…as has the final liquidation of the massive government-acquired stocks of skim milk powder the European Union built up in 2015 and 2016. These developments more than offset a drop…
Strategies for Mealybug Control in Vineyards
…about material getting into the winegrapes, and because of European restrictions,” Daane noted. As with insecticides, there are more and more mating disruption materials that are becoming available to growers….
Farmers Receive an Average of 12 Cents of Every Thanksgiving Food Dollar
According to this year’s Thanksgiving edition of the annual Farmer’s Share publication from the National Farmers Union; American farmers and ranchers are receiving roughly 12 cents of every dollar that’s…
Brazil’s Implementation of Tariff Rate Quota for Wheat a Win for American Farmers
…union trade partners, particularly Argentina, which enters duty-free. Source: USDA Sponsored Content Protecting Your Operation from Damaging Fire Ants July 11, 2024 CIR Agriculture Harvester Products July 1, 2024 Controlling…
Significant Support for Farm Workforce Modernization Act
…President of Public Policy and Communications for the National Farmers Union, Rob Larew. “National Farmers Union supports this bipartisan effort to address the needs of both farmers and workers, and…
Western View: Green Energy’s Dirty Little Secret
…little-known gas in the UK and the rest of the European Union in 2017 were the equivalent of putting an extra 1.3 million cars on the road. It’s the dirty…
Tariffs on EU Ag Products Coming After WTO Ruling
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) indicated plans to impose tariffs on goods coming from the European Union (EU) which are scheduled to take effect beginning October 18. …
Scientists Release First Map of Areas Suitable for Spotted Lanternfly Establishment in U.S. and World
…Eleven European countries and large parts of the Northeast United States and the Pacific Northwest were found to be prime habitat for SLF establishment in place of tropical locales with…
Agriculture Groups Respond to Japan Trade Deal
…competitors – the European Union and New Zealand – have secured there.” NMPF and USDEC agree with what Ambassador Lighthizer told the House Ways and Means Committee during his testimony…
Specialty Crops Bolstered Top-Ten Commodity Cash Receipts in 2018
…the data. The top ten markets for California in 2017 were the European Union, Canada, China/Hong Kong, Japan, Mexico, Koria, India, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, and Vietnam. As the industry…
USDA Details Trade Damage Estimate Calculations
…damages for commodities with assessed retaliatory tariffs by China, India, the European Union, and Turkey to set commodity payment rates and purchase levels. USDA employed the same approach often used…
Opportunities for U.S. Agricultural Exports in Canada
…the European Union (EU), which entered into force September 2017, and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, which entered into force December 2018, the United States remains the…
Prune Harvest Around The Corner, Considerations from UCCE
…Dormant spur samples can be used to scout for San Jose scale and European fruit lecanium, evidence of parasitism in both species, as well as aphid eggs and European red…
Best Flowers to Grow for a Bee Garden
…to Care for Them Video by: The Gardening Tutor with Mary Frost https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtuXr81L9T4 Inviting European honey bees, mason bees, hover flies, and other pollinators to your garden starts with knowing…