Ag policy was about cultural stability, not endless market growth Alan Guebert Oct. 16, 2022 If you think U.S. politics are too polarized, too anger-driven, and too polluted by big money, take a quick look at the trainwreck that United Kingdom politics has become to see what’s in store for us if we don’t regain…
Kroger to acquire Albertsons Photo: ©JHVEPHOTO – STOCK.ADOBE.COM 10.14.2022 By Keith Nunes CINCINNATI — The Kroger Co. is acquiring Albertsons Companies for approximately $24.6 billion. If the acquisition is approved, it will encompass 4,996 stores, 52 processing plants, 66 distribution centers, employ approximately 710,000, and, on a combined basis have an estimated $210 billion sales…
Nebraska Beef agrees to $200k fine for misrepresenting grading records By Lori Pilger, Lincoln Journal Star Oct 7, 2022 A small change to Angus specifications allows U.S. Department of Agriculture graders more accurate measurements. Camera grading calculates fat thickness to several decimal places, and that provides consistency and clarity when dealing with fractions of an…
Reinventing farming and food post-globalisation | FT Film The FT’s global business columnist Rana Foroohar believes globalisation has failed. In the first of three films based on her new book, ‘Homecoming: the path to prosperity in a post-global world’, she takes a trip across the US to see how neoliberal economic thinking has broken our…
Hi all, Hope you’re having a good week! I wanted to make sure that you all saw a new op-ed from FTC Chair Lina Khan in the Des Moines Register this morning on the agency’s suit with 10, bipartisan state AGs against Syngenta and Corteva, the dominant pesticide manufacturers. The suit claims Syngenta and Corteva…
Vilsack rolls out $500M in grants to lower fertilizer costs MORE MONEY: Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack provided new details on how USDA plans to offer $500 million in grants to increase domestic fertilizer production which eventually he believes will lead to more competition and lower fertilizer costs for farmers. Fertilizer Production Expansion Program will…
Landowners, environmental groups ask for more ‘proactive’ state regulation Comments come as agency considers reapproval of rules governing large cattle feedlots, chicken barns and hog sites BY: PAUL HAMMEL – SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 5:45 AM Ray Avila feeds chickens on his farm on Aug. 9, 2014, near Osage, Iowa. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) LINCOLN — One…
Ag Weather Forum The Wells Dried Up This Year 9/30/2022 By Bryce Anderson , Ag Meteorologist Emeritus Connect with Bryce: @BAndersonDTN The water table at an index well in Haskell County, Kansas, dropped to almost 400 feet below the surface in late summer 2022. (Kansas Geological Survey graphic) A post on social media from Haskell…
Ag groups receive grant to transition U.S. beef to carbon neutral By Successful Farming Staff 9/16/2022 Mitch Kezar American Farmland Trust was awarded a $30 million grant from the USDA Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities. The organization will partner with the Integrity Beef Alliance, Indigo Agriculture, Earth Optics, Freedman Heirs Foundation, AgriWebb, Regenified, OpenTEAM, and U.S….
Walmart Tightens Its Grip on Meat Processing With New Investment September 9, 2022 Sustainable Beef, a new beef processing plant in Nebraska, has taken the brave and commendable step to create a market opportunity for themselves, and hopefully open the door for more competition in the highly-consolidated meatpacking industry. However, we’re wary of recent news…