…sweet potato variety trials with A.V. Thomas Produce supervisor Frank Lucas, left, and field manager George Guitierrez, center. That doesn’t close the door on purple/purples for California’s other growers interested…
Census of Ag Helps Farmers Influence Future Policy
…agencies to agribusinesses and trade associations all look at the numbers.” Federal law requires all agricultural producers to complete the census and requires NASS to keep all of the information…
Holiday Drivers Save by Choosing E-15 Fuel
…E15 is approved for 2001 and newer vehicles, which make up about 90 percent of the vehicles on the road today. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Pro-Trade Republicans Unhappy with U.S. NAFTA Positions
…from Texas goes to Mexico and Canada. “If we want them to take our cattle,” he says, “we need to take their avocados.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
Fifth Round of NAFTA Talks Moving Slowly
…discussions, with the U.S. showing no flexibility in its demand that Mexico and Canada’s access should be on a dollar-for-dollar basis. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Turkey Farmers Feel Pain from GIPSA
…rules we wanted to get implemented, companies wouldn’t do things like this.” Weaver thinks doing away with GIPSA has emboldened companies to abuse their growers. From the National Association of…
USDA Audit Finds Problems in Brazil’s Food Safety System
…the problems in the system. FSIS will “evaluate just how proposed corrections will work and base future audits on those corrections.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Monsanto On Track for Carbon Neutrality in 2021
…modern ag practices can reduce emissions and enable crops to be grown in a way that absorbs and stores greenhouse gases in the soil. From the National Association of Farm…
Growth Energy Applauds House Support for Advanced Biofuels
…is essential to ensure that producers and stakeholders will have the certainty they need to continue to invest in cellulosic ethanol.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Oregon Representative Releases Alternative Farm Bill
…SNAP benefits are going to be drug tested, then tests should also be done for the “overuse of antibiotics in animals.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
NAFTA Negotiators Focusing on Cars and Finances
…program. Bloomberg says there are other topics negotiators will discuss, including telecommunications, digital trade, government procurement, investment, labor, and intellectual property. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
U.S. Chamber Says NAFTA Withdrawal Will Hurt States
…would impact approximately 366,000 Michigan jobs and the $35 billion worth of exports the state sends to both Canada and Mexico. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Perdue Hears Concerns of California Farmers
Perdue On a sunny Sunday in Modesto, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue came to town to hear about what keeps California farmers up at night. Trade, regulations and immigration…
California Cotton Primed for Success in 2018
…California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association President and CEO Roger Isom noted that he has been receiving calls lately from growers who have not planted cotton in a while, inquiring…