…FWS to reissue the Obama-era rules, H.R. 6784 would require further rulemaking to remove ESA protections for gray wolves across the contiguous United States. Current and emerging science continues to…
Celebrating National Pickle Day
…sodium. Each year, Americans consume more than 5.2 million pounds of pickles. A rising trend in the United States is deep-fried pickles which have a breading or batter surrounding the…
Numerous ACP Found Near Visalia, California
…Farmer Magazine. His commentary “The Western View” is a regular feature on Farm City Newsday and AgNet West. Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy…
Wildfire Affected Winegrape Growers Seek Congress Support
…disaster assistance bill to help agricultural producers in the Southeast United States devastated by the 2018 hurricanes. Five grower groups – California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG), Lake County Winegrape…
USDA Partners with Communities to Bring High-Speed Broadband e-Connectivity Infrastructure to Rural Areas
…Hills region of Kansas. USDA photo by Preston Keres To view the report in its entirety, please view the Report to the President of the United States from the Task…
Molossia: Nation Building on a Tiny Scale
The west has a long tradition of enjoying the eccentricities of oddball characters – people like Joshua Norton, who declared himself Emperor of the United States in 1859 and was…
USDA, Dairy Farmers Mark Start of the California Federal Milk Marketing Order
…respect to supply and demand conditions. The implementation of the California FMMO concludes a rulemaking process begun in 2015 when three California dairy farmer cooperatives, California Dairies, Inc.; Land O’Lakes,…
Secretary Perdue on Dept. of Labor Rulemaking on H-2A Visa Program
…farmers find the workers they need to continue to feed, fuel, and clothe the United States and the world.” Source: USDA Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those…
Countries Embrace Genome Editing in Contrast of EU’s Opinion
The United States joined 12 other nations to encourage policies to enable continued agricultural innovation, including genome editing. Australia, Canada, Brazil, and Vietnam were among the countries issuing support of…
Activists Allowed to Expand Attack on Beef Checkoff
…been repeatedly demonstrated that these attacks by R-CALF are being aided by allies at the Humane Society of the United States, Food and Water Watch, Public Justice and other activist…
Animal Welfare Doesn’t Improve with Larger Facilities
…organization from the United Kingdom with the goal of developing and promoting improvements to the overall welfare of farm animals. The research was published in UFAW’s journal Animal Welfare. The…
California Alfalfa Exports Take Hit from China Tariffs
…have a significant impact on overall western exports. “We’ve estimated that well over 15 percent of our western hay production of alfalfa goes to export at this point in time,”…
FAS Administrator Isley to Lead South Korea Trade Mission
…Marketing Brands, Kirkland, Wash. Ioka Marketing/Farms, Silverton, Ore. Kizable Candy LLC, Clearwater, Fla. MCT Dairies, Inc., Millburn, N.J. Meta Foods LLC, Atlanta, Ga. North Bay Produce, Inc., Traverse City, Mich….
ASTA Applauds International Statement in Support of Plant Breeding Innovation
…Canada, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Jordan, Paraguay, the United States, Uruguay, Vietnam and the Secretariat of the Economic Community of West African States. “We applaud the U.S. government…