contain the additive ractopamine….
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  AGRIBUSINESS: House Ag Committee Passes Farm Bill

  Markup in the House Agriculture Committee didn’t wrap up as quickly as it did in the Senate, but Committee Chair…
• Agribusiness

  AGRIBUSINESS: New Pesticide Record Keeping App

  Nutrient management may be a little easier these days with the use of technology. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach…
• Agribusiness

  AGRIBUSINESS: Farm Bill Makes It Through Senate Ag Committee

  The Senate Agriculture Committee voted to approve the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013 on a 15 to…
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  AGRIBUSINESS: Corn Farmers Made Planting Progress in Last Week

  The latest report from USDA shows 28% of projected corn acres were planted as of May 12th. While that’s more…
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  AGRIBUSINESS: Supreme Court Rules to Protect Intellectual Property

  In a unanimous ruling – the Supreme Court supported the protection of intellectual property in the Bowman versus Monsanto case…
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  AGRIBUSINESS: NFU President Weighs In On TTIP And TPP

  National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson has submitted comments on a possible Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the European…
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  AGRIBUSINESS: Supply And Demand Report Projected Big Crops

  Last Friday, the USDA Supply and demand report projected big corn and soybean crops this year and larger carryover supplies…