…to complete the rulemaking process but has not ruled out rushing the process through the final months of the Obama administration. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Western View: Visit Parkfield
…forever be a wild spot in the central coast mountains. Thanks, Jack. My great grandchildren will thank you too. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West….
Marketing Needed for Climbing Pecan Market
…has increased roughly eight percent. Production has also increased abroad, most notably in Mexico and South Africa, creating additional competitive pressures for U.S. producers and processors. As a result, prices…
Atrazine Report Ignores Science
…safe. The National Corn Growers Association’s Production and Stewardship Action Team says that sets a dangerous precedent. The team says federal law requires the EPA to make its decisions based…
A GMO “Buycott”
…what’s in their food. The Association also calls for a boycott of members of the Grocery Manufacturers Association, which helped to fund opposition to mandatory state labeling laws. From the…
Governors Strongly Support TPP
Many U.S. Governors Strongly Support TPP A discussion panel at the National Association of Governors Meeting in July concluded that agriculture will be a big loser if the Trans-Pacific Partnership…
Ag Outlook Strengthens
Long Term Ag Outlook Strengthens After a volatile June and early July in the commodity markets, agricultural outlooks turned higher in the rest of July. The Purdue University/CME Group Ag…
McDonald’s Announces New Antibiotics Policy
…there’s no significant difference between milk treated with rBST and rBST-free milk, but they recognize it’s something important to their customers. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Cattlemen’s Association Disappointed in Brazil Announcement
U.S. Cattlemen’s Association Disappointed in Brazil Announcement The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced yesterday that the U.S. will resume importing fresh, frozen or chilled,…
Managed Grazing Helps Forests, Experts Say
…decline.” Justin Oldfield, vice president of government relations for the California Cattlemen’s Association, said forests used to be managed more efficiently and effectively 50 years ago, but regulatory constraints or…
CFBF Encourages Overtime Bill Action
…of requirements for workers to not work one day every seven days to agriculture will force seasonal agricultural workers to miss as many as four days of pay in a…
CA Team Takes Third at 2016 Envirothon
…event sponsors included the National Association of Conservation Districts and Forests Ontario. Each year, NCF-Envirothon is organized with the assistance of numerous local conservation districts, forestry associations, educators, and cooperating…
Specialty Crop Research and Extension Investments
…Bluff, Pine Bluff, Ark., $50,000 The American Olive Oil Producers Association, Clovis, Calif., $50,000 Agricultural Research Service, Peoria, Ill., $3,694,012 Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind., $3,673,611 Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville,…
S&W Seed Company Signs First U.S. Sorghum License Agreement
…Seed Company Founded in 1980, S&W Seed Company is a global agricultural company, headquartered in Fresno, California. The Company’s vision is to be the world’s preferred proprietary seed company by…