USDA is boasting that at 12 percent per year, organic farming is “one of the fasting-growing segments of American agriculture." It also claims to have made $1 billion in “investments” since 2009 in 40,000 local/regional food businesses and infrastructure projects.
USDA is boasting that at 12 percent per year, organic farming is “one of the fasting-growing segments of American agriculture." The agency spends millions of dollars each year promoting organic and cost-sharing producer transitions to that method. It also claims to have made $1 billion in “investments” since 2009 in 40,000 local/regional food businesses and infrastructure projects intended to give consumers a stronger “connection”...
What You Need to Know Today: Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans continued to accelerate, with USDA reporting another 558 KMT sold to China and 236 KMT to unknown destinations. Combined with sales announced Wednesday and Thursday, the latest purchases bring the three-day total to approximately...
As fall begins, wild migratory birds are starting their seasonal migration. That has the industry and government officials worried about the potential spread, again, of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Some members of Congress have called for the United States to be prepared for a pote...
