…digital trade, and state-owned enterprises. The chapter on competition will probably be agreed on before the next round of talks begins. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
CDFA Teams-Up With California Conservation Corps on Mediterranean Fruit Fly Project
…properties. CDFA has turned to the California Conservation Corps (CCC) for assistance with this task. Approximately 50 CCC members are going door-to-door in the search for host fruit trees and…
“i5k” is for Insects
…annually. Given the importance of arthropods, the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) helped organize the “i5k Initiative.” The goal is to sequence and analyze the genomes of at least 5,000 arthropod…
UC ANR and AgStart Receive Funding to Cultivate the VINE
…labor shortages, water scarcity, food insecurity, climate change and more. To accelerate the development and adoption of technologies that address these challenges and advance food, agriculture and natural resources in…
Coffee Supplies May Drop on Low Farm Earnings
…are having to carefully consider, leaving global supplies in jeopardy. Coffee is primarily grown in Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Indonesia, and Ethiopia. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
BPI Using Settlement Funds to Help Employees
…made public, but the Walt Disney Company ABC’s parent company listed a $177 million litigation settlement in a quarterly financial filing. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Ireland Tops U.S. in Food Security
…in five years, largely because of increases in the number of refugees, weather disasters and a decline in global political stability. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Syngenta Reaches Settlement in Viptera Case
…farmers in the federal litigation confirmed what they called a “preliminary settlement framework.” Syngenta has denied any wrongdoing in the case. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
South Korea Trade Representative Meets with U.S. Lawmakers
…The Trump administration is seeking to amend the five-year-old deal to address the country’s growing deficit in trade with South Korea. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Tomato Crop Coming in Lighter than Expected
…CEO of the California Tomato Growers Association, predicts the 2017 crop will weigh in at around 10.5 million tons—lower than the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s June estimate of 11.8 tons,…
USDA Agency-led Group Profiles U.S. Aquaculture for World Report
…of the World report seeks to: create tools to improve the conservation, sustainable use, and development of aquatic genetic resources; identify information gaps and threats to effectively managing them; inform…
Growers May Be Aiding Mite Flare-up
…beneficials such as western predatory mites and sixspotted thrips. Killing off the food source for natural defenses creates an absence of predators in the field, “and the mites have free…
Coffee Supplies May Drop on Low Farm Earnings
…are having to carefully consider, leaving global supplies in jeopardy. Coffee is primarily grown in Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Indonesia, and Ethiopia. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Hurricanes Devastate Puerto Rico Agriculture
…85 percent of its food, and its food imports are expected to rise drastically. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service. Image Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center…