The American Farm Bureau Federation has produced a new video highlighting the difficulties farmers face in finding workers to harvest crops. The video shows the plight of peach production in Georgia, but the message outlines the scope of the problem nation wide. Hiring a seasonal skilled workforce to bring crops in from the fields to America’s tables has proved to … Read More
Iowa Women in Ag Conference Set for July 26
The 10th annual Iowa Women in Agriculture Conference is set to be held at the FFA Enrichment Center in Ankeny on July 26. This year’s theme is Sharing Solutions, and the one-day conference will offer opportunities for valuable take-aways on an array of current farm challenges: marketing strategies for low commodity prices, financial risk management, transition hurdles, high cash rental … Read More
DuPont and Purdue Host Plant Science Symposium
Purdue University and DuPont Pioneer are teaming up to host the first Purdue Plant Science Symposium. This event is part of a series co-sponsored by DuPont and various university around the globe. The program was designed to improve collaboration and problem-solving between universities, government organizations, and agriculture. The symposium at Purdue will be held on August 4, from 8 a.m. … Read More
More than 100 Nobel Laureates Support GMOs
This morning three Nobel Laureates presented at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. to call on Greenpeace, the United Nations and governments around the world to support GMOs. They are the public face of more than 100 Nobel Laureates who signed a letter asking that campaigns agains products like Golden Rice be abandoned. The letter condemns practices that are … Read More
1,000 Organizations Support Passage of Food Labeling
More than 1,000 ag and food industry organizations have come together to show their support for the food labeling solution. Co-chairs for the Coalition for Safe Affordable Food (CFSAF), Pamela Bailey and Charles Conner are excited by the show of support for this critical legislation and hope a letter to the Senate will demonstrate the necessity of moving forward quickly. “The … Read More
European Commission Extends Use of Glyphosate
The European Commission has extended authorization for glyphosate for another 18 months, an action supported by soy growers in the U.S. However, Richard Wilkins, President of the American Soybean Association, notes that the announcement is only a temporary solution, and that American farmers are still searching for more certainty in the European marketplace. “An 18-month extension gives U.S. farmers and … Read More
Farmer Board Advises on Data Management
The Agricultural Data Coalition (ADC) is adding a ten person farmer advisory board to help the organization as it develops a data management reponsitory. “The full potential of our agricultural data is not currently being realized because of management, storage, portability and delivery challenges,” said Joe Luck, Assistant Professor and Precision Agriculture Engineer at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, a founding … Read More
#ASTAannaul Benefits from OFS’s 35 Years of Advocating
Today’s news might make you believe the fight against agriculture technology is a modern issue, but Katie Fast of Oregonians for Food and Shelter told an audience at the American Seed Trade Association annual meeting, her organization has been dealing with consumer misinformation since 1980. This grassroots network of farmers and foresters began focusing on the responsible use of resources, crop protection … Read More
ASTA-OSA Annual Meeting Is a Winner
The leadership of the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) and the Oregon Seed Association (OSA) were all smiles at the Gala Banquet concluding the trailblazing joint annual meeting of the two organizations this week in Portland, Oregon. “This worked out wonderfully,” said OSA president Greg Loberg of West Coast Beet Seed. “We wanted to enhance the partnerships between members of … Read More
New Leadership Elected at #ASTAannual
LtoR: ASTA officers Jerry Flint, DuPont Pioneer; Tracy Tally, Justin Seeds; Mark Herrmann, AgReliant Genetics Among all the seminars and committee meetings of the American Seed Trade Association’s annual meeting one of the most important items of business was the election of the officer team for the coming year. They are: • Chair: Mark Herrmann, AgReliant Genetics • First Vice … Read More