Newly hatched nymphs of the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys. Photo by David R. Lance (UC ANR) — Last May, a Turlock almond grower noticed nearly all the nuts…
Assistance Payments May Be More Evenly Distributed This Go Around
…the purpose of assisting farmers impacted by the Chinese tariffs. A total of $14.5 billion will be dispensed in the form of direct payments. University of Illinois agricultural economist, Scott…
Industry Reaction to Trade Aid Announcement
…insecure. National Pork Producers Council President David Herring, a producer from Lillington, N.C., issued the following statement: “U.S. pork producers are highly dependent on export markets, shipping more than 25…
Pork Industry Battling Challenges From Trade to Labor Shortage
…ultimately consumers, National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) President David Herring, a pork producer from Lillington, N.C., testified before the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. “One of the…
Almond Matters: Preventing Ant Damage in Orchards
…field every year. They just do that, they’re comfortable with those programs, the baits are relatively cheap and easy to apply,” said David Haviland, Entomology Farm Advisor with UC Cooperative…
Final EPA Rule Exempts Farms From Emissions Reporting
…farmers to estimate and report to the federal government emissions from the natural breakdown of manure,” said NPPC President David Herring, and a pork producer from Lillington, North Carolina. “That…
Disaster Relief Aid Finally Passes in the House
…together after Senator Richard Shelby of Alabama, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Senator David Perdue of Georgia, secured a commitment from President Trump to support the bill. So…
Agriculture industry Responds to Progress of USMCA
…five percent tariffs on all Mexican imports as of June 10, 2019, David Herring, president of the National Pork Producers Council and a pork producer from Lillington, North Carolina, issued…
Third Californian Ever Selected for Partners in Advocacy Leadership Class
…Other members of the PAL class include David Hafner and Bryan Jones from Florida, Erika Archie from Texas, Matthew McClanahan from Tennessee, Beth Hodge from New Hampshire, James Henderson from…
Industry Reaction to USDA Trade Relief Announcement
…announced at a later date. David herring President National Pork Producers Council “We thank President Trump for recognizing that our patriot farmers have borne the brunt of China’s trade retaliation,”…
Almond Matters: Ant Identification Critical to Management Approach
…David Haviland, Entomology Farm Advisor with UC Cooperative Extension in Kern County. “Then the other ant you want to be looking for is pavement ant. It’s more common in the…
Industry Reaction on the Removal of Section 232 Tariffs
…David Herring, a pork producer from Lillington, N.C., and president of the National Pork Producers Council. “Mexico’s 20% retaliatory tariff on U.S. pork has cost our producers $12 per animal,…
2019 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship to be Hosted in California
…Fullerton, Neb.; Tim Yoder, Montezuma, Ga.; Vernon Yoder, Dundee, Ohio and Zack Zumstein, Marsing, Idaho. The 2019 WLAC host and Tulare Sales Yard owner, David Macedo, said “We are looking…
Tamarixia Helps Reduce Psyllid Population in Southern California
…large numbers around those areas,” said David Morgan, program manager for the Biological Control Program at the California Department of Food and Agriculture. “We found that if we were releasing about 8,000…