In his campaign for the White House, Donald Trump stressed the dangers of consistently running a trade deficit. A USA Today article says the administration will likely focus on ways…
NCBA Joins Canadian, Mexican Partners in Presidential Letter
“Don’t Jeopardize Our Success Under NAFTA” The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association joined its cattle-industry partners in Canada and Mexico in sending a joint letter to the leaders of those two…
National Walnut Day
…exporter of walnuts, with 99-percent of the nation’s commercial English walnuts produced in California’s Sacramento-area and San Joaquin valley. However you decide to celebrate and recognize the Walnut today, don’t…
Agri View: American Grown Tea
…I think the Willamette Valley is the location of the new farming effort. Tea is grown in a dozen different varieties. Most of us don’t even know what variety we…
What You Can Grow in a Straw Bale Garden
…and other squash varieties. Make sure you stake them if you don’t want them growing into your walkways. To get started, check with you local garden center or online and…
Cargill: Grain Glut to Last
…the same period. Cargill CEO David MacLennan added: “I don’t see the clearing of excess supply or much volatility to up commodity and grain prices in the near future.” From…
Agri View: Avalon and Scab Resistance
…has a lot of commercial growers showing interest now. It is identified as the Avalon. The difference is something you don’t see. It is a large quality nut. The big…
Western View: Shep’s Story
…been forgotten. In 1994 he was immortalized with a bronze sculpture by the Montana artist Bob Scriver. Great dogs don’t come around very often, but when they do, they make…
The Danger of Consuming Raw Eggs
…you cook the egg it’s fine. But if you don’t cook the egg… Which some of us don’t do. Like in Caesar Salad Dressing, in Egg Nog or homemade ice…
Another Study Calls Dairy Fats OK
…years about how saturated fats increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and a belief has grown up that they must increase the risk, but they don’t.” The study combined other…
Agri View: Damaging Weather
…struck the southeast and southwest. But damage reports generally don’t include rural and farm areas. Timber losses alone from Louisiana to South Carolina in the multi-millions of dollars. And, farm…
Federal Policies on Rural Issues Gain Attention
…Soon after Sonny Perdue was confirmed as U.S. agriculture secretary last week, President Donald Trump met with farmers, signed executive orders and introduced a tax plan that includes repeal of…
Agri View: Imported Heart Healthy Foods
…read that any crop grown anywhere in the world could be grown somewhere in America. Well I often wondered ever since why we don’t grow tea or coffee. Well, we…
Soggy Fields slow Start of Rice Planting
…a good seed bed. “We don’t have an unlimited number of tractors sitting in a barn ready to go out and get it all done,” he said. “By the time…