…on This Land of Ours. May is National Asparagus Month. These delicious spears of the lily family can be enjoyed from breakfast to a bedtime snack. Fresh from the garden,…
Farm Bill May Have Enough Votes in House for Passage
…“supports his efforts,” despite some concern that the President would veto the bill, titled the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Trump Deal on China’s ZTE May Reduce Ag Tariff’s
…the importation of U.S. ag products by inspecting each export container. The threats stem from Trump’s steel and aluminum import tariff. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Starling Moves from White House to USDA
…appointed to the lead the Farm Service Agency, while Carmen Rottenberg was appointed to lead the Food Safety and Inspection Service. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Canada, China, Talking Trade
…from China stemming from a trade dispute if President Trump cannot strike a deal to keep China from implementing the tariffs. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA Proposes Rule to Eliminate Redundant Hog Carcass Cleaning Regulation
…of FSIS says removing the regulations will “continue to be” the focus of FSIS as the agency seeks to streamline regulations. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Perdue Names Bruce Summers AMS Administrator
…practices in the agricultural supply chain by enforcing contract standards for the livestock and fruit and vegetable industries as well as the National Organic Program. More than 4,000 AMS professionals…
Organic Produce Has Strong First Quarter
…organic fruit for the first quarter. Vegetables were valued at $632 million, whereas fruit was valued at $400 million. The Nielsen figures showed the organic produce sector had a sales…
House Will Take Up Farm Bill This Week
…them where they need to be and provide them with the information they need to understand exactly what the bill does.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
NAFTA Clock Is Ticking
…Lighthizer tells lawmakers he’s taking steps to tackle Canada’s milk pricing program, which American dairy farmers want killed in NAFTA 2.0. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Agriculture Prominent in U.S. and China Discussions
…brunt of retaliation to help other parts of the economy,” Ross says. “We’ll do our level best to resolve that problem.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
St. Louis Fed Survey Shows Farm Income Down Once Again
…had off-farm income. More than half of the banks said that a quarter of their farmer-clients were in severe financial difficulty. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
The California Kitchen: Chicken Breast
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing Chicken Breast with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 4 Chicken Breast TT S+P 3 T…
2017 California Raisin Grape Mechanical Harvest Report
…percent of the Fiesta grape acreage is harvested mechanically and 63 percent of the Selma Pete acreage is harvested mechanically. Most California raisins are produced by sun drying after placing…