…is not expected to get much of this business due to China’s restrictions on ractopamine as well as the strong dollar. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Profit Outlook for 2016 Still Negative
…and cutting household living expenses. That message falls in line with similar comments made throughout the year regarding the farm economy. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
EPA Postpones Glyphosate Review Meeting
…comes after a division of the World Health Organization last year claimed glyphosate was probably carcinogenic to humans. However, many studies have since denied that claim. From the National Association…
More Than $62.5 Million to Support Specialty Crop Production
The U. S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced over $62.5 million in grants to support farmers growing fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, and nursery crops, also known…
USCA Commends USDA on Fair Practices Rules
The United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) commends the recent action by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’ Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (USDA GIPSA) in submitting The Farmer Fair Practices…
The California Kitchen: Fresh Tomato Pasta
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing fresh tomato pasta with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 1 egg 1 Cup of flour…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine in Placer County
…once a tree becomes infected, the diseased tree will decline in health and produce bitter, misshaped fruit until it dies. In California, HLB has only been detected on residential properties…
Farm Organizations Challenge Dannon and Other Food Companies
…Soybean Association, American Sugarbeet Growers Association, National Corn Growers Association, National Milk Producers Federation and U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance. Collectively, the six organizations represent hundreds of thousands of farmers…
Possible Shift of Psyllid Control Efforts in CA
…the other groves around it get infested.” That change means California might need to adjust its urban efforts against the pest. “Those patterns would suggest that here in Southern California,…
Kids Gardening
…for “fruits and vegetables.” More than 13-hundred college students took part in the survey that looked at their fruit and vegetable intake and compared it with whether the student had…
Florida Citrus Harvest Expected to Decline
…non-Valencia total, according to USDA. Industry officials note citrus greening in Florida has forced a citrus production decline of 70 percent in the last 20 years. From the National Association…
Deere Says DOJ Unfairly Accusing of Monopoly
…Planting’s U.S. sales were about $100 million in 2015, while Deere’s U.S. sales of planter-related equipment last was near $900 million. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
USDA Cheese Purchases May Fall Short
…producers are desperate for short-term relief as revenue has dropped 35 percent over the past two years amid a global oversupply. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
USDA China Office Expects Record Imports for Soybeans
…welcome news for U.S. soybean farmers as a recent USDA report forecasted another record soybean harvest for the current growing season. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….