…why your food products would ultimately benefit a grocery store can be more effective than a lengthy explanation of company history, or production practices. Ball suggests the “the four-sentence pitch,…
Perdue Comments on Administrative Actions to Streamline H-2A Process
…H-2A temporary agricultural program. These two actions will ease regulatory burdens on our farmers and ranchers, making it easier for them to follow the law and hire farm workers through…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 09-20-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering industry impacts of the Federal Milk Marketing Order implementation,…
More Time Provided for Dairy Producers to Enroll in DMC Program
…farmers, ranchers and land stewards by enhancing farm support programs, improving crop insurance, maintaining disaster programs and promoting and supporting voluntary conservation. For more information, visit farmers.gov DMC webpage or contact your…
Former Agriculture Secretaries Announce Support for USMCA
…for the U.S. farm sector and rural economy. We strongly support ratification of USMCA.” Following the announcement, Secretary Perdue issued this statement: “President Trump has fulfilled a promise, which many…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 09-19-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering a U.S. trade agreement with Japan, a bacon vending…
Almond Update: Mummy Shake Contest A Creative Sanitation Reminder
Back for a second year, the Almond Board of California is holding the ‘Mummy Shake’ video contest. The industry is encouraged to make their best ‘Mummy Shake’ parody video to…
Sustainability in Action Meeting Coming Up in Salinas
…and will include personnel from Duda Family Farms, Rio Farms, and Lipman Family Farms. There will also be ‘speed solution’ presentations in the afternoon which will focus on topics related…
New Tool Improves Beekeepers’ Overwintering Odds and Bottom Line
…revenue alone is just not adequate for beekeepers to stay in business. But we need beekeepers because managed bees are a lynchpin in agricultural production today.” Successfully using cold storage…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 09-18-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering why participating in industry meetings provide long-term benefits, a…
Japanese Newspaper Reports Country Will Eliminate U.S. Wine Tariffs
Bottles of wine in wooden box selling in the street of Kobe, Japan. credit: reinaimaging / shutterstock.com The world’s largest financial newspaper is reporting Japan will eliminate tariffs on U.S….
Beef Tongue Means More in Japan
Sendai, Japan–A chef prepares the Sendai local delicacy of Gyutan (Beef Tongue) by grilling over a coal grill. credit: Justin.Jacobs / Shutterstock.com Beef tongue has more value in Japan for…
Hope Remains for SB 559 Despite Failing to Pass in Legislature
…partners.” The Friant-Kern Canal delivers an average of more than one million acre-feet of water every year to more than 18,000 farms throughout the Central Valley. The bill is being…
Tariff Increases Delayed as ‘Good Will’ Gesture
…soybeans, or pork. The exemption list from China’s Ministry of Finance did include several varieties of animal feed such as alfalfa and fish meal, as well as some farm chemicals….