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US government to investigate beef pricing margins for unfair practices

August 29, 2019

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is to investigate beef pricing margins for evidence of unfair practices as part of efforts to monitor…

US corn price drops dramatically

August 14, 2019

Tillage

The price of corn in the US has dropped as stocks and yield have both been estimated up. At close of business on…

US EPA glyphosate ruling: ‘No risks to public health’

May 3, 2019

Tillage

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that it “continues to find that there are no risks to public health when glyphosate…

25 million acres less ploughed in US since 2012

April 21, 2019

Tillage

The number of farms using intensive tillage practices in the US declined by 25 million acres from 2012 to 2017, according to the…

Highlights from the 2017 US census of agriculture revealed

April 16, 2019

Agri-Business

Last week, Thursday, April 11, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) announced the results of the 2017…

US milk production climbs by 1.5% in September

October 25, 2018

Dairy

Milk production in the 23 major states in the US during September rose by 1.5% compared to the same month last year. The…

‘We are at a crossroads in our capability of using science to deliver solutions to the world’

September 7, 2018

Environment

Ted McKinney, under secretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), posed a number of questions to…

Record milk production per cow level achieved in the US

July 23, 2018

Dairy

The highest ever level of milk production per cow for the month of June was recorded in the 23 major dairy states in…

Grain price: Wheat increasing all week

July 7, 2018

Tillage

Grain price continued to rise this week. This is on the back of severe drought and lower yields in some of the main…

Trump announces tax and regulation cuts for US farmers

January 9, 2018

Agri-Business

President of the United States, Donald Trump, announced major tax and regulation cuts, along with the promise of improved rural broadband, in an…

US milk production up 1% in November

December 21, 2017

Dairy

Milk production in the 23 major states in US was up by 1.1% in November, compared to the same month in 2016, according…

US milk production in August up 2%, as cow numbers remain steady

September 25, 2017

Dairy

Milk production in the 23 major states during the month of August recorded an increase of 2.1% year-on-year, according to the latest figures from…

High demand sees EU beef import quota filled in record time

September 3, 2017

Beef

Europe’s beef dealers have already hit the bloc’s beef import cap for the current quarter – six weeks before the start of the…

Record milk production levels per cow continues in the US

August 28, 2017

Dairy

Record milk production levels per cow in the 23 major states in the US continued during the month of July, according to the latest…

Sheepmeat access on the agenda as US inspectors set for Irish visit

August 17, 2017

Beef

A group of inspectors from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is set to visit a number of Irish beef, pig and sheepmeat…

Time to stop ‘pussy-footing’ around Brazilian beef imports

June 29, 2017

Beef

There is a “stark contrast” between last week’s US ban on imported Brazilian Beef and the “pussy-footing” that has characterised the EU’s response…

All fresh Brazilian beef imports now banned from the US

June 23, 2017

Beef

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the suspension of all fresh beef imports from Brazil due to “recurring concerns about…

Upward milk production trend continues in the US

June 21, 2017

Dairy

The upward milk production trend has continued across the US, with an increase of 1.8% reported during the month of May. Milk production…

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