The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced updated restrictions on importing tomato and pepper seeds in order to protect American agriculture from a potential outbreak. The Animal and Plant Health…
Shaping the ‘Women for the Land’ Initiative in California
The Women for the Land initiative from American Farmland Trust (AFT) will be continuing to develop the program in California through feedback provided by women landowners and farmers. Initially launched…
Best Practices for Getting Food Products into Retail Outlets
…meet their goals and do it in a professional, clear, succinct way,” Ball noted. “The more likely the buyer is to pay attention and to trust that you’re going to…
Former Agriculture Secretaries Announce Support for USMCA
…of passing USMCA saying, “We need a strong and reliable trade deal with our top two customers for U.S. agriculture products. USMCA will provide certainty in the North American market…
Sustainability in Action Meeting Coming Up in Salinas
…maybe nothing that you can act on right away,” said Bayer’s North American Food Stakeholder Manager Jenny Maloney, “Everything that you will hear and learn at this meeting you’ll be…
NCBA Announces Leadership Changes
…consumer demand,” said Houston. “Colin’s passion for the beef community has made him one of the most effective advocates in American agriculture and I’m excited that he will now be…
Dairy Exports Remain Strong Despite Trade Troubles
…Mexico was the largest importer of American dairy products, receiving nearly 48,000 tons of milk powders, cheese whey, lactose, and butterfat. While volume to Mexico increased 12 percent from a…
Tariff Increases Delayed as ‘Good Will’ Gesture
…gesture of good will.” The announcement made via Twitter came on the heels of Chinese officials granting a one-year exemption on retaliatory tariffs on 16 American products. President Trump noted…
NPPC Welcomes New Swine Inspection System
…new inspection system that incentivizes investment in new technologies while ensuring a safe supply of wholesome American pork,” said National Pork Producers Council President David Herring, a producer from Lillington,…
The Western View: Could farmers be the heroes of the 21st century?
Recently, the United Nations sounded an alarm that worldwide, agricultural land is disappearing for many reasons, and populations are continuing to grow. The report said this shrinkage of farmland coupled…
Secretary Perdue on Farm Safety Week
…themselves and their employees. President Trump has our farmers backs and this proclamation further demonstrates this issue as one of great importance. Promoting Farm Safety will help our American agriculture…
Industry Responds to EPA WOTUS Announcement
…replace the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. “Repealing the WOTUS rule is a major win for American agriculture. The extreme overreach from the past Administration had government taking…
Stakeholders Weigh-In on Water Resilience Portfolio
…we always achieve better results by going through that process.’” Representatives from several agricultural groups including the Nisei Farmers League, American Farmland Trust, and the Western Agricultural Processors Association took…
China Files Another WTO Complaint Over American Tariffs
…WTO rules, China will firmly safeguard its legitimate rights and interests,” Beijing’s commerce ministry said in a statement. “These American tariffs seriously violate the consensus reached by the leaders of…