…and the National Pork Producers Council says the pork industry would be forced to cut production, raising prices for U.S. consumers. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
TPP Showing Slight Signs of Life in Congress
…TPP — potentially making any number of changes to the 12-nation agreement that has already been through five years of negotiations. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Agri View: Farm Production
Everett Griner talks about centuries of production growth in today’s Agri View. Farm Production Well farming has long been America’s largest industry the number of farmers has steadily declined since…
CA State Plan: Make Water Conservation A Way of Life
…drought and develops long-term water conservation measures that will ensure all communities have sufficient water supplies. This will involve activities such as ensuring farmers plan and prepare for severe drought…
New Process Quickly Analyzes Acrylamide in French Fries
By Sandra Avant, Agriculture Research Service ARS scientists have developed a method that rapidly estimates the amount of acrylamide in white potato French fries. (Photo by Stephen Ausmus.) A technique…
November 2016 Farm Income Forecast
…off-farm income are not distributed identically for every farm, median total income will generally not equal the sum of median off-farm and median farm income.) See the Farm Household Income…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for November 30
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
Farmers and Ranchers to Protect Working Grasslands
…new practice for small-scale livestock grazing operations encourages greater diversity geographically and in all types of livestock operation. Small livestock operations are encouraged to contact their local Farm Service Agency…
More Cattle Culling Planned in Canada Amid Bovine TB
…strains previously discovered in Canada. It is, however, “closely related” to a strain originating from cattle in central Mexico in 1997. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Japan Still Determined on Completing TPP
…up 85 percent of the pact’s GDP –that effectively gives the U.S. and Japan the power to kill the trade deal. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Mexico Prepared to Modernize NAFTA, Wants Guest-Worker System
…“The circular migration of the past was broken, and that’s when the problems began,” adding “We need to re-establish the movement.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Trump EPA Administrator Pick on the Horizon
…has previously headed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and is a member of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Spread Cheer, Not Invasive Hungry Pests, This Holiday Season
…from friends and families. Or they can hide in or on firewood brought from another location to light a holiday fire. As such, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service…
Growth of U.S. Dairy Exports
by Jerry Cessna, Lindsay Kuberka (USDA/FAS), Christopher G. Davis, Roger Hoskin, USDA Economic Research Service From 2004 to 2014, the value of U.S. dairy product exports more than quadrupled, and…