…the fourth largest producer of pumpkins since 2012, with California growers being able to produce an average of approximately 30,000 pounds per acre. Nationally, pumpkin production has mainly focused on…
China Trade War Not Ending Soon
…percent of U.S. businesses surveyed say they have suffered from the trade war’s tariffs, and nearly half of the companies reported increases in non-tariff barriers, as well. Source: National Association…
Canada Willing to Stall Trade Deal with China until China is More Reasonable
…trade agreement with China. However, Canada maintains that doesn’t stop them from engaging with China, and the USMCA is not yet finalized. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
ASF Could Drastically Change China’s Pork Market
…in domestic pork production could allow other markets, including the United States, to become bigger suppliers of pork to China, pending the outcome of trade disputes. Source: National Association of…
Syngenta Opening Chicago Seeds Office
…million payroll. A seed conditioning center in Pekin was established in 1911 and celebrated a century of continual operation seven years ago. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Climate-Smart Agriculture Endorsed by CDFA and UC ANR in New Partnership
A new partnership to advance climate-smart agriculture was made official in Sacramento after UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) Vice President Glenda Humiston and California Secretary of Agriculture Karen…
Perdue Talks Possible Trade Aid Adjustments
…last week that he wanted to allay concerns that the second round of trade-aid payments might not be made to U.S. producers. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
No USDA Trade Aid Planned For 2019
…any guesses as to how much longer the trade war with China would continue, saying only that “the onus is on China.” Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Grassley: No Trade Aid for Smithfield Foods
…email, a USDA spokesman says the agency doesn’t have the ability to make sure relief money doesn’t eventually filter into Chinese hands. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Only Out of Control African Swine Fever Will Hurt U.S. Prices
…says that would only come about if “the situation got very extreme.” African Swine Fever still hasn’t been found in the U.S. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA/FDA Meeting on What to Call Cell-Cultured Meat
…Kester, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President, calls the products “lab-grown fake meat” and says those manufacturers should not be permitted to use the term “beef.” Source: National Association of Farm…
John Deere Gives Significant Grant to National FFA Organization
…donated by FFA members. Those items represent the past, present, and future of FFA, John Deere, and the agriculture industry. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service. Read more…
Federal Reserve: NAFTA 2.0 Won’t Help Dairy Industry
…still needs congressional approval, Canada agreed to drop restrictions, allowing U.S. producers to supply up to 3.6 percent of Canada’s dairy market. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Drought Monitor: Wet Harvest Continues Next Week
…early this week, with the expecting of further progress. However, that progress, given the forecast, looks to be stalled again next week. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….