…the use of antibiotics for growth promotion in animals. In 2015, Maryland ranked ninth among states in the number of broilers, or chickens raised for their meat, with 303 million…
Ractopamine Found in Pork Shipment from Canada to China
…last year. The last time China detected ractopamine in a Canadian pork shipment, in 2015, it removed several Canadian processing plants from its list of eligible exporters to China. From…
Agri View: Farm Labor Help Needed
…will the labor problem cease. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner… Image credit (top right): Kern County, CA – May 6, 2015: Mexican-American farm workers are hoeing between…
China Issues “Wish List” for U.S. Trade
China has issued a list of concessions that it says can help deliver a “win-win” trade relationship with America. The list is part of an 117-page document released Thursday by…
Agri View: California Dealing With Citrus HLB
…that has plagued Florida citrus farmers for a decade now. It has a name that stretches across the page but I simply call it HLB. If you have a large…
Robust Organic Sector Posts New Records in U.S. Sales
…be successful.” OTA’s 2017 Organic Industry Survey was conducted and produced on behalf of OTA by Nutrition Business Journal (NBJ). The survey was conducted from February 2, 2017, through March…
ARS Hydrologist Honored for Bringing Accuracy to Soil Moisture Satellite Work
…with pioneering researchers like Dr. Cosh.” NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration) launched the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite in 2015 to provide more accurate global land soil…
Culver’s Donates 238 Blue Jackets to FFA
Culver’s restaurant chain recently donated over $30,000 dollars to the National FFA’s blue jacket program. The donation will cover the cost of 238 blue jackets, which will be presented to…
National FFA Organization Looking for Convention Newsroom Interns
…be published in many locations, including the national FFA magazine, as well as numerous online and social media outlets. The FFA organization is also looking for young radio reporters to…
American Farm Bureau Looks Forward to NAFTA Renegotiation
…a positive, market-expanding and modernized NAFTA. Achieving this objective starts with ensuring the negotiations protect U.S. agriculture’s benefits under the current trade agreement. “The 2015 Trade Priorities and Accountability Act…
2016 California Cost of Milk Production Annual Available
…in 2015). The percentage of pooled milk going into the production of cheese and whey products (Class 4b) also increased slightly to 46.4 percent (from 46.3 percent in 2015). In…
NAFTA Modernization Must Not Disrupt Pork Exports
…grown by more than 150 percent. Under Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), which Congress approved in June 2015 and which covers trade agreements reached before July 1, 2018, the administration is…
OTA Applauds Organic Research Investment Legislation
…Dr. Zhou is involved in a $1 million grant project awarded in 2015 focusing on organic rice production practices in the southern U.S. Domestic organic rice production has not been…
EPA Launches WOTUS Review Web Page
…The web page, according to the EPA, will keep the public informed as the EPA reviews the definition of a “Waters of the U.S.” In February, President Donald Trump issued…
