…Discussion Meet to be held next month at the American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention in Orlando, Fla. The California Farm Bureau Federation works to protect family farms and ranches…
Jimmie Cox Memorial Scholarship
…Cox Memorial Scholarship Fund and a $2,000 contribution from American AgCredit. To be eligible for the scholarships, students must live in Santa Cruz County or within the Pajaro Valley Unified…
National Milk Producers Federation on WTO COOL Tariffs
…NMPF members are encouraged to contact their Capitol Hill representatives, stressing the importance of a fix as soon as possible in order to avoid the imposition of retaliatory tariffs on…
NCBA on WTO COOL Tariffs
…immediate action is needed by the Senate or retaliation against U.S. exports will soon follow. “The WTO today ruled that the U.S. COOL rule has cost Canadian and Mexican livestock…
National Pork Producers Council on Tariff Announcement
…today’s decision by the World Trade Organization setting the retaliation amount Canada and Mexico can place on American products in response to the U.S. COOL law, the National Pork Producers…
WTO Okays $1.01 Billion In Tariffs On U.S. Goods
The World Trade Organization has set the retaliation amount Canada and Mexico can place on American products in retaliation for the U.S. Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) law at $1.01…
Nut Theft Summit Stresses Education
…the emergency nut summit and labeled this type of theft as “False Pickups”. The challenge for law enforcement with these false pickups is the fact that it looks completely normal…
FSMA Seminar to Help Growers with Regulations
An event coming up this month will help growers understand the new Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Sabrina Hill reports. FSMA Seminar The Valley Food Safety Committee is hosting an…
Calif. to Host Informational Sessions on the Food Safety Modernization Act in January
The California Department of Food and Agriculture will host informational sessions on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Final Rules for Produce Safety and…
USDA Announces 2016 Agricultural Outlook Forum
…Blending Technology and Tradition.” The challenges and opportunities for agriculture and rural America are changing. In 2015, American farmers persevered in the face of drought and an unprecedented animal disease…
The Western View: Pecan Federal Marketing Order
…They formed the American Pecan Board in 2013 and began working diligently to create the marketing order. The order will market and promote pecans to increase demand and prices. Equally…
Busy December for Ag in Congress
December will be another busy month for agriculture on Capitol Hill as groups like the American Farm Bureau push to win year-end tax and other legislation. Busy December for Congress…
Healthy Walnuts
…published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. It found that consuming walnuts lowers total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL cholesterol, and Apo B, the primary protein found in LDL (the bad)…
Climate Change Report – USDA
…and the U.S. Food System” was prepared as part of the United States National Climate Assessment and part of the President’s Climate Action Plan. USDA led the production of the…