Ohio farm preparing to host Rural-Urban Mass on July 23
Joe and Joanna Goettemoeller will welcome their community to a Rural-Urban Mass at their farm on July 23 at 6:30. Catholic Rural Life, St. Marys and Sidney Deaneries, planned the mass and Bishop Joseph Binzer of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati will preside.
Soy, canola groups hammer out cooperation beside competition
Oilseed markets reflect changing vegetable oil preferences, and soybean and canola oil compete for market share. But competing oilseed interests can blend their voices to address common global consumer concerns, according to their leaders.
Indiana Grown label to fill shelves of big retail chains
In the heart of Indianapolis’ southeast side, next to Interstate 465’s metro traffic, Waterman’s Family Farm sits like a spot out of time. Its watermelons, homegrown corn, green beans and other produce draw neighbors who want local, healthy food.
High global wheat stocks tempered market impacts of a soggy harvest season in parts of the Eastern Corn Belt, even while low moisture in Canada and the Pacific Northwest could impact spring wheat yields.
Canada leading effort to allow small GMO amounts in imports
So far, at least 15 nations have signed a statement of intent to develop a global regime allowing a low-level presence (LLP) of genetically modified (GMO or GM) materials in crop exports and imports.
Farmers: Violations of tobacco worker rights are not common
In May, as tobacco farmers were beginning to set their crop for the season, allegations arose from a group of migrant workers that five tobacco farmers in Kentucky had violated H-2A guest worker regulations.
Ag professor: Other companies will follow Walmart about animal welfare
Walmart, one of the largest retail chains in the world, announced in May its "new positions" concerning animal welfare policy and reinforced its commitment to offering customers choices and transparency into how their food is grown and raised.
JBS USA purchases Cargill Pork business for $1.45 billion, pending federal review
JBS USA Pork announced on July 1 its agreement to purchase Cargill Pork’s U.S.-based pork business for $1.45 billion, with completion of the acquisition subject to federal regulatory review and approval.
"They’re just rows of mud," Penny Ramsey said when asked to describe the condition of the row crops on the farm she and her husband, John Jr., operate in Fulton County.
