…boards to provide a framework for agricultural industries to pool their resources and combine efforts to develop new markets, strengthen existing markets and conduct important research and promotion activities. The…
ARC-PLC Educational Tool Available for Cotton Farms
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) is notifying farmers with generic base acres that planted seed cotton that a new tool is available to assist them…
The Western View: Efforts to Split California
…bonds, but now we know the truth. There’s not going to be a dam but there will be lots of water conservation projects in the cities and a few new…
U.S. Pork Calls for Level Playing Field as FDA Makes Regulatory Land Grab
…over laboratory-produced cultured protein products with the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, where they will be required to comply with the same regulatory standards, including continuous inspection, process controls,…
Water Works: More Wine Country Basins May Soon Come Under SGMA Rules
…previously believed. The California Department of Water Resources recently declared that 14 groundwater basins throughout the state should be reprioritized under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) and four of…
Almond Update: Record Forecast Could Have Been Larger
The National Agricultural Statistics Service’s objective almond report for 2018 predicts a production increase of 7.9 percent primarily due to 70,000 more bearing acres this season. Almond Board of California…
U.S. to Further Implement Trade Tariffs
…next month on the tariffs, but added that farmers are “aware Trump’s trade initiatives would help them in the long run.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
EU Trade Chief: Targeting U.S. Ag in Tariffs Best Hope for Trade Change
…coincidence” that the EU, Mexico and Canada are targeting U.S. agriculture products in retaliation to the Trump steel and aluminum tariffs. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Tractor, Combine Sales Increase in June
…percent for the month. Sales of combines for the year total 2,011 compared to 1,669 in 2017, a 21 percent increase. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Lawsuit Alleges Seed Company Intentionally Sold Subpar Products to Black Farmers
…Company called the lawsuit “without merit and factually unsupportable,” adding an internal investigation has “not revealed any evidence” supporting the allegations. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Water Officials Call for More Water to Restore Salmon Migration
The State Water Resources Control Board released a plan to help restore salmon migration by increasing the amount of water flowing through the Lower San Joaquin River and Southern Delta….
Trump: No Hurry to Settle NAFTA
…effect. Retaliatory tariffs between China and the U.S. are also in place and continue to put a strain on American agriculture. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
First Monsanto Cancer Trial Begins
…to form,” and says Johnson wasn’t exposed to Roundup long enough to make a connection between the product and his diagnosis. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
National Chicken Council Animal Welfare Guidelines Certified
…organization. Mortality and condemnation rates for America’s broiler flocks are at all-time lows, meaning that the overall flock is incredibly healthy. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….