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Cage-free egg farms expanding but face production hurdles

02/28/17 2:51 PM By Ed Maixner

WASHINGTON, Mar. 1, 2017 - The popularity of eggs from cage-free and organic hens is rising, and America’s laying hens are hard at work meeting the demand.

Farm robotics: Lots of progress but far from the finish line

02/22/17 10:18 AM By Ed Maixner

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2017 - In a display of both pop music talent and robotics advancement, Lady GaGa opened her flashy Super Bowl half-time show last month singing God Bless America while a computer choreographed 300 drones with red, white and blue LED lights in the sky to form a U.S. flag.

California ag looks robust after five-year drought

02/15/17 1:50 PM By Ed Maixner

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2017 - With a heap of snow in the Sierra Nevada and a winter deluge of rain, California agriculture is floating out of its five-year drought rather swimmingly.

Some farmers want big changes in health coverage; some, none at all

02/01/17 11:25 AM By Ed Maixner

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2017 - An update on American farm families and their health insurance is a two-part story.

Moving the ranching mindset: Profit in switch to May/June calving

01/18/17 10:31 AM By Ed Maixner

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 2017 - Researchers in North Dakota have come up with data to show what ranchers have been proving to themselves for years: Calving in May can be easier and less expensive, and thus, more profitable, than calving in March and April, when it’s colder and wetter, especially in the country’s colder latitudes.

Oh Deer! Captive operations expand, but challenges remain

01/18/17 10:11 AM By Ed Maixner

So far, farm organizations have watched from the sidelines as captive deer and elk operations expand against mounting challenges by sportsmen, wildlife groups, animal health agencies, conservationists, and others.

Low interest rates, soft commodity markets spell cash rent relief

01/11/17 11:08 AM By Ed Maixner

In the U.S. farmland cash rent arena, landlords may see further erosion on their returns while tenants should expect mostly stable to moderately falling rates. Farmers/operators renting land are, of course, painfully aware of the swift run-up in cropland re

Weather forecasting bill expected to help farmers

12/07/16 12:59 PM By Ed Maixner

Looming among the last-minute business for the adjourning 114th Congress is a bevy of investments and directives in atmospheric and climate science and communications aimed to keep Americans safer, help farmers and ranchers succeed, broaden participation in weather forecasting, and

USDA posts a jam-packed scoresheet on successful research

11/30/16 11:15 AM By Ed Maixner

Does Department of Agriculture research succeed ultimately in helping farmers improve their crops and livestock, fight all manner of plant, animal and food-borne diseases, produce improved products and increase profits?

Speed chokers may be on tap for all big trucks

11/23/16 9:37 AM By Ed Maixner

Electronic governors keeping top speeds at 60, 65 or 68 miles per hour in all heavy trucks and buses? Soon, perhaps The U.S. Department of Transportation is pressing ahead with a long-contemplated requirement for speed limiting gadgets, or chokers, in all new Class

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Beth Ellikidis, Vice President, Agriculture and Environment for the Biotechnology Innovation Organization

This week’s guest on Open Mic is Beth Ellikidis, Vice President, Agriculture and Environment for the Biotechnology Innovation Organization. The Biden administration recently announced its Bioeconomy Board, creating new products and services to boost the U.S. economy and workforce and enhance our quality of life and the environment. Ellikidis says BIO’s goal is simply to advocate for the possible. She sees products that will improve agriculture productivity while at the same time lessen the industry’s environmental footprint. Ellikidis says the nation’s regulatory structure is strained to keep up with scientific advancements provided by fast-moving private industry research.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: April 26, 2024: USDA Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Lester Moffitt on bird flu, competition

USDA Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Lester Moffitt oversees the Agricultural Marketing Service and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. She joins us to discuss the latest on the bird flu outbreak and how USDA is responding.

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