…California Olive Ranch, Gridley Steven Filter, Filter Farms Inc., Live Oak Cherie France, Homegrown Organic Farms, Visalia Daniel Hartwig, Woolf Enterprises, Fresno Alyssa Houtby, California Citrus Mutual, Visalia Betty Lindeman,…
Trump Threatens to Add $200 Billion in More Tariffs
…be the biggest number imposed to date and mark a major escalation in the trade war between the worlds’ two biggest economies. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Lawsuit Filed Over Oil Refinery Waivers
…the knowledge of stakeholders, and left billions of gallons of ethanol out of the nation’s fuel supply. The ethanol industry, farm groups, and others are suing the EPA separately for…
Record Walnut Production Forecasted for 2018
A report that was released recently demonstrates record walnut production for California this year. The 2018 California Walnut Objective Measurement Report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics…
Agriculture Trade Surplus to Shrink
Agriculture is consistently one of the few areas of the American economy that sells more overseas than it buys. However, Farm Journal’s Ag Web Dot Com says that’s going to…
NAFTA Partners Say Trilateral Agreement a Must
…difficult issues, like dairy market access, in an attempt to get Canada involved in the “handshake agreement” between the U.S. and Mexico. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA Launches Trade Mitigation Programs
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue launched the trade mitigation package aimed at assisting farmers suffering from damage due to unjustified trade retaliation by foreign nations. Producers of certain commodities…
China Suspends Hog Transportation Due to Swine Fever
…ensure safe production at animal farms in their provinces and secure the country’s meat supplies. U.S. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue wonders if China hasn’t been forthcoming in sharing the seriousness…
USDA Provides Help for Rural People Recovering From Opioid Misuse
…new businesses, or even maintaining existing ones, opioid abuse can have an enormous impact on the quality of life and economic prosperity. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 09-04-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal….
State Officials Talk Dicamba in 2019
…Eastern Corn Belt. For example, Indiana has seen a 300 percent rise in dicamba complaints since the product was first registered there. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
ASTA Outlines Priorities for Final Farm Bill
…regarding the use of technology in food and agriculture production; Section 7205 of the Senate Farm Bill which creates an opportunity for the USDA to analyze its current germplasm holdings…
Agri View: Agriculture Feeling the Pain
…buying. They simply increased the tariff. That is the way it is with all of these countries, and agriculture, and farm products, seem to be hit first and hardest. I…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 09-03-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal….