President Donald Trump announced that more tariffs will be coming on Chinese imports beginning September 1. The intention is a tariff increase of 10 percent which will affect $300 billion…
Successful 2019 Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting Wraps Up in Colorado
…priorities for years to come.” NCBA’s policy committees met throughout the week to refine positions on public policy issues like international trade, access to public lands, dietary guidelines, and the…
Trade, Consumer Demand, Impending Corn Crop Among Critical Issues for U.S. Cattle Industry
…be the highest quality protein provider, delivering products we can stand behind that consumers love.” Blach pointed out that the average consumer works only 12 minutes to be able to…
Secretary Perdue on Labor Agreement with Guatemala
…Guatemala will allow for greater cooperation and will safeguard against disturbances in the H-2A visa program by protecting workers from illegal recruitment activity, providing our farmers with a stable, legal…
Almond Matters: Working Toward Better Dust Control
In today’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent, as harvest season takes off many growers will be keeping dust control in mind. The almond industry as a whole has…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 08-01-19
…working on ways to avoid another government shutdown in the fall. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features and more. Danielle Leal Multi-Media Journalist & AgNet News…
Optimism in Avoiding Another Government Shutdown in the Fall
…topline spending numbers for both fiscal year ’20 and ’21 and that will allow the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to begin their work in earnest in trying to write…
Almond Update: ‘White Party’ Set To End Summer, Benefit CA FFA
The next opportunity to help support California Future Farmers of America through the Almond Board of California’s Almond Leadership Program is at the end of the month. Program participant Purnima…
Keeping Your Plants Safe from Spider Mites
…some important tips about how to keep your plants safe from spider mites. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Keeping Your Plants Safe from Spider Mites Spider mites…
Study Shows Premium in Cattle from BQA Certified Producers
…information on the study or to complete online BQA training, go to www.bqa.org/certification. For more information on the BQA program, contact Chase DeCoite at cdecoite@beef.org. Source: National Cattlemen’s Beef Association…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 07-31-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering Senate Bill 224, the trade relief package, why there…
The Western View: Fishy Business About Bumblebees
…don’t have backbones and are therefore eligible for listing under the fish definition. It would be a shame if they succeeded. Image by Josef Pichler from Pixabay Not because bumblebees…
Reasons You Will Want to Start an Herb Garden
Cathy Isom gives you some great uses for herbs and while you’ll want to start an herb garden. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Reasons You Will Want…
Preparing for the Next Phase of the Produce Safety Rule
…‘very small’ farms, will have until January 2020 to become compliant. Inspections for ‘very small’ farms are set to begin in January 2021. The PSR is the component of the…