…behind the farm product is not what flavor you choose. It is what it will do for the peanut industry and the farmers who grow them. It will change a…
USDA to Implement Regulatory Reforms to Increase Access to Capital in Rural Areas
…Facilities Guaranteed Loan Program, the Water and Waste Disposal Guaranteed Loan Program, the Business and Industry Loan Guarantee Program and the Rural Energy for America Program. The Rural Development Innovation…
Ag Economy Barometer improves in August
…the Department of Agriculture announced intentions to aid farmers hurt by the administration’s trade policies. However, farmers were still concerned about a trade war, but they were somewhat less concerned…
Bison Association Launches Petition to Stop Buffalo Labeling
…that North Americans have been describing bison as buffalo for more than three centuries. The association plans to meet with the two agencies to push for “immediate action.” Source: National…
U.S. Wheat Restructuring Efforts Close Moscow Office
…to refocus resources toward markets with the best potential to grow U.S. wheat exports and returns for the farmers the organization represents. Based in part on the significant increase in…
2018 CA Agricultural Leadership Class Selected
…Davis. Fellows will participate in 55 seminar days, including an eight-day national travel seminar and a 15-day international travel seminar. “These 24 outstanding individuals, evenly split between men and women,…
Celebrating National Macadamia Nut Day
Fresh Macadamia Nuts Cathy Isom is celebrating a buttery rich nut that is worth going nuts for. That’ coming up on This Land of ours. Celebrating National Macadamia Nut Day…
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
Two of the biggest ethanol groups in America have sued both the Environmental Protection Agency and Energy Secretary Rick Perry. The focus of the suit is dozens of hardship waivers…
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…
Mitigating Wildfire Risk with Livestock Grazing
…increasing water infiltration and nutrient cycling. The Old Farmer’s Almanac is calling for above average levels of precipitation for much of California and slightly lower temperatures for the coming fall…
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
All sides of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) want a trilateral deal between the U.S., Canada and Mexico, as the White House is pushing towards separate deals. Trade…
USDA Launches Trade Mitigation Programs
…accepting proposals for the Agricultural Trade Promotion Program (ATP), which will help American farmers find and access new markets for their products. In total, USDA will authorize up to $12…