food chain

Florida Farm Bureau is looking forward to supporting outstanding young farmer and rancher state winners as they advance to the national competitions in San Juan, Puerto Rico at the American Farm Bureau Annual Convention, that runs today through Wednesday.

Strong growth in farm real estate debt pushed ag loan balances higher at commercial banks in the second quarter. The CA. legislature passed a bill outlawing land sales to foreign countries to help protect the nation’s food supply.

A decade ago, farmers received 17.6¢ of each $1 spent on food, but today their share is barely above 14¢ while processors, retailers, and others in the food chain take a larger share.

The Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2020 Stakeholders Summit is going “virtual” in response to public health concerns and large events.