…billion,” said Preston, who also mentioned that the report shows “corn up 5.2 percent, cotton up 6.5 percent, fruit and nuts up 8.2 percent, and wheat up 5.4 percent.” Cash…
Study Clarifies U.S. Beef’s Resource Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
…use and various environmental emissions of beef cattle production in the United States. The aim is to establish baseline measures that the U.S. beef industry can use to explore ways…
California Walnuts Receive Trade Funding for Tariff Relief
…sales channels and markets for future production. “The possibilities the program provides us will build on successful marketing programs by expanding into new market segments such as food service while…
FFA Chapters Use Innovative Microsoft Solution to Delve Deeper Into Agriculture
…connect those students with those who are more production-focused and allow them to explore areas of interest.” Several chapters that received FarmBeats kits have already integrated computer coding into their…
Optimism for the Future of American Cotton in China
American cotton As negotiations between the U.S. and China continue, there is optimism for American cotton having a successful future in China. The House Ways and Means Committee held a…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 03-08-19
…effects of Chinese tariffs on American cotton and how the use of biologicals continues to become more popular. You’ll also hear from California Farm Bureau’s first vice president Shannon Douglas…
Formal Lab-Grown Fake Meat Agreement is “What Consumers Deserve”
…Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on lab-grown fake meat oversight: “The formal agreement announced today (03-07-19) solidifies USDA’s lead oversight role in the production and labeling of lab-grown fake meat…
USDA and FDA Announce a Formal Agreement to Regulate Cell-Cultured Food Products from Cell Lines of Livestock and Poultry
…agreement to jointly oversee the production of human food products derived from the cells of livestock and poultry. FSIS and FDA released a formal agreement to address the regulatory oversight…
USDA Provides Funding to California to Support Projects that Protect Agriculture and Natural Resources
…mitigation, and to safeguard the U.S. nursery production system. Overall, USDA is providing $66 million in funding this year to support 407 projects in 49 states, Guam, Puerto Rico, and…
BASF Sells Two Properties to Competitors
…new agriculture division of DowDuPont, purchased the Clearfield canola production system from BASF in the U.S. and Canada. Officials from Nufarm indicated that Trunemco will be commercialized in several important…
Study Reveals Pigs Can Transmit FMD Prior to Signs of Sickness
…The results showed that simulation of FMD outbreaks in the U.S. pig production sector, including a preclinical infectious period of one day, would result in a 40-percent increase in the…
WTO Officially Acknowledges Chinese Subsidies Violate Rules
…non-exempt support up to 8.5 percent of the total value of production for a specific product. The panel ruled that Chinese subsidies for producers from 2012 to 2015 were well…
PCAs Examine a Top California Grape Challenge: Mealybug
…leafroll associated viruses. Not only can these diseases reduce yield by up to 40 percent, they also cause leaf discoloration, lower fruit quality and can affect production in future seasons….
Global Cost of Pests and Pathogens
…levels. A study that was recently published in the journal Nature, Ecology & Evolution lays out just what kind of impact pests and pathogens have on the global food production system. The report includes…