…then a tour of Bayer’s research facility. They also will tour Don Cameron’s Terra Nova Ranch in Helm and observe extra-long staple cotton production in the Tranquillity area. The next…
Pork Wants U.S. Bilateral Trade Deal with Japan
…market. Other countries are moving ahead on bilateral trade agreements and U.S. pork producers don’t want to miss out on opportunities. “We’ve let the administration know they should focus on…
Growing Veggies by Vertical Gardening
…at home you don’t need a lot of space. A backyard or even a patio. That’s because you can make your garden go up – down – and around, instead…
Agri View: Growing Population Challenges
…still a challenge to agriculture. The farmers who grow the crops don’t seem to be worried. Looking at their efforts in the last half century one can understand why. You…
Christmas Trees Getting Shaped for Christmas
…hand tools to shape and shear the trees others use a motorized trimmer. The trees don’t grow naturally in our little Christmas tree shapes, so we have to do the…
Groups Celebrate First U.S. Beef to China
…including negotiating a bilateral trade agreement with Japan that puts us on an even ground with competitors,” Uden says, “while also ensuring the NAFTA negotiations don’t mess up the great…
Farm Groups Have Their Say at NAFTA Hearings
…Politico’s Morning Agriculture Report said the overriding theme was a simple one: don’t harm agricultural exports. Each speaker pushed for benefits favorable to their groups while trying to hold onto…
Farmers Assess Impact of Recent Heat Wave
…“We have to wait until harvest,” he said. “We know there will be some effect. We don’t know the scale of it.” The duration of the heat is the main…
Food Safety for the Fourth of July
…your loved ones are about to eat. And another important tip when eating outdoors. Don’t leave your food out for too long. Normally we would say never leave food out…
Western View: COOL Lawsuit Ahead
…drives up costs – and food produced in some other countries is cheaper because they don’t follow those safety regulations. For that reason alone it is unfair to our growers…
Mushrooms You Can Forage
…Land of Ours. Mushrooms You Can Forage Growing up you may recall being told, don’t eat the mushrooms from the ground! They’re poison. They’ll kill you. Or, something like that….
Farm Groups Give NAFTA Testimony to USTR
…not only protect market gains but build upon them. Colorado Farm Bureau President Don Shawcroft says: “A modernized NAFTA should at best eliminate, at worst reduce, barriers to trade that…
AFBF: NAFTA Renegotiations Must Prioritize Ag
A modernized North American Free Trade Agreement must build upon market gains for U.S. agriculture and settle remaining challenges for our nation’s farmers and ranchers in our neighboring markets, Don…
Farmers Market Frosty Summer Smoothies
…summer upon us, a nice frosty smoothie is sure to hit the spot. Here are some tricks to making them the very best, ever. Trick # 1: Don’t add much…