…bull calves or other cattle the week before becoming ill. Laboratory testing concluded the outbreak is likely linked to ill calves. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Fish and Wildlife Service Reverses Lesser Prairie Chicken Proposal
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced this week the federal agency would consider re-listing the lesser prairie chicken as an endangered species. The announcement comes despite the fact a…
Businesses Join Agriculture in Fretting Over Trump Anti-Trade Talks
…and the National Pork Producers Council says the pork industry would be forced to cut production, raising prices for U.S. consumers. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
TPP Showing Slight Signs of Life in Congress
…TPP — potentially making any number of changes to the 12-nation agreement that has already been through five years of negotiations. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Agri View: Farm Production
Everett Griner talks about centuries of production growth in today’s Agri View. Farm Production Well farming has long been America’s largest industry the number of farmers has steadily declined since…
CA State Plan: Make Water Conservation A Way of Life
…drought and develops long-term water conservation measures that will ensure all communities have sufficient water supplies. This will involve activities such as ensuring farmers plan and prepare for severe drought…
New Process Quickly Analyzes Acrylamide in French Fries
…of Food and Agriculture Specialty Crop Research Initiative Grant. Read more about this research in the November 2016 issue of AgResearch magazine. ARS is USDA’s chief in-house scientific research agency….
November 2016 Farm Income Forecast
…off-farm income are not distributed identically for every farm, median total income will generally not equal the sum of median off-farm and median farm income.) See the Farm Household Income…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for November 30
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…
November Dairy Market Report
…in the country as a whole.In September, 15 of the 23 states for which USDA reports monthly milk production saw increases compared to September 2015. Most of this increase,which totaled…
Farmers and Ranchers to Protect Working Grasslands
Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Deputy Under Secretary Alexis Taylor announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will accept more than 504,000 acres that were offered by producers during…
More Cattle Culling Planned in Canada Amid Bovine TB
…strains previously discovered in Canada. It is, however, “closely related” to a strain originating from cattle in central Mexico in 1997. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Japan Still Determined on Completing TPP
…up 85 percent of the pact’s GDP –that effectively gives the U.S. and Japan the power to kill the trade deal. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Mexico Prepared to Modernize NAFTA, Wants Guest-Worker System
…“The circular migration of the past was broken, and that’s when the problems began,” adding “We need to re-establish the movement.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….