…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….
Grain Industry Seeks to Modernize Global Ag Commodity Trade
…efficiency and transparency by replacing other manual, paper-based processes tied to contracts, invoices and payments, with a more modern, digitally based approach. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Annual Soil Health Summit Event Opens to Public for First Time
…Louis, and encourages growers and agronomists to attend. Attendees will benefit from peer-to-peer networking, collaboration, and education on the latest in soil health strategies, including new data and insights from…
The Western View: A Fix for California Water Problems?
We all know water is a big problem in California. It becomes very complex – but the root of the problem is simple: most of the water in California falls…
Trump Hints at Naming Wheeler Permanent EPA Administrator
…E15 sales to year-round without Congressional approval, a move ordered by President Trump and applauded by many agriculture groups earlier this month. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Almond Update: Postharvest Time Still Important
…Board of California’s Senior Manager of Field Outreach and Education Spencer Cooper reminds growers that actions now set up how next season begins. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman has the interview….
China Blames Food Scraps for ASF Outbreak
…also said it will set up a registration system for vehicles transporting live hogs, poultry and other livestock to control the spread of the disease. Source: National Association of Farm…
China-owned Smithfield Foods Eligible for U.S. Trade Relief
…still a U.S.-based company employing thousands of Americans and that its U.S. meat products are made in its nearly 50 domestic facilities. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
The California Kitchen: Vegetarian Colcannon Potatoes
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing Vegetarian Colcannon Potatoes with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 4 T Garlic Olive Oil 2…