Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Thursday announced that dairy producers enrolled in the 2016 Margin Protection Program for Dairy will get approximately $11.2 million in financial assistance. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester …
Almond Board: Almond Alliance of California is Official
The Almond Hullers and Processors Association is now officially the Almond Alliance of California. What does the group do and how will it help the almond industry? Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture …
Safety Net Assistance for Milk Producers
USDA Announces Safety Net Assistance for Milk Producers Due to Tightening Dairy Margins May/June 2016 Average Margins Below $6 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced approximately $11.2 million in financial assistance …
Specialty Crop Research Grants
The U.S. Department of Agriculture this week announced 19 grants totaling $36.5 million for research and extension to support American farmers growing fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture …
Russia and Japan Meet to Talk Exports
Russia Wants to Export Poultry and Beef Exports to Japan Russia is exploring ways to export more poultry and beef products to Japan. Meatingplace reports that officials from Russia and …
Farm Bureau Urges Support for Education
Farm Bureau Urges Support for Legislation to Strengthen Technical Education The American Farm Bureau Federation is urging lawmakers to support the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century …
Renewable Fuels Question Credit Spike
Renewable Fuels Association Calls for Probe in Biofuel Credits Price Spike The Renewable Fuels Association says U.S. regulators and environmental officials should probe for possible manipulation in the market for …
Limit and Cut Production Cost
Rabobank Advising Farmers to Limit and Cut Production Cost Amid a third year of negative margins, farmers need to cut production costs to maintain access to capital, according to a …
Vermont Stops GMO Label Enforcement
Vermont this week announced the state has stopped enforcement of its GMO labeling law, following President Barak Obama signing the national GMO labeling bill that preempts state laws. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester …
Atrazine Report Ignores Science
EPA’s Latest Atrazine Report Ignores Science A recent Environmental Protection Agency draft report on atrazine doesn’t take into account a large amount of scientific evidence that reaffirms the product is …
A GMO “Buycott”
GMO labeling advocates are ramping up pressure on companies who already have labeled their products because of the Vermont labeling law to make sure they keep that information available for …
Governors Strongly Support TPP
Many U.S. Governors Strongly Support TPP A discussion panel at the National Association of Governors Meeting in July concluded that agriculture will be a big loser if the Trans-Pacific Partnership …
Poultry Review
Pacific Region, Poultry Review California Egg Production California’s egg production during June totaled 288 million, down 12 million from May’s production but up 20 million from June 2015. The all …
Livestock Review
Pacific Region Livestock Review United States Cattle on Feed Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more …