…and U.S. farmers while less than one in 10, or eight percent, oppose. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. Read more here from The American Farm Bureau….
Delta Habitat Restoration Project Documents Released
…and Wildlife Service and 2009 National Marine Fisheries Service biological opinions for long-term coordinated operations of the State Water Project and the federal Central Valley Project. The proposed Prospect Island…
USDA Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Survey Coming Soon
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is reminding hog producers nationwide to keep an eye out for the quarterly Hogs and Pigs Survey in late August….
California Has a Stable Farm Workforce
…illegal immigration by presidential candidates and a new law under consideration in California to require overtime pay for farmworkers have made farm employment part of a national conversation. California’s labor-intensive…
USDA to Measure Small Grain Production
During the first two weeks of September, growers of small grains around the country will receive survey forms from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). The…
USDA to Purchase Surplus Cheese, Continue to Assist Dairy Producers
…insecurity and provide for added stability in the marketplace.” USDA received requests from Congress, the National Farmers Union, the American Farm Bureau and the National Milk Producers Federation to make…
August Dairy Market Report
June and July data and statistics from the Agriculture Department have painted an increasingly compelling picture of a slow but steady recovery in U.S. dairy markets. The national average all-milk…
ChemChina / Syngenta Merger
ChemChina and Syngenta receive clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) China National Chemical Corporation (ChemChina) and Syngenta announced that the companies have received clearance…
U.S. Egg Production up Nine Percent in July
…and Pacific Northwest by 11 percent. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. Chickens and Eggs Released August 22, 2016, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural…
Pesticide Resistant Whitefly Poses Threat to U.S. Crops
…a serious threat to crops such as tomatoes, beans, squash, cotton and melons. Whiteflies draw fluid out of a plant’s leaves, and excrete a sticky residue that allows fungus to…
John Deere Slowing Tractor, Combine Production
…National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: The De Moines Register Deere layoffs 145 workers in Waterloo, Davenport by Donnelle Eller, staff writer for The De Moines Register John…
U.S. Panel Clears Syngenta Takeover by ChemChina
…year. Syngenta says closing the transaction is still subject to “anti-trust review by numerous regulators around the world and other customary closing conditions.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
Senator Says TPP Will be A ‘Challenge’
…Heitkamp says “I don’t hold out a lot of hope that we can get TPP done — but that doesn’t mean that I can’t be wrong.” From the National Association…
Vietnam: TPP Not Open for Renegotiation
…Obama Administration is expected to send a bill that would authorize the trade agreement to Congress following the November elections. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. …