Typically more of a problem in urban areas, roof rat damage is causing significant concern for farmers. According to University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR) scientists, roof rats…
CDFA Works to Reinstate Emergency Pest Management Protocols
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is working to reinstate emergency pest management protocols, filing an appeal of a recent Superior Court decision suspending a key portion of…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 03-16-18
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House Farm Bill Markup Delayed
Disagreements among the House Agriculture Committee members regarding the nutrition title are stalling movement on the farm bill. Committee Chairman Mike Conaway of Texas says there will not be a…
Mexico Seeks Closing Seven NAFTA Chapters in Next Round
…state-owned enterprises and financial services. Mexico expects the talks in the next round could close a total of 13, or 14 chapters, if all goes well. Agriculture trade, including the…
House Follows Senate, Introduces Emission Reporting Exemption
The U.S. House, following Senate action, has introduced a bill to stop an unintended regulation of farms. Introduced this week, ACRE, the Agricultural Certainty for Reporting Emissions Act, would avoid…
Secretary Perdue Testifies on Rebuilding American Infrastructure
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue testified before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing entitled “Rebuilding Infrastructure in America: Administration Perspectives.” Secretary Perdue was joined by Department…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 03-15-18
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USDA Under Secretary Remains Optimistic on Trade Despite Tariffs
McKinney While U.S. agriculture braces for possible retaliation against American tariffs on steel and aluminum, a USDA Under Secretary remains optimistic about the future of trade. AgriMarketing Dot Com says…
Farmers for Free Trade Launching $500,000 Ad Campaign on Trade
…News Service. Trade is critical to U.S. agriculture. Now you can add your voice in support of free trade. Farmers for Free Trade is launching the Voice of the Farmer…
Secretary Perdue Supports Agriculture Exemption Extension for ELD Mandate
…an additional 90-day temporary waiver for agriculture-related transportation. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued a statement regarding his support for the decision. “The ELD mandate imposes restrictions upon the…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 03-14-18
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Study: Trump Tariffs to Cost an Estimated 24,000 Agriculture Jobs
…estimate of 179,000 jobs. Specific to agriculture, the report estimates that tariffs will cost 24,000 jobs. The job losses, according to the study, would impact the services, manufacturing and agricultural…
Study Finds Breakthrough in Glyphosate Resistance Research
Kansas State University researchers have discovered how weeds develop resistance to glyphosate, which researchers say could have broad future implications in agriculture. Researchers say they found how weeds have evolved…