According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), the 2018 almond crop will be record-breaking at 2.45 billion meat pounds. Reports state the crop looks a lot like last years…
Study Finds Lean Red Meat Can Support Healthy Hearts
…adopting a Mediterranean-style diet, with or without reductions in red meat intake when those red meats are lean and unprocessed. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Northern California Wildfires Causing Concern for Wine Country
…potential to grow as the fire moves into difficult terrain. The National Weather Service noted that smoke from the fires was creating poor air quality conditions for Napa, Sonoma, San…
Producer Sentiment Rises Slightly in June
…opportunities in their operations, most respondents don’t expect to increase the acreage on their farms over the next 12 months. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Final Countdown for 2017 Census of Agriculture
…due from farmers back in February, but the deadline has been extended through the end of July. A press release from the National Agricultural Statistics Service says they extended the…
Mexico’s New President Wants NAFTA Deal
…interests until he takes office on December 1st, and then he’ll name his own team of experts to take over. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Too Early to Talk U.S. Withdrawal From WTO
…complaining that China hasn’t opened up its economy as it promised to do when joining the WTO back in 2001. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Anger Rises as Tariffs Take Effect
…is threatening to undermine the economic progress it worked so hard to achieve,” says Chamber President and CEO Tom Donohue. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Kansas Announces Pilot Disease Traceability Program for Cattle
…a viable end-to-end cattle disease traceability system is a top priority in the beef industry in Kansas and across the country. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Senate Approves Pesticide Registration Improvement Act
…a voice vote. A variety of agriculture, non-agriculture, environmental, and labor interests all have come out in support of reauthorizing PRIA. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
More Ag Tariffs In Place This Week
…to immediately respond by implementing a 25 percent duty on about $34 billion worth of U.S. exports, including soybeans and cars. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Trump Administration Drafting Bill to Pull U.S. Out of WTO?
…actually walk away from the WTO, it would undermine the entire system of trade rules agreed upon by the international community. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
N.C. Legislature Overrides Veto of Farm Protection Bill
…provision in the bill prevents soy, almond, coconut, and other plant-based milk suppliers from labeling their products “milk” in North Carolina. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Meat Companies Accused of Artificially Inflating Pork Prices
…a company called Agri Stats, an info-sharing service. A Bloomberg report says the complaint was filed by a group of meat buyers in a Minnesota court on Thursday. The complaint…