…no food diet to name a few. In the first part on her series of diets and weight loss Cathy Isom probes the mysteries of diets and weight loss. Diet…
USDA Issues Safety-Net Payments to Farmers Facing Market Downturn
…encouraged to visit their local Farm Service Agency office. To find a local Farm Service Agency office, visit https://offices.usda.gov. The Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programs were made…
Fast Food Prices on the Rise
Fast food prices rising at a fast pace. Cathy Isom checks into how the price hikes for food bought at grocery stores have been very small and have been going…
Calif. Tests Show Low or No Pesticide Levels in Many Fruits and Vegetables
…lots are quarantined. Businesses that violate California pesticide residue laws face loss of their product and also fines. In December 2014, DPR imposed a $21,000 fine against a California produce…
Forces Combine to Shorten Pistachio Crop
…that customer.” Given the small pistachio crop , Gibbons said he believes growers should expect prices to reach an all-time high. Last year, the grower price was around $3.50 per…
Judge Orders Nationwide Stay of WOTUS Rule
…will prevent implementation of the WOTUS rule. “This is great news for cattlemen and women and all land users who have been at a loss as to how to interpret…
New USDA Fact Sheets Illustrate State-by-State Benefits of TPP
…demand for American agricultural products and expanded agricultural exports as a result of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement will support stronger commodity prices and increase farm income. Increased exports will support…
Ag Sec. Vilsack Talks TPP
…for their work in getting us to this point, and now helping us get across the finish line. Thank you very much, everybody. Read more on our coverage of TPP….
NPPC Confident TPP Deal Good For U.S. Pork
…the price pork producers received for each hog marketed. They also helped generate an estimated 110,000 pork-related U.S. jobs. The United States now exports more pork to its 20 FTA…
Meat Price Reporting Bill Sent To President
…negotiated each day regardless of how buyers and sellers arrive at the prices. Another provision will require that pigs sold after 1:30 p.m. be included in the next morning’s price…
Groups Mobilize Aid in the Wake of Big Wildfires
A long, complicated recovery faces farmers, ranchers and other rural residents who suffered losses in damaging late-summer wildfires that scorched large swaths of land. County Farm Bureaus and other organizations…
The Western View: California Grown
…the media coverage of the dead and dying orchards, the bare and dry westside row crops, and the cities making deep cuts in use, the pain is obvious and is…
USDA Extends Dairy Margin Protection Program Deadline
…when the margin – the difference between the price of milk and feed costs – falls below the coverage level selected by the farmer. “The fall harvest is a busy…
Senate Reauthorizes Mandatory Livestock Price Reporting Without Critical Provision
…report to USDA the prices they pay for cattle, hogs and sheep purchased from farmers and ranchers for slaughter, as well as the prices they receive for the sale of…