…a.m. The final session will be on November 7 in the Conference Dining Room of the Heritage Complex in Tulare at 10 a.m. In the proposed Federal Milk Marketing Order…
Business Leaders to Talk Trade with Mexico
…Commerce recently said it opposes key proposals by the Trump administration. Specifically, companies are unnerved by U.S. proposals to add a five-year termination clause and roll back the access of…
House Agriculture Working on 2018 Farm Bill
Conaway The House Agriculture Committee is drafting the next farm bill and could bring the bill for consideration by the full House of Representatives yet this year. House Agriculture Committee…
South Canada Livestock Producers Could See Winter Hay Shortage
…hay production. Commodity News Service Canada reports localized shortages will prompt producers to find other sources. However, how soon depends on how much hay they have stockpiled. Also, lower-quality grain…
NAFTA Not Moving Quick Enough
…made those comments ahead of a weekend trip to Canada to engage on agriculture issues in advance of the next round of NAFTA negotiations happening this week. Perdue spoke to…
The Western View: Solve Fake News
solve fake news Fake news has become a real problem. Too many people get their news online, and trust without verifying, and they get bad information. Bad information leads to…
American Dairy Industry Wants True Free-Trade with Canada
…Federation is pushing very hard for improving the U.S.-Canada relationship when it comes to dairy, but at the same time is working hard to maintain the current dairy relationship between…
Ag to Take Center Stage in Round Four of NAFTA Talks
…growers have over increasing competition from Mexican producers. Perdue acknowledged on Wednesday that they have been hurt by Mexican competition under NAFTA. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News…
Medfly Quarantine Affects Solano Farms
…can be found at www.dontpackapest.com. Steve Adler is associate editor of Ag Alert. He may be contacted at sadler@cfbf.com. Permission for use is granted by the California Farm Bureau Federation….
San Francisco Enacting Law to Require Stores to Report Antibiotics Use in Livestock
…The San Francisco Examiner reports that the order by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors wants the grocery chains to collect the information and provide annual reports to the city’s…
EU, Canada, Settle 21 Year Beef Fight
…EU was breaking WTO rules by banning hormone-treated beef. The use of hormones in Canada had blocked Canadian beef exports to the EU. Through negotiations with CETA, the EU-Canada Comprehensive…
Two Groups Urge USDA to Finalize Farmer Fair Practices Rule
…and ranchers from abuse by concentrated markets. They are calling on Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to allow the Farmer Fair Practices Rules, and an interim final rule on “competitive injury,”…
USDA Issues Farm Safety Net and Conservation Payments
…details regarding ARC and PLC programs, go to www.fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc. For more information about CRP, contact your local FSA office or visit www.fsa.usda.gov/crp. To locate your local FSA office, visit https://offices.usda.gov….
Fertilizer Company to Halt Production to Curb Excess Supply
…had not been determined. The company is attempting to lower the excess supply of potash, adjusting inventory to better reflect demand. The move comes as Potash Corp is in the…