U.S. Department Of Agriculture Announces Additional Farm Service Agency, Rural Development State Directors

Washington – Last week President Joe Biden appointed three U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regional positions, including two Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Directors and one Rural Development (RD) State Director.

Report Predicts Canadians Will Spend $1,000 More On Food In 2023

Halifax, NS – Consumers can expect food prices to continue to rise. Canada’s Food Price Report 2023 predicts a 5 percent to 7 percent food price increase in 2023, with the most substantial increases in vegetables, dairy, and meat.

Egypt Suffering From Sugar Crisis Despite Largest Sugar Factory In The World

Cairo — The Egyptian market is currently witnessing an unprecedented rise in the price of white sugar, as the price of 1 ton of white sugar reached 16,750 Egyptian pounds ($682) in the past few days.

American Crystal Sugar Company Shareholders See Increased  Payments In 2022; Another Forecasted Jump In Fiscal Year 2023

American Crystal Sugar Company shareholders gathered in Fargo yesterday to review and celebrate its crop and financial results from the 2021 crop year (2022 fiscal year). They covered events and forces that have shaped the cooperative in 2022, and they lo

J.R. Simplot Company Expands Presence In Western Canada

Certis Biologicals Elevates Leadership For U.S.-Based Sales Efforts

Columbia, Md. -- Certis Biologicals announced that veteran sales leader Tim Riley has been tapped to helm the company’s U.S.-based sales team as National Sales Director for U.S. Ag Business.

CBP Issues Withhold Release Order On Central Romana Corporation Limited

Washington — Effective Nov. 23, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel at all U.S. ports of entry will detain raw sugar and sugar-based products produced in the Dominican Republic by Central Romana Corporation Limited (Central Romana).

Biome Makers Announces New Hire John Appel As Head of Commercial NA

Davis, California - Biome Makers, global agtech leader in soil health analysis, announces new hire, John Appel, as Head of Commercial North America. Appel will lead business development efforts and accelerate Biome Makers' business growth strategy.

USDA Rule: Increasing Crop Insurance Flexibility For Sugarbeets

Washington -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Federal Crop Insurance Corporation has issued a rule (7 CFR Part 457), published in the Federal Register on Nov. 28, 2022, entitled "Increasing Crop Insurance Flexibility for Sugar Beets."

USDA Invites Ag Producers To Respond Online To The 2022 Census Of Agriculture

Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) mailed survey codes to all known agriculture producers across the 50 states with an invitation to respond online to the 2022 Census of Agriculture at agcounts.usda.gov.