USDA APHIS is seeking comments on a proposed rule to amend the import requirements on fresh lemon fruit from Chile into the continental United States. The proposed rule will be …
APHIS Proposes Import of Fresh Raspberry Fruit
APHIS is proposing rule to allow the importation of fresh raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) fruit from Morocco into the continental United States. The proposed rule will be available for review …
APHIS Proposes Import of Fresh Persimmon Fruit
APHIS Proposes to Allow Persimmon from New Zealand to be Imported into the United States The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing …
Bearded Chickens
Cathy Isom tells us why some chickens have beards. That story’s ahead on this Land of Ours. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Let’s Talk …
Canada Testing PEDv Vaccine
Testing is underway in Canada for a vaccine to protect pigs from Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus, or PEDv. While U.S. made vaccines are available in Canada, the vaccines are only …
Monsanto Pulls GM Cottonseed Application in India
Monsanto has pulled its application for approval for its next generation of genetically modified cotton seed in India. The St Louis Post-Dispatch calls the move a “major escalation in a …
Schneider Electric SE Mulling Sale of DTN
Bloomberg reports power-equipment maker Schneider Electric SE is weighing a sale of agriculture news and data service DTN. The price tag could be an estimated $1.5 billion, according to sources …
Environmental Groups Hamper Endangered Species Conservation
Environmental groups are hampering species recovery under the Endangered Species Act, according to the Public Lands Council and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. Tuesday, the Center for Biological Diversity threatened to …
Farm, Dairy Groups Praise USDA Surplus Cheese Purchases
Agriculture groups and the dairy industry are praising the Agriculture Department’s announcement to reduce surplus cheese stocks in the U.S., a move requested by the American Farm Bureau and others. …
Federal Ag Spending to Increase Through 2018
Spending on farm programs by the U.S. Department of Agriculture is projected to increase $1 billion this year, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The CBO this week projected spending …
Agri View: Table Meat Farming
Everett Griner talks about a farmer raising table meat in today’s Agri View. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For …
The California Kitchen: Herb Carrots
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing carrots with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026CIR Agriculture …
Citrus Growers, Packers Discuss Disease Threat
What will California citrus growers and packers prepare to do to eradicate a pest most have never seen themselves, and fight a disease they have only read about? Sponsored ContentCIR …
Lawmakers Still Face Issue of How to Pay for Fighting Wildfires
Wildfires continue to rage across the West and the debate continues to rage on how to pay for fighting those fires. Gary Crawford has the story. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly …