…cultivation in the United States and Canada as compared to Western Europe. ASA President and Greenwood, Del., soybean farmer Richard Wilkins noted in a statement that dialogue on the issue…
Extension Educators Receive National Honors
…Karnita Golson-Garner, Alabama A&M University North Central Region Award – Nozella L. Brown, Kansas State University Northeast Region Award – Richard W. Taylor, University of Delaware Southern Region Award –…
Strong Push on TPP in Lame-Duck
…to markets around the world. “The TPP has huge potential benefits for soybean farmers,” said ASA President and Greenwood, Del., farmer Richard Wilkins. “First, we achieve better market access for…
Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee Members Named
…Square, Pa.; Richard Hanas, A. Duda and Sons Inc., Oviedo, Fla.; James Alan Johnson, Carzalia Valley Produce, Columbus, N.M.; Lorri Koster, Mann Packing Company Inc., Salinas, Calif.; Roland McReynolds, Carolina…
Food Policy Action Endorses Clinton
…Roy Blunt (FPA Score 40%) 3. North Carolina: FPA endorses challenger Deborah Ross over incumbent Sen. Richard Burr (FPA 2015 Score 40%) 4. Ohio: FPA endorses challenger Ted Strickland over…
Agri View: Labor Technology
…falling. So, can technology solve a problem that Congress will not solve? If it will, we need more technology in Washington. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner. Richard…
California Governor Signs Farm Worker Overtime Bill
Credit: Richard Thornton / Shutterstock.com California’s Democratic Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill that would raise the state’s farmworker wages for overtime. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the United…
Four States Offer Ideas for Ag Economy
…work together to find common farm bill policies. Missouri Department of Agriculture Director Richard Fordyce, who hosted the event, said the farm economy will face another two years of down…
Economic Analysis of the 2016 CA Drought for Ag
UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences by Josué Medellín-Azuara, Duncan MacEwan, Richard E. Howitt, Daniel A. Sumner, and Jay R. Lund Credit: Joseph Sohm / Shutterstock.com The drought continues for…
Almond Board: Almond Achievement Award Nominations
…and recognized during the gala dinner at The Almond Conference by ABC President and CEO Richard Waycott. Past Almond Achievement Award recipients include Ned Ryan, Joe MacIlvaine, Martin Pohl, Dave…
Almond Board: State of the Almond Industry
What is the current state of the almond industry and what’s ahead in the future? AgNet West talked with Richard Waycott, President and CEO of the Almond Board of California,…
HFCS Prices Near Records as Usage Nears Lows
…anonymity because he was directly involved in customer negotiations. (Additional reporting by Chris Prentice in New York; Editing by P.J. Huffstutter in Chicago, Richard Chang and Steve Orlofsky) Read more….
Prospects Good for Record Almond Crop
…is now stabilizing and almond sales have picked up. Reduced prices, in turn, have helped to revive demand for almonds, with record shipments in the last three months, said Richard…
Economic Analysis of the 2016 California Drought for Agriculture
From: UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences (California Water Blog) by Josué Medellín-Azuara, Duncan MacEwan, Richard E. Howitt, Daniel A. Sumner, and Jay R. Lund The drought continues for California’s…