…nine percent above last year’s record pace at 1.61 million metric tons, while export value increased 11 percent to $4.21 billion. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Business Leaders to Talk Trade with Mexico
…proposals to add a five-year termination clause and roll back the access of Canadian and Mexican firms to U.S. procurement contracts. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Agriculture Changes Expected in KORUS Revisions
…U.S. will pressure South Korea for changes, while also “asking for unreasonable adjustments to South Korea’s action on automobiles and steel.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Sage Grouse Comment Period Announced
…45-day comment period which will end in November. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service. Image credit: By Pacific Southwest Region U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from Sacramento,…
House Agriculture Working on 2018 Farm Bill
…North American Free Trade Agreement, and to urge Canada to take the negotiations seriously, while working quickly to finish the effort. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
More HLB Discoveries in Southern California
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) announced another 33 discoveries of Huanglongbing (HLB) disease have been made in the Los Angeles area last week. Part of that total…
NRCS Sends Team to Aid Puerto Rico
…struck the island in late September. NRCS is sending a group of 17 technical staff members from around the United States, with California sending one state director and three engineers. …
U.S. and EU Producers Talk Beef Trade at Sommet de l’Élevage
…U.S. Livestock Exporters Association, has said that one of her goals in exhibiting at the Sommet is to talk future trade with France and the EU. AgNet Media Founder and…
Wal-Mart Customers Flocking to Whole Foods After Amazon Purchase
…16th, foot traffic increases decelerated to four percent year-over-year but remained elevated compared to the three weeks before Amazon’s take over. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
South Canada Livestock Producers Could See Winter Hay Shortage
…added expense to producers. One expert suggested that if alternative supplies and cost “don’t pencil out,” then producers will consider destocking. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Mann Packing Removing Non-GMO Label
…well. Mann Packing was founded in Salinas, California in the 1930’s. Today, the company is a majority women-owned and operated business, and says it is one of the country’s leading…
Food Price Index Increases
…a seven-month high. Global dairy prices increased 2.1 percent for the month, and meat prices were unchanged, along with little change in sugar prices. From the National Association of Farm…
NAFTA Not Moving Quick Enough
…the Washington International Trade Association last week, saying there is a “real opportunity” to open Canadian dairy markets. He said he has been somewhat disappointed in NAFTA rounds so far,…
California Benefits from Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has recently announced the funding allotments for the 2017 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. California was provided with $19.2 million from the nearly $60.6 million…