Ag equipment exports drop 16 percent in first half of year
Agricultural equip-ment exports dropped 16 percent for the first half of 2015 compared to the first half of 2014, for a total $4 billion shipped to global markets, according to the Assoc. of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).
Variety pork meat exports growing in global popularity
While they aren’t staples of the daily diets of U.S. consumers, pork variety meats such as livers, hearts, kidneys and stomach are emerging as a growing opportunity to increase exports across the globe, according to the national pork checkoff.
Weather, labor shortage create challenges in FIRST testing
With corn and soybean harvest underway, Farmers Independent Research of Seed Technologies (FIRST) is beginning to produce data and reports of this year’s variety tests.
Registration open in renewed National Wheat Yield Contest
Entries are being accepted for the first National Wheat Yield Contest (NWYC) in more than 20 years. The National Wheat Foundation (NWF) announced the official contest rules and opened registration on its website.
Tennessee grants to create food safety training here and abroad
The Center for Agriculture and Food Security and Preparedness (CAFSP) at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture’s College of Veterinary Medicine is awarded two grants totaling almost $3 million from the federal government this year.
Iowa Corn awarded patent to improve plastics compound
The Iowa Corn Promotion Board (ICPB) has received a new patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to improve the production process of making the compound isosorbide.
Corn industry anxiously awaits EPA decision on RFS volumes
Corn growers hurting financially from too much crop are anxiously waiting an announcement expected soon from the U.S. EPA on whether changes will be made on the amount of ethanol blended in gasoline under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
