In an open letter to customers, Monsanto says the company is committed to supporting farmers at every stage of the growing season. Monsanto, the maker of the Roundup Ready 2…
Cuba, Houston, Sign Port Agreement
…exchange. The agreement is the eighth signed by Cuba with United States ports, other of which are in Florida and Virginia. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Immigration Bill Won’t Affect Temporary Workers
…Strong Economy, or RAISE Act, would not affect programs that bring farm workers into the United States on a temporary basis. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
EPA to Reject Ethanol Rules Change
…lost $19 million in the second quarter of this year after guessing incorrectly that the administration would make the policy change. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Increase in Trade Funding leads Farm Bill Listening Session
…session below. Farm Bill Listening Session Hour 1 Farm Bill Listening Session Hour 1 Farm Bill Listening Session Hour 2 Farm Bill Listening Session Hour 2 Farm Bill Listening Session…
Tomato Harvest Slowly Gains Momentum
…Kevin Hecteman is an assistant editor of Ag Alert. He may be contacted at khecteman@cfbf.com. Permission for use is granted by the California Farm Bureau Federation when reprinting this item….
Western View: Waters of California?
…any farm in the country. If it had come about it would have put most farming activities under the thumb of the Federal government. The new rules would have killed…
Farm City Newsday, Friday 8-4-17
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill….
Organic Family Farmers Need Strong Standards and Enforcement
…farmers entered into organic production to add value to their farms. “The fraudulent imports caused a drastic drop in organic grain prices and caused consumer suspicion about the program,” Johnson…
Farmland Values Unclear in the Future
…2016. California farm real estate, the average value per acre for 2017 is $8700.00 with a 10.1 percent increase from 2016. Read the full USDA Land Values 2017 Summary. (.pdf)…
Ex-Trade Negotiator Says Trump “Misguided” on NAFTA
…negotiator Darci Vetter. Captial Press Dot Com says Vetter feels that goal may cause unforeseen and unintentional consequences for farm exports. Vetter was the chief U.S. agricultural trade negotiator from…
“Good-Guy” Fungus to Take on Killer of Oaks and Ornamental Crops
…Sudden Oak Death, a disease of oak and other hardwood trees in coastal forests of California and Oregon. Nursery growers are familiar with a different manifestation of the pathogen called…
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue Proclaims National Farmers Market Week
…supported local producers by encouraging families to meet, and buy from, the farmers and other vendors at their local farmers market. The proclamation Perdue signed notes farmers markets and other…
Farm City Newsday, Thursday 8-3-17
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill….