…The focus on food, he said, has direct ties to UC efforts and is vastly relevant to this region. “It’s not uncommon for people who live in agricultural areas to…
Dairy Trade in the Trump Era
…our farms, as well as our cooperatives and proprietary processors. It wasn’t that long ago our industry maintained a “Fortress America” mentality that some in today’s dairy industry can still…
California Cattlemen File Lawsuit Against Fish and Game
California cattle producers gathered with peers from around the nation at the 2017 Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Trade Show. The meeting started February 1, just a…
Online Grocery Shopping Poised to Boom in 2017
…and can find what they need online and see food shopping, prep, and eating as an experience rather than just sustenance. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
NCBA Cattle Industry Convention Underway
The 2017 Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Trade Show is underway in Nashville, Tennessee. NCBA kicked off the convention this week with Cattlemen’s College educational sessions focusing…
Florida Representative Drafts Legislation to Abolish EPA
…by the EPA to state and local government partners.The bill, however, is not seen as a serious threat to the EPA. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Food Producers Accelerating Exports to Mexico, Searching for New Markets
…in retaliation to the U.S. blocking Mexican trucks from using U.S. highways. The dispute cost U.S. businesses more than $2 billion. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Committee Vote on EPA Chief Delayed
…Republicans ridiculed their counterparts, Republicans held a similar boycott during the Barack Obama administration over then EPA Administrator nominee Gina McCarthy. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Western View: Living History at a State Park
…agricultural dynamo in which we live. There are four parks that, in my opinion, teach us a lot about the people who came before us. These parks celebrate the diverse…
House Agriculture Committee Meets
…implementation. We also recently wrapped up a two-year, top-to-bottom review of SNAP, and we examined the benefits of biotechnology, the future of agricultural trade, the importance of agriculture to our…
Vilsack Endorses Agriculture Secretary Nominee Sonny Perdue
…Perdue as his Agriculture Secretary nominee just before Inauguration Day. Perdue’s Senate confirmation hearings are expected in mid to late February. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Brazil Proposes Opening Farmland for Foreign Ownership
The President of Brazil plans to propose legislation to lift restrictions on foreign ownership of agricultural land in the nation in an effort to pull its economy out a two-year…
Report Shows Crop Insurance Saved 21,000 Jobs in 2012 Drought
…and ended up facing big expenses to buy crops at higher prices to fulfill marketing obligations and to feed on-farm livestock. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Border Tax Draws Concern from Seed Industry
…Trade Association’s Vegetables and Flower Seed Conference in Orlando, Florida, ASTA CEO Andy Lavigne told the Hagstrom Report the tax could burden the seed industry. He says: “A great deal…