…mitigate risks related to land uses near or adjacent to growing fields that may contaminate agricultural water, and that they verify that food safety procedures, policies, and practices are developed…
FAS Administrator Isley to Lead South Korea Trade Mission
…Co., Inc., Hereford, Texas Graceland Fruit, Inc., Frankfort, Mich. Great Pacific Nut Company, Westley, Calif. Idaho Potato Commission, Eagle, Idaho Inkrumah Agriculture, Export, & Food Services Inc., Atlanta, Ga. International…
ASTA Applauds International Statement in Support of Plant Breeding Innovation
…Canada, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Jordan, Paraguay, the United States, Uruguay, Vietnam and the Secretariat of the Economic Community of West African States. “We applaud the U.S. government…
WTO Members Support Policy Approaches to Enable Innovation in Agriculture
…potential of these new technologies.” Countries and organizations supporting the statement, to date, are: Argentina, which led this effort, as well as Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala,…
2018 Ventura County Farm Day
…operations, botanicals, organics and sustainable farming practices. It also gives them the opportunity to meet the growers behind the food and fiber they consume daily. For more information visit www.venteracountyfarmday.com…
Celebrating National Vinegar Day
…up to a year. There are many varieties of vinegar, including: Apple cider, Balsamic, Beer, Cane * Coconut * Date * Distilled vinegar * Rice * Sherry vinegar * White…
The Western View: San Francisco Supports Fish Not Farms
…water they need each day. So the Commission, quite sensibly, opposed it. But standing against that plan also aligns them with the Trump administration. And that’s just not acceptable to…
Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Cancel Benefits of USMCA
Steel and aluminum tariffs by the U.S. will hurt agriculture more than NAFTA 2.0 will help. The updated North American Free Trade Agreement, known as the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), would…
California Table Grape Growers Have Too Much of a Good Thing
…out of the U.S., with the top five export markets typically being Canada, Taiwan, Mexico, Philippines, and mainland China. The California Farm Bureau Federation reported that table grape shipments from…
Updated TPP to Take Effect This Year
…Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, kicking off a 60-day waiting period before the agreement takes effect, as now six countries have ratified the deal. President Donald Trump removed…
EPA Announces Changes To Dicamba Registration
…cotton and soybean plants genetically engineered to resist dicamba. This action was informed by input from and extensive collaboration between EPA, state regulators, farmers, academic researchers, pesticide manufacturers, and other…
Funding to Increase Access to Education, Workforce Training and Health Care Opportunities in Rural Communities
…services such as cardiology, endocrinology, pulmonology, ENT (ear, nose and throat), pediatric, hospitalist, primary care, and mental health care. Telemedicine links will be established at 12 hub/end-user locations in Beaver,…
Canada Announces New Dairy Working Groups
…Canada says that while informal engagement has already begun with the dairy sector, the working groups bring together officials from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, representatives from national dairy organizations and…
Canada Willing to Stall Trade Deal with China until China is More Reasonable
…NAFTA 2.0, renamed the U.S.-Mexico-Canada-Agreement, includes language that allows the nations of the agreement to withdraw from the pact if another nation created a trade agreement with China. However, Canada…