…– with more seamless trade rules, reduced costs and less red tape, making it easier for food suppliers, such as the FNBA, to respond to growing global consumer demand. The…
NCBA: Stabenow’s Solution Guarantees Trade War with Canada and Mexico
…labeling is a marketing program, separate from any food safety regulations, which intended to drive demand for U.S. beef. However, unlike industry-led efforts, the government-mandated program failed to increase demand…
House Passes H.R. 1599, the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act
…world’s population expected to reach 10 billion by 2050, biotechnology is an essential tool for our farmers to meet this demand in an environmentally sound, sustainable, and affordable way. Unfortunately,…
Almond Orchard Sustainability Lifecycle Study Highlights Greenhouse Gas Benefits, Provides Baseline for Future Goals
…have the lowest impact. “Irrigation practices are central to the success of California’s almond growers,” said Ludwig, noting that according to CASP, 83 percent of California almond growers practice demand-based…
Western View: Illegal Marijuana Grow Sites in the Forests
…businesses can’t grow near enough to fill the demand. Criminals can, because there is big money in it and they don’t have to follow the rules – instead, they set…
Low-end Wine Market in Down Cycle
…that market, and it still makes up a big portion of the overall numbers. Allied Grape Growers President and CEO Nat DiBuduo says supply and demand has dropped those grape…
Disappearing Fruit
Cathy Isom fills us in on why a popular 4th of July fruit may be hard to find in our grocery stores after the holiday. Disappearing Fruit…
Planning a Safe Fourth of July Picnic – Part 1
In the first of this two-part series, Cathy Isom has some tips to remember when it comes to planning your holiday picnic. Fourth Picnic-Part 1…
U.S. Wheat Growers See TPA as First Step to Increased Export Opportunity
…that will help growers overcome the tariff advantages a lot of our competitors get through free trade agreements with importing countries. That is important because wheat demand in many of…
NCBA CEO Forrest Roberts Announces Resignation
…has increased significantly, NCBA is in a solid financial position, convention attendance is at record levels and the NCBA-managed programs to build consumer demand for beef as a contractor to…
The Western View: COOL Repeal
…they deserve our support for assuring we have safe food to eat. It’s equally unfair to the consumer. As a consumer, I demand the right to know where my food…
“Real California Milk Month” Recipes
It’s June National Dairy Month and California’s Gov. Brown has just announced that June is also “Real California Milk Month.” In honor of this holiday, here are California dairy-inspired recipes…
Water Board Says More Rights Will be Curtailed Soon
…be determined, said Kathy Mrowka, state water rights enforcement manager, who briefed the water board on curtailments last week. State water managers have been closely monitoring stream flow and demand…
USDA Seeks Input from Growers About 2015 Crops, Stocks, Inventories, and Values
…and USDA’s monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates. As with all NASS surveys, information provided by respondents is kept strictly confidential, as required by federal law. “NASS safeguards the…