…sector. Freeland also says the three countries are close to agreements on several of the “bread-and-butter” issues in the NAFTA discussions. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Canada Welcomes Possible NAFTA Deadline Extension
…that adding an artificial deadline wasn’t necessary from our standpoint. I thought it was a very constructive proposal from the president.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Sunpreme Raisins Show Quality Yields with Less Labor
…different rootstocks, Fidelibus has been evaluating the most effective trellising technique at the UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center. Fidelibus and his team have been looking at “optimizing the…
Agri View: FFA Strong Leadership
…agricultural education major at Iowa State University, was elected national secretary. Piper Merritt, an agricultural economics major at Oklahoma State University, was elected central region vice president. Bryce Cluff, an…
Latest WASDE Report from USDA
The latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report (WASDE) was released recently. During December, raging wildfires in southern California and a late-month cold wave east of the Rockies highlighted…
Mexican Fruit Fly Quarantine Issued in San Diego County
…measures 65 square miles. COURTESY: CDFA The United States Department of Agriculture, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), and the San Diego County Agricultural Commissioner are combining their…
USFRA, Leader Krotz, Part Ways
…rancher-led organizations and ag partners representing agriculture. The organization claims it is committed to helping increase confidence and trust in agriculture. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Global Avian Influenza Surge
…Western Pacific Region between the last week of December and the first week of January, in its latest update. A total of 238 cases of human infection were reported in…
2017 Farm Equipment Sales Up
Sales of farm tractors and combines increased in 2017, up five percent and four percent, respectively. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers latest monthly sales report found the sale of all…
Key Risks Keep Ag Outlook Cool
…and an expectation of prices holding at lower levels. Alongside growing domestic supplies, demand from exports and international trade have become more important, but agricultural producers and bankers have expressed…
Mexico to Leave NAFTA if Trump Starts Withdraw Process
…it expires. Washington could use the move as leverage over Canada and Mexico in talks to update the 24-year-old trade pact. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Canada More Convinced Trump Will Withdraw from NAFTA
…Negotiators from the NAFTA partner nations are due to meet for a sixth round of talks starting January 23rd, in Canada. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA Investing Millions in Wildfire Mitigation and Water Quality Projects Through Joint Chiefs’ Partnership
…focus on areas where public forests and grasslands intersect with privately-owned lands. “Through Joint Chiefs, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) works with agricultural producers and forest landowners to improve…
Mohamed Named Executive Director
…for the Imperial Irrigation District as a Water Operation Analyst, working with the On-Farm Efficiency Conservation Program. Mohamed has a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Agricultural Business Management from Cal…