…is grown. Without herbicides and pesticides farmers wouldn’t produce enough to make it worthwhile to plant a crop. Disease and insects would consume more than the grower would harvest. Few…
Spinach Growers See Increased Demand
The popularity of packaged salads has fueled increasing demand for organic spinach, but the success of the product has come with growing pains—namely, a fungal disease so widespread and destructive…
Meat Groups Want Disease Protection in Farm Bill
Beef, turkey, sheep and pork industry representatives all testified in favor of a stronger program to protect animals from disease, especially foot-and-mouth disease. The Hagstrom Report says the groups gave…
Argentina Lemon Rule Postponed Again
…disease-infested. CCM President Joel Nelson said based solely on the stance the Trump campaign has showed on trade, the administration should also oppose the decision. “This rule flies in the…
Subcommittee Examines Livestock Producer Perspectives on Next Farm Bill
…respective industries as well as their priorities for the upcoming farm bill. “From onerous federal rules and regulations to cattle fever ticks to foot-and-mouth disease, it’s no secret our nation’s…
NPPC Farm Bill Priority: FMD Vaccine Bank
The U.S. pork industry’s top priority for the next Farm Bill is establishing a Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine bank, the National Pork Producers Council told a House Agriculture subcommittee in…
Stabenow Asking for USDA Bird Flu Response Information
…asked who is in charge of the effort to fight avian influenza, whether the Trump administration’s hiring freeze will affect the effort to fight the disease, and who will handle…
Iowa Agriculture Department Urging Sound Biosecurity Measures in Poultry Flocks
…have updated their biosecurity measures and made significant investments to help prevent the disease from getting on their farm. He stresses that all poultry farms need to have a biosecurity…
Agri View: Expanding Citrus in Georgia
…their citrus industry from the imported insect and disease problem, farmers in South Georgia are expanding the acreage of citrus fruit grown across the state line. Now to be sure,…
Lemon Rule Goes Against Trump Philosophy
…is pest- and disease-infested. CCM President Joel Nelson said based solely on the stance the Trump campaign has showed on trade, the administration should also oppose the decision. “This rule…
Analyzing Disease Mutations Using Online Cattle Genomes
…in cattle. The data helped identify a mutation. The discovery is important because cattle in feed yards are dying from brisket disease. The disease, which results from elevated pulmonary arterial…
U.S. Red Meat Exports Strong in January
…most recently concerns about foot-and-mouth disease, which impacted domestic beef production.• Exports to Central and South America continue to reflect growing demand for U.S. pork, with both volume (14,240 mt)…
Subcommittee Evaluates Effectiveness of Specialty Crop Production Programs
…put programs in place to address the greater need for flexibility to aid the specialty crop industry and provide more resources for research, disease response, and promotion and marketing. I…
Harvest Update, ACP and Marketing at Citrus Showcase
…go.” Citrus Showcase attendees also got an update on the Asian citrus psyllid program. Cooperative Extension Citrus Entomologist Beth Grafton-Cardwell said there have been 34 trees confirmed with huanglongbing in…