Global food prices reached a three-year high in July, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. The FAO Food Price Index in July averaged 179.1 points in July…
Immigration Bill Won’t Affect Temporary Workers
The sponsor of an immigration bill suspected to reduce the agriculture labor force in the U.S. says his legislation will not impact temporary workers, which are often used in agriculture…
Increase in Trade Funding leads Farm Bill Listening Session
California was host to a farm bill listening session on Saturday, August 5 in Modesto at the Modesto Junior College Ag Pavilion. The House Committee on Agriculture has labeled the…
Tomato Harvest Slowly Gains Momentum
…California Department of Food and Agriculture revised upward the amount of tomatoes under processor contract, from 11.6 million tons to 11.8 million. Acreage remains the same, at 235,000. The California…
Western View: Waters of California?
…off a lot of agriculture. Trump got rid of the Federal rules. But now, Governor Brown is reviving them on the state level. He wants to create the same type…
Farm City Newsday, Friday 8-4-17
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill….
Pick and Store Your Green Beans
…its best to keep them in the refrigerator. That’s Laura Popielski with USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service. She also recommends that you: Cover them in a loose, plastic bag. And you…
Organic Family Farmers Need Strong Standards and Enforcement
…ranchers at a major disadvantage. National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson highlighted the importance of the USDA enforcing those standards in a letter sent to Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue. Johnson…
Farmland Values Unclear in the Future
…increase in farmland value for Iowa and Wisconsin, respectively, from April of 2016 to this past April. That’s the first year-over-year increase for Iowa in four years. USDA’s recent Land…
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue Proclaims National Farmers Market Week
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue signing a proclamation. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has proclaimed Aug. 6-12 to be National Farmers Market Week. This is the eighteenth year USDA has…
Farm City Newsday, Thursday 8-3-17
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill….
Ireland Could be GMO-Free Haven
Ireland Minister of State for Agriculture Andrew Doyle says the island nation should have a status as GMO-free to maintain biodiversity. The Irish Times reports that the comments by Doyle…
Bees Are Buzzing Back from Colony Collapse
New data from the Department of Agriculture shows U.S. honey bee numbers increased in the last year. USDA released its honey bee health survey this week, which found the number…
Trump Endorsed Immigration Bill Could Harm Farm Labor
A bill endorsed by President Donald Trump that would change the U.S. immigration system may harm farm labor. The bill by Republican Senators Tom Cotton of Arkansas and David Perdue…