The United Kingdom this week vowed to support farmers and universities that receive billions in funding each year from the European Union once the country leaves the EU. Bloomberg reports…
European Grapevine Moth Eradicated From California
…cooperation with county agricultural commissioners, have declared the European grapevine moth (EGVM) eradicated from California and have lifted quarantine restrictions. European Grapevine Moth (Image courtesy of UCANR) The EGVM was…
Zika Virus Battle
…registered for mosquito control in California. However, these mosquitoes are also susceptible to organophosphate insecticides. “Deltamethrin is used effectively in the European Union and other countries, but unfortunately, it is…
Port Workers Agree to Discuss Contract Extension
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union delegates last week voted to discuss a contract extension with the Pacific Maritime Association. Pro Farmer reports an extension would spare shippers the prospect…
EU Regulators to Investigate Dow-DuPont Merger
Antitrust regulators in the European Union are opening a full investigation into the Dow-DuPont proposed $130 billion merger. The regulators say the deal may reduce competition in crop protection and…
Dairy Industry Leaders Pledge Cooperation
…for the exclusive use of some European producers. Signing the memorandum for the United States were Jim Mulhern, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation, and Tom Suber,…
France Facing 30-year Low in Wheat Yields
A new report from France says the nation is facing a ‘catastrophic’ 30-year low in wheat yields. The Agriculture Ministry for France, the European Union’s biggest grain producer, says the…
Dockers Union Contract Negotiations
West Coast Dockers Union to Consider Early Contract Negotiations The International Longshore and Warehouse Union, which represents about 20,000 dock workers at 29 West Coast ports, will meet next week…
Farmers Increasing Rye Plantings
…biggest area since 1989 and a 12 percent increase from last year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In Canada, a major rye exporter along with the European Union…
Rural for Hillary Group Forms at DNC
…are volunteers and include Pam Johnson, former president of the National Corn Growers Association. Other organizers include volunteer Vicki Hicks, and Trevor Dean, a former National Farmers Union and Sen….
Farming Game Story
…the Soviet Union; (the board game is now also available in a Russian language version). The Farming Game® has sprouted new crops: a software edition and a book. It has…
Brexit May Help UK Biotech Approval Process
The CEO for Syngenta pointed to Brexit as a boost for the United Kingdom’s crop regulations, saying he sees the referendum vote to leave the European Union as an “opportunity…
Shade Plants
…though with diminished yields. Currants and gooseberries, on the other hand, thrive in fairly shady conditions and feel scalded when planted in full sun. European homesteaders typically plant these waist-high…
Agri View: Cannabis Oil Possibilities
…powerful, including monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, and other highly active organic compounds. The essential oil is primarily made and distributed from France and various other European countries, but its exportation is somewhat…