President Donald Trump’s plan to implement a 20 percent tax on all goods imported from Mexico would likely harm agriculture and consumers alike. The tax is seen as a way…
40 Percent of Farms Managed by Multiple Operators
New data released last week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows nearly 40 percent of all U.S. farms are managed by more than one operator. USDA’s Economic Research Service…
January Cattle and Calves on Feed Review
…6 percent from December 2015. Other disappearance totaled 3,000 head during December, down 40 percent from December 2015. Read the full USDA January Pacific Region Cattle on Feed Review. (.pdf)…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for January 27
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
GIPSA Proposals Delayed 60 Days
…administration. A Pork Network Dot Com article says the review period includes a new regulation put in place by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration…
Bill Would Move H2A Program to USDA
…legislation is sponsored by New York Republicans Elise Stefanik and Chris Collins and would move the H2A immigration program from the Department of Labor to the Department of Agriculture. Stefanik…
Almond Board: Tools for Managing Irrigation
…water status The Irrigation Continuum was developed in partnership with the many trusted and respected technical experts and resources available, such as University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural…
NRCS California Offers Post-Flood Assistance
…their local USDA service center http://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app?state=CA . Landowner Technical Assistance NRCS may also be able to provide technical and educational assistance to landowners faced with erosion and flooding in a…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for January 26
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
Perdue Confirmation Hearing Not Set
The Senate Agriculture Committee likely won’t have a hearing on Sonny Perdue’s nomination until mid-to-late February. Politico’s Morning Agriculture Report says it’ll take that long for Perdue’s financial disclosures to…
U.S. Ag Group Signs $300 Million Algeria Deal
…country is seeking to reduce its dependence on imports. A privately-owned Algerian dairy company signed the deal with the American international Agriculture Group to develop agricultural projects that include cereals,…
Ag Groups Want NAFTA Gains Preserved
…statics on the importance of NAFTA to the U.S. food and agriculture industry, including highlights relevant to specifics sectors, such apples, beef, corn, dairy, food manufacturing, peanuts, pork, rice, soybeans,…
First Farm Bill Field Hearing in Kansas
U.S. Senate Ag Committee Chair Pat Roberts, a Kansas Republican, and ranking member Debbie Stabenow, a Michigan Democrat, announced the first field hearing on reauthorizing the Farm Bill will be…
Agri View: Tough Year
…the yearly income level to be down again. This time the lowest in a decade. These up and down trends are common in agriculture. So farmers are likely to be…