…billion for apples, and $720 million for blueberries. Over the same period, the number of honey-producing colonies grew by 14 percent. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Top U.S. Milk Processor Struggling
…cost Dean about 90 million to 95 million gallons’ worth of sales annually. Though Dean has been preparing for the shift. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Perdue Turning to Industry for Dicamba Fix
…affected growers. Monsanto is the maker of the Roundup Ready 2 Extend crop system, which features dicamba resistant cotton and soybeans. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA Proposes Less Restriction on Mexican Pork Exports
…comments on the evaluation for 60 days. APHIS will then review and consider the comments received and make a final determination. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USTR Seeking Input on KORUS
…of the agreement and instead wants to focus on addressing outstanding implementation issues. Korea is currently the fifth largest U.S. agricultural export market. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
Zinke Proposes New Sage Grouse Management Plan
…in the order. Eliason. Says the report acknowledges the need for a more collaborative approach between grazing permittees and federal leadership. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Laurel Wilt Experts Caution California Avocado Industry
The California avocado industry probed Florida laurel wilt disease experts at the final installment of the 2017 Avocado Growers Seminar Series, sponsored by the California Avocado Commission, U.C. Cooperative Extension,…
Labor Shortages Continue to Plague California
…making agricultural production in California even more difficult. President and CEO of the California Cotton Ginners & Growers Association Roger Isom commented on a number of challenges California growers face….
Dow DuPont Merger to Close This Month
…Dow and DuPont announced the merger in December of 2015. Upon closure, the combined company is estimated to be worth $130 billion. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News…
Ports Contract Eases Trade Concerns
A contract agreement between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association has eased trade concerns. The two ratified a three-year extension to the labor contract for…
USDA NASS: Cropland Values Stable
…the United States pasture value increased by $20 per acre from 2016 values. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service. Read the Summary for the United States. (.pdf)…
Farm Bill Could Reach House Floor Early 2018
…bill. California farmers asked the House Agriculture Committee during the listening session to strengthen support for specialty crops, among other concerns. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Ag Secretary Perdue Speaks from “Back to Our Roots” Tour
…One question involved a California case in which a nursery owner named John Duarte stands accuses of violating the Clean Water Act by illegally filling in a wetland when he…
Funding to Encourage SNAP Participants to Purchase Healthy Foods
…Services Unlimited Inc., Los Angeles, California, $500,000 Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency, Woodland, California, $500,000 FRESHFARM Markets, Inc., Washington, District of Columbia, $250,000 Atlanta Community Food Bank, Atlanta,…