The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is releasing the results of two national studies that examine antimicrobial use and stewardship on beef…
Safe Trade Allowed to Continue in the Event African Swine Fever
United States Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO), Dr. Jack Shere working in collaboration with the Canada’s CVO, Dr. Jaspinder Komal, issued the following statement: We are pleased to announce that the…
Tricolored Blackbirds Part of Dairy’s Conservation Story
…with a partnership between Audubon, Western United Dairymen, California Farm Bureau and DairyCares, farmers and ranchers like the Jonkmans can receive compensation for the unharvested crop that usually is unusable…
Reviewing the State of the Dairy Economy
…opening remarks at Subcommittee Hearing on Reviewing the State of the Dairy Economy. “The reality is, is we’ve lost almost 20,000 licensed dairies in the last ten years,” Costa noted….
“Beef Cattle Industry Has Great Story to Tell” On Climate
…United States is responsible for a disproportionate or even significant percentage of greenhouse gas emissions. “The beef cattle industry has a great story to tell in the climate conversation and…
Western View: Another Water Rights Grab
…The more things change, the more they stay the same. I’m Len Wilcox Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West and Citrus Industry Magazine. Visit us on the…
Bayer Provides Salad Bars to Several California Schools
…Bayer worked with the United Fresh Start Foundation through its partnership with the national Salad Bars to Schools initiative. “The salad bar concept came from just looking at overall nutrition…
Industry Reaction on the Removal of Section 232 Tariffs
…agreement to roll back metal tariffs that have soured U.S.-Mexico cheese trade and slowed passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The United States agreed to end Section 232 tariffs…
U.S. Beef Gains Full Access to Japan
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that the United States and Japan have agreed on new terms and conditions that eliminate Japan’s longstanding restrictions on U.S. beef exports, paving…
USDA Enhances African Swine Fever Surveillance Efforts
…affecting both domestic and feral (wild) pigs. It does not affect human health and cannot be transmitted from pigs to humans. ASF has never been detected in the United States….
Legislation to Relieve Regulatory Burden on Livestock Haulers
…regulations, imposed in 2017, do not work for the livestock transportation industry,” Steve Hilker, United States Cattlemen’s Association Transportation Committee Chairman said in a statement. About the Author Brian German…
Western Hemisphere Agriculture Leaders on Food Security and Ag Trade
Western Hemisphere agriculture leaders met on the margins of the G-20 Agricultural Ministerial in Niigata, Japan, affirming their intent to work together to champion global food security and agricultural trade…
Agricultural Production Facing Constraints Highlighted by Agriculture Ministers
The Ministers of Agriculture from Argentina, Brazil, Canada and the United States highlighted that food demand is rising while agricultural production faces significant constraints, such as limited access to arable…
Groups React to Chlorpyrifos Ban
Source: Western Growers Association In response to the announcement that the California Department of Pesticide Residue (DPR) is acting to ban the use of the insecticide chlorpyrifos, Western Growers President…