…agriculture and it is crucial for us to have accurate data about this key sector of the economy,” said NASS Pacific Regional Director, Chris Messer. NASS will contact more than…
Pacific Region Cattle on Feed August Report
…head, 9 percent below July 2016. Other disappearance totaled 3,000 head during July, 40 percent below July 2016. Read the full USDA Pacific Region August 2017 Cattle on Feed Report….
Quarantine for Citrus Disease Huanglongbing Extends to Portions of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties
…is a deadly disease of citrus plants and closely related species and can be transmitted from tree to tree by the Asian citrus psyllid. The quarantine boundaries are on the…
U.S. and Mexican Dairy Industries Make United Call
The U.S. and Mexican dairy industries released a unified list of priorities today that includes modernizing the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to solidify their strong dairy market partnership,…
IBM Announces New Food Traceability Program
A crate of oranges being scanned as part of a food safety blockchain. Courtesy of IBM A group of companies in the global food chain announced a partnership with IBM…
Wheat Growers Say NAFTA Can be Improved
…sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) rules that the three countries already agreed to as part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations,” stated Chandler Goule, CEO of the National Association of Wheat…
Perdue Announces Tony Tooke as New Forest Service Chief
…and growing fires, his transition into leadership will be seamless. He will oversee efforts to get our forests working again, to make them more productive, and to create more jobs….
Agriculture’s ‘Do No Harm’ Message Getting Through?
…with the Trans-Pacific Partnership, that the US withdrew from in January. Read more about the joint letter and hear comments from Canada, Mexico, and U.S. representatives. From the National Association…
Western View: The Right to Not Farm
…and directly engaged” in agriculture. The ordnance was enacted to control growth and development in the region. Mr. Benedetti has obtained the help of the Pacific Legal Foundation or PLF….
Cotton Board Holds Annual Meeting
…to serve as Chairman for the 2017/2018 Program Year. LaCour is a cotton producer from Morganza, Lousiana. As General Manager of the farming partnership GNG Farms, LaCour has overseen production…
Update: Landowner Settles Wetlands Case
…buy $770,000 in vernal pool mitigation credits; and do more work on the Tehama County property, according to a statement from the Pacific Legal Foundation, which is representing Duarte. “This…
Ports Contract Eases Trade Concerns
A contract agreement between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association has eased trade concerns. The two ratified a three-year extension to the labor contract for…
USPS Issues Protect Pollinators Forever Stamps
…of the American Philatelic Society, Mick Zais and the Pollinator Partnership President & CEO Val Dolcini are all scheduled be attending the ceremony. ©2017 USPS Honeybee hives have been…
Poultry Producers Comment on NAFTA Renegotiation Plans
…increases in the market access for U.S. turkey and turkey products. The poultry industry also stands by sanitary and phytosanitary rules that were negotiated as part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership…