…aid farmers and ranchers in Puerto Rico. Your tax-deductible credit card donation can be made online by clicking the link below: Puerto Rico Agricultural Relief Fund Please contact Janice Neckar…
Group Files FTC Complaint Against HSUS
The Center for Consumer Freedom filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission regarding the Humane Society of the U.S. (HSUS). The non-profit CCF says the Humane Society is responsible…
United States Hogs and Pigs Inventory Up 2 Percent
…pigs, 67.1 million were market hogs, while 6.18 million were kept for breeding. Between September 2017 and November 2017, 33.4 million pigs were weaned on U.S. farms, up 3 percent…
Agri View: Eating Out Enjoying Wild Game Sandwiches
…restaurant chains is doing something different in the west. In Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana, you can order an elk sandwich. This is not so shocking in other parts of the…
USDA’s Agricultural Research Service Pays It Forward with Research Achievements
…a public-private partnership, the database has generated more than 22 million page views by 1.6 million users since coming online October 1, 2016. The database also helps researchers in their…
Expanding U.S. Commodity Markets Top Priority for USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service
…beef exports to the world’s most populous nation have already totaled more than 3.4 million pounds valued at $17.2 million. “American agricultural companies compete worldwide, and I am incredibly proud…
NASS Research, Survey, and Technology Advancements in 2017 Serve U.S. Agriculture
…and is due in February 2018. For this census, NASS introduced an improved online questionnaire and included new questions to document changes and emerging trends in agriculture. “America’s 3 million…
More Earth Friendly Tips for the Holidays
…bought or made yourself for buying from the bulk bins. This is a much earth-friendlier way of feasting. Cooking our own food – rather than buying pre-packaged and processed food…
Canada On-farm Bovine TB Testing Concludes
…Agency reported this week it has completed on-farm testing of those “trace-in” herds, which include about 15,000 animals in all. AgCanada reports that testing of “trace-out” animals, any animals that…
Canada Executives Urging Trudeau to Join U.S.-Free TPP
Business leaders in Canada are trying to sway Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to join the now U.S.-free Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal. In an open letter, more than a dozen…
Still Little to No Pesticides on 2016 CA Produce
…website: http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/enforce/r… The 2016 pesticide residue monitoring report is posted at: http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/enforce/residue/rsmonmnu.htm 2016 Numbers at a glance: The survey included 3585 produce samples representing 161 different fruits and vegetables Each…
Improvements to Crop Insurance continue in 2018
…and respond to specific commodity and regional issues. More than $3.4 billion in indemnities have been paid thus far for 2017. • Expanded Options – RMA provided increased flexibility to…
Medfly Quarantine in San Mateo County
…56 square miles. The northern border is San Vicente Creek with Lobitos Creek Road on the southern border. On the west, the quarantine area begins at the Pacific Ocean and…
Global Drought Severity Index Launched
…severity index. Relying on data from NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment mission, called GRACE, the index adds groundwater storage to drought assessments, augmenting commonly used tools most often based…