…order to boost the odds that those salmon will successfully spawn – and do so without compromising the ability of local farmers to maintain irrigation water levels and manage floods….
New Toolkit for Teachers
…efforts to support local and regional food systems and galvanize the important role that American agriculture plays in feeding American families. From: USDA-California Hello CALIFORNIA! To build on the main…
New Rules Governing Use of Fumigant Pesticide 1,3-D
…“rolling over” unused allocations of 1,3-D from one year for use in future years A ban on the use of this pesticide during December, when weather conditions tend to make…
Species of Bee Officially Endangered
A species of bees in on the Endangered Species list for the first time in American history. A CNN report says seven bee species native to Hawaii are on the…
Hog Outlook Turns Sour
…the breeding herd, and that could lead to higher prices returning in 2018. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: USDA Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report United…
Food Policy Action Endorses Clinton
…safety net programs for seniors and families, as well as his plans to dissolve the Food and Drug Administration.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: Food…
Direct Sales Helps Beginning Farmers to Survive
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says beginning farmers are those who have managed farms for ten year or less. Beginning farmers are less likely to survive in business than those…
Cargill Sales and Net Earnings Higher in 2016
…performance in Brazil, North American grain exports, canola in Canada, and biodiesel in North America and Europe. As announced in August, Cargill is selling to Bunge its soybean and rapeseed…
Monsanto Sales and Profits Lower in 2016
…last year. Net income for 2016 was $1.3 billion, compared to $2.3 billion in income the year before. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: Monsanto FISCAL…
Western View: This year, it’s La Nina
…comes to prognosticating the weather this winter. NOAA, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, says we are having a La Nina year. This makes sense, as El Nino and La…
Sommet De l’Elevage is Under Way
…site at the Sommet de l’Elevage, is the top-billed national best of breed for the biggest breed in France, Charolais, where 400 breeding stock have entered in the breed’s National…
Forestry Experts Say Tree Mortality Brings Added Risk
…replace those dead trees. “We know in the Sierra and Sequoia national forests east of Fresno, the beetles have killed at least 85 percent of the entire pine vegetative type…
World Health Organization to Endorse Meatless Mondays
…World Health Organization. The World Health Summit, scheduled for October 9th through the 11th, is an international platform for exploring strategic developments and decisions in the healthcare. The Meatless Monday…
U.N. Official Says Lower Food Prices Threaten Anti-Hunger Efforts
…fair incomes and livelihoods for small farmers. That’s seen as a move to prevent setbacks in reaching international goals of eradicating hunger and extreme poverty, according to Politico. An FOA…