Comprehensive Approach Seeks to Reverse Decline in Smelt Population The initial monitoring of a new strategy to improve conditions for the endangered Delta smelt shows significant promise in creating a …
Fruits & Nuts Review
California – July Crop Comments Mid-Season peaches, nectarines, apricots, and plums continued to be harvested, packed, and shipped to domestic and foreign marketplaces. The hot weather caused stone fruits to …
Trump Giving Major Immigration Speech in Arizona
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he will give a major speech on immigration Wednesday (today) in Arizona. The Hagstrom Report says Trump appears to be softening his stance against …
EU Downplaying TTIP Failure Comments
The European Union is downplaying comments from Germany’s economy minister over the weekend who said the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership talks had “de facto failed.” Sponsored ContentBeef on Dairy …
Pacific Region Poultry/Egg Report
California Egg Production California’s egg production during July totaled 292 million, up 4 million from June’s production and up 19 million from July 2015. The all layers during the month …
Farm Labor Overtime Bill Passes
As the state sat divided and waited for an outcome, the California Assembly voted to pass the farm worker overtime bill AB1066. Sponsored ContentBeef on Dairy Industry Report Highlights Growth …
USDA Quarterly Export Forecast Shows Higher Numbers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture released a revised export forecast for the remainder of 2016 as well as a forecast for 2017. Both reports show U.S. ag export have begun …
Chile to Send TPP Agreement to Its Congress
The government of Chile plans to send the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement to its Congress for approval by the end of this year. The 12-nation agreement aims to liberalize trade business …
Pro Farmer Releases Crop Tour Results
The final numbers are in for the Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour that wrapped up Thursday. They pegged the corn crop at 14.728 billion bushels with a 170.2 bushel per …
Processing Tomato Production-2016
Contracted production for California processing tomatoes is forecast at 12.8 million tons, averaging 49.6 tons per acre. The current forecasted production is 11 percent below the 2015 crop, and 2 …
Chicago Tribune Editorial: Pacific Trade good for the Midwest
The Chicago Tribune editorial board says “global trade is the reality, and should be promoted.” Published this week, an editorial by the Tribune says failure by Congress to ratify the …
Poll Shows Support for TPP
A New poll from Morning Consult shows the majority of voters favor trade. The poll shows 57 percent of registered voters have a favorable view of “fair trade,” and 50 …
USDA Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Survey Coming Soon
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is reminding hog producers nationwide to keep an eye out for the quarterly Hogs and Pigs Survey in late August. …
California Has a Stable Farm Workforce
There are twice as many farmworkers as there are farm jobs in California, according to an analysis published online in California Agriculture journal. Sponsored ContentBeef on Dairy Industry Report Highlights Growth and …