…difficult issues, like dairy market access, in an attempt to get Canada involved in the “handshake agreement” between the U.S. and Mexico. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA Launches Trade Mitigation Programs
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue launched the trade mitigation package aimed at assisting farmers suffering from damage due to unjustified trade retaliation by foreign nations. Producers of certain commodities…
China Suspends Hog Transportation Due to Swine Fever
…to control their media there,” Perdue says. The most recent outbreak affected 185 pigs on a farm in an eastern Chinese province. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA Provides Help for Rural People Recovering From Opioid Misuse
…new businesses, or even maintaining existing ones, opioid abuse can have an enormous impact on the quality of life and economic prosperity. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 09-04-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal….
State Officials Talk Dicamba in 2019
…Eastern Corn Belt. For example, Indiana has seen a 300 percent rise in dicamba complaints since the product was first registered there. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
ASTA Outlines Priorities for Final Farm Bill
The American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) urges members of the Farm Bill Conference Committee to include several key provisions important to the seed industry within the final Bill. In a…
Agri View: Agriculture Feeling the Pain
…buying. They simply increased the tariff. That is the way it is with all of these countries, and agriculture, and farm products, seem to be hit first and hardest. I…
The California Kitchen: Smoked Clams Untamed
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing Smoked Clams Untamed with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 8 Little Neck Clams (fresh and…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 09-03-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal….
USDA Announces No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program
…Farm Bill as an option to avoid sugar forfeitures. USDA’s August 10, 2018, World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (www.usda.gov/oce/commodity/wasde) projects that fiscal year 2018 U.S. ending sugar stocks…
Latest Climate Change Assessment Illustrates Farming Challenges of the Future
The California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) recently released an updated climate change assessment detailing the expectations of future climate conditions in California. The report, California’s Fourth Climate Change Assessment, revises…
Oriental Fruit Fly Quarantine in Sacramento County
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has established an Oriental fruit fly quarantine covering 123 square miles in Northern California. The quarantine area includes much of Sacramento as…
Administration on E15: “Let’s Get it Done”
Year-round E15 sales are nearing reality. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue told reports in Boone, Iowa at the Farm Progress Show that he has spoken with the President, who wants to…