…the National Association of Wheat Growers against the California Environmental Health Hazard Assessment office. Leading the coalition is the National Association of Wheat Growers and the National Corn Growers Association,…
Farm Bureau Seeks End to Organic Livestock Rule
…agency also says it’s delaying the rule so that it can answer important questions, including the likely costs and benefits analysis. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Senator Cruz Writes Iowa Governor Over RFS Dispute, Northey Hold
…Cruz tells Reynolds to negotiate a deal that allows corn farmers “to sell much more corn,” but without costing thousands of refinery workers their jobs. From the National Association of…
Almond Board: Farmland Trusts
…Working cooperatively with other land trusts. Purchasing fee land. Public outreach and education to help promote farmland conservation and ag sustainability. Why it should matter to you: California’s moderate climate,…
Slight Majority of Americans Favor NAFTA
…agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture data points out that since NAFTA’s implementation in 1994, U.S. agricultural exports to Canada and Mexico have more than quadrupled. From the National Association of…
Ross Alleges Special Interest, Like Agriculture, Making NAFTA Talks Harder
…the negotiations harder.” However, the administration has continually threatened to remove the U.S. from NAFTA, a move agriculture groups call an economic disaster. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
Agri View: Citrus Production
Everett Griner talks about the outlook of the citrus production in today’s Agri View. Everett tells us how citrus from Brazil and California will provide and help cover the losses…
California’s Future Farmers Impress Secretary Perdue
…to California, Secretary Perdue heard from the agriculture community at a town hall meeting held at the Modesto Junior College Agricultural Pavilion, where he was also introduced to the newly…
Weather Causes California Rice To Take Hit in 2017
…rice when growers were finishing their herbicide applications towards the end of June. As the rice headed, the California Crop Improvement Association began inspecting fields, with suspected plants being pulled…
Bringing Persimmons into the Limelight
…profits. Breksa’s team includes WRRC engineer Rebecca Milczarek and horticulturist John Preece at the ARS National Clonal Germplasm Respiratory in Davis, California. They are working with California persimmon growers and…
October Farm Equipment Sales Increase
Tractor and combine sales for October increased from levels recorded last year. The Association of Equipment Manufacturer’s monthly report shows the sale of all tractors in the U.S. in October,…
U.S. Poultry Groups Applaud WTO’s Indonesian Ruling
…poultry industry estimates the potential market for U.S. poultry exports to Indonesia at 170,000 metric tons annually, valued at $177 million. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
McKinney Visit to India Good for U.S. Pork
…McKinney said: “the progress report is good.” India could begin allowing U.S. pork into the country as early as next year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Agriculture Groups Band Together to Support Section 199
…emphasizes that with most of agriculture facing the fourth consecutive year of stagnant prices, now is not the time to raise the tax burden on farmers. From the National Association…