A news release from the California Table Grape Commission described table grape shipments hitting a new record in recent weeks. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, over 23 million…
Benefits of FARMER Program Highlighted at Fresno Event
…of cleaner farm equipment. “We’re celebrating $135 million in California Climate Investments money that’s going toward diesel equipment replacement to higher tier, cleaner equipment that’s going toward farmers who are…
Bankers Expect Farmland Prices to Continue Decline
Rural bankers expect farmland prices will continue to decline. In the latest Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index, Midwest lenders on average estimated that farmland prices declined by 4.0 percent over…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 10-23-18
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EU Cleared to Start Talks on Increasing U.S. Beef Imports
…However, U.S. agriculture officials and the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office maintains that agriculture, in general, will be a part of those talks. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Agri View: BFTP-The Development of Agritourism
…of agritourism. BFTP-The Development of Agritourism We have had several reports on the development of agritourism. Many farmers have started catering to tourist by offering family entertainment. Things like “pick…
The Western View: The Blob is Back
…and remains in place, it will affect the jet stream. This will send winter northward, instead of allowing it to land on the sunny beaches of California. This means, if…
USDA Announces Receipt of 136 Expressions of Interest in Hosting ERS & NIFA
…Farm Bureau MN Shakopee The Opus Group MN Minneapolis University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Saint Paul Regional Economic Development Partnership (GREATER MSP), and the Minnesota Food and Agriculture Initiative MN Falcon…
EPA Chief Says E15 Expansion Doesn’t Need Congress
…to help farmers struggling with low commodity prices. An Agriculture Dot Com article says the oil industry calls the move a violation of the nation’s biofuel law and threatened a…
Beagle Brigade Helping Protect Homeland Pork
…to ensure everyone follows on-farm biosecurity and best practices (including for garbage feeding in states where that is allowed); Restricting imports pork and pork products from affected countries; and Working…
Farm Bill a Topic on the Campaign Trail
…the yet-to-be-finished farm bill during his speeches. The White House message is similar to that of the House Republicans: The unemployment rate is low and a lot of jobs are…
China Has Culled 200,000 Pigs Due to Swine Fever Outbreak
…pigs on each of the farms hit by outbreaks, as well as all the animals on other farms within a three-mile range of each outbreak. Most of the swine fever…
U.S. Suspends Pork Imports from Poland
…detected anywhere in North America. The disease is highly-contagious among domestic and feral pigs, but it poses no danger to human health. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farm City Newsday Monday, 10-22-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal….