…as a volunteer and partnership manager with the USDA Forest Service at Cibola National Forest. The STEP UP to USDA Career Success at Texas A&M University-Kingsville has given students an…
Seven Northern California Counties Affected by Wildfires to receive D-SNAP
…close partnership with the California Department of Social Services to ensure wildfire victims have the food they need.” Benefits will be made available to eligible people who either lived or…
Almond Board: Almond Map
The Almond Board of California (ABC) has invested in a comprehensive mapping analysis to improve the precision, accuracy and transparency of information about the almond community. The maps, developed in…
TPP Members Nearing Agreement
As the U.S. remains focused on reworking the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and to a lesser extent, the U.S.-Korea Free (KORUS) Trade Agreement, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is…
U.S., Japan, Planning Another Trade Meeting
…of the U.S.-Japan economic dialogue launched by the Trump administration in the wake of Trump’s decision to pull out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Japan is expected to propose to change…
Farm Bureau Endorses Bipartisan Farmers for Free Trade Campaign
…of Farmers for Free Trade, Farmers for Free Trade Board President Sara Lilygren, and Kansas Farm Bureau President Rich Felts to discuss the Farm Bureau’s new partnership with Farmers for…
Sage Grouse Comment Period Announced
…45-day comment period which will end in November. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service. Image credit: By Pacific Southwest Region U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from Sacramento,…
CME Analysis Warns of La Niña Risks
…the America’s side of the Pacific Ocean. The one potentially worrisome feature of agricultural markets today, Norland writes, is that corn, wheat and soy complex options implied volatilities are trading…
USDA Invests in 48 Projects in Local Watersheds
…Flood Prevention Program have helped communities address critical needs on flood control, water management, watershed protection, and development. This strong federal, state and local partnership has resulted in the construction…
Above Normal Temperatures Through the End of 2017
…The end of the year forecast calls for above normal precipitation in the Pacific Northwest. The forecast also calls for below-normal precipitation along the Gulf Coast and into Missouri. Below-normal…
California Receives Funding to Boost Small Business Exports
…partnership between GO-Biz, CDFA, the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office and the Centers for International Trade Development. The program brings together state, federal, private and non-profit trade promotion organizations to…
California Avocados Delicate Relationship With NAFTA
…partnership” that ensures a steady supply that ends up benefitting the industries in both countries. There are significant concerns that if the U.S. completely backs out of NAFTA and tariffs…
Japan Interested in Multi-nation Trade Agreements, Not Bilateral Trade
…Ricketts that the nation is holding out for the U.S. to rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership, according to the Omaha World-Herald. Ricketts says he is pressing U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer…
Wineries Hoping for End to Wildfires
Large wildfires throughout the Pacific Northwest are taking their toll on vineyards. The significant amount of smoke and ash in the air can make its way into wine grapes, having…