…supply management system utilizes quotas for production and prices to stabilize the country’s dairy market. American trade representatives are pushing for concessions in Canada’s dairy program and better access to…
Choosing the Right Apple Tree to Grow
…apple tree is choosing the right kind of tree. “Hardy” apples are more suited for colder climates, such as USDA Zones 3 through 5, whereas “long-season” apples work better in…
USDA to Implement Regulatory Reforms to Increase Access to Capital in Rural Areas
…to navigate,” Hazlett said. “Under the leadership of Agriculture Secretary Perdue, USDA is committed to simplifying our regulations and streamlining our program resources so we can be a better partner…
Agri View: Catfish Hybrid Catching On
…catfish and the Blue catfish that produces a hybrid that is not only a gain for the producer. It scores well in some of our better restaurants. It has been…
USDA Launches Trade Mitigation Programs
…billion in programs, consistent with World Trade Organization obligations. Perdue announced in July that USDA would act to aid farmers in response to trade damage from unjustified retaliation. President Trump…
ASTA Outlines Priorities for Final Farm Bill
…Protection Act, and expand the scope of the law to include asexually propagated materials such as flowers. ASTA requests the Conference Committee use the language in the House Farm Bill…
Food Safety Professionals Ensure that “What’s in Your Meat” is Safe and Wholesome
…on our website, but we routinely release data in response to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for datasets requested by outside organizations. On March 3, 2017, in our haste…
Citrus Study Says Regulation Costs to Increase
…Initiative compliant). The impact of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) is hard to predict, according to Babcock. “It will not be possible to calculate the impact of SGMA until…
Reasons to Plant Mache in Your Wintertime Garden
…what will grow the best. Especially in the most frigid of temps. Mache, long beloved by the French, is a green. It is better recognized as corn salad or lamb’s…
AFBF, Coalition Seek Reprieve from Order Reviving Flawed WOTUS Rule
…“Enormously consequential national regulations like the WOTUS rule—which subject commonplace activities involved in building, farming, and pest management to a complex and burdensome federal permitting and enforcement scheme—should not apply…
Capitol Water Rally ‘Worth Your Fight’
Congressman Jim Costa AgNet West’s Danielle Leal talks to CFBF President Jamie Johansson The water rally that took place on the steps of the Capitol Building on Monday brought growers,…
Perdue Talks Tariffs, Water in San Joaquin Valley
…overseas tariffs continue to concern American ag producers, California farmers and ranchers also have concerns on their home turf as water restrictions continue to build. “There is no issue more…
USDA Forest Service Announces New Strategy for Improving Forest Conditions
…science tools. This allows the USFS to increase the scope and scale of critical forest treatments that protect communities and create resilient forests. The USFS will also build upon the…
Planting for Your Winter Garden Harvest
…thinking ahead for the Winter harvest. August is typically the time to plant what works better in colder weather. Any later and they won’t have time to get big enough…