Agri View: Consumers Choice

DanAgri View, Cattle

…to trade down to it from more expensive beef items during the 2009-2010 recession. They began to eat more pork and chicken, especially as their production increased and thus became…

U.S. Beef Hits South Africa

Taylor HillmanCattle, Trade

…“The arrival of U.S. beef in South Africa represents another important milestone in efforts by USDA and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to regain access to this important…

Agri View: Ornamental Fish

DanAgri View, Aquaculture

…array of animal species that make up the generic ‘ornamental aquarium fish trade’ is staggering. Around 2,000 species and millions of specimens are traded annually in the ornamental fish trade

Western View: Family Vacation

Taylor HillmanFeatures, Western View

…most unusual aircraft ever built. But there is so much more to see: World War 2 fighters and bombers, the first jet fighters built in the 1950s, target drones, a…

Agri View: Weather Losses

DanAgri View, Weather

…of trade. However, climate change will affect the quantity of produce available for export and import as well as prices (Figure 6.3). The cumulative impacts of climate change will ultimately…

Interview with Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack

Taylor HillmanGeneral

Vilsack AgNet West News Director Sabrina Hill talks with USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack about his recent trip to Asia, trade and the Trans Pacific Partnership, and the upcoming election. Ag…

NPPC Capital Update

DanHogs & Pork, Industry News Release

trade agreement with the United States, and Obama pointing out that the two countries could more immediately address trade issues through a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement. (TIFA provides a…

Two Sides of TPP

Taylor HillmanGeneral

…is important for American agriculture, a trade agreement that does little to fix currency manipulation, reign in foreign predatory trade practices, or improve the $531 billion trade imbalance is not…

Therapy for Veterans

DanGeneral, This Land of Ours

…a rustic setting in nature to help promote healing and a peaceful death for veterans of war. Central Oregon is home to approximately 17,000 veterans, including veterans from WWII, the…

Strengthen Rural Communities

DanGeneral, Industry News Release

…and Trade: Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz., $482,831 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark., $398,186 University of California-Davis, Davis, Calif., $474,132 University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn., $499,872 Albany State University, Albany,…