…shell at harvest, and contain juice which will readily stain anything it comes in contact with. The husk juice has been used as a cloth dye. The United States is…
Nationwide Reveals Most Common Agribusiness Insurance Claims
…years, motor vehicles accidents have accounted for more than 20,000 total commercial agribusiness claims. Nationwide, which calls itself the number one farm insurer in the United States, say that by…
Agri View: Farmers Concerns and TPP Losses
Everett Griner talks about how U.S. loses will play out without TPP in today’s Agri View. Everett tells us about some of the concerns farmers in the United States are…
USDA Backs Off on Organic Checkoff Program
…the organic industry itself. Organic groups such as the Northeast and Western Organic Dairy Producers and many Northeast Organic Farming Association chapters, and had opposed the program. Smaller farms claimed…
Agri View: Expanding Beef Exports to Japan
…Japan imported over $7 billion dollars worth of United States beef. There are several ways to break that down. That figure rose by over $1 billion dollars last year. Meanwhile,…
Agri View: Trade War
Everett Griner talks about the effects of a trade war in today’s Agri View. Everett discusses how all United States industries will be affected by this. Now suppose China does…
The Western View: North Dakota Pyramid
…well have prevented a nuclear war between the old Soviet Union and the United States. This pyramid was conceived in the 1960’s. It was built at the orders of President…
China Steps Up Pork Inspections, Slowing Imports
China is stepping up inspections of pork imports from the United States. Ports are opening and inspecting every cargo that arrives, according to a report by Reuters, compared with inspections…
Agri View: Agriculture Trade Problems
…just soybeans, and cotton farmers. It is all of agriculture. Farm exports are what keeps agriculture strong. It is more than just China. United States farm products are exported all…
Time is Nearly Up for Cotton Ginning Cost-Share Applications
…a portion of the grower’s ginning cost and the payment rates are based on the regional ginning costs,” said Langley. The western region ginning cost has been averaged at $240.10…
NOW Sterile Release Program Moving Quicker Than Anticipated
…and don’t produce any offspring and essentially, like we’ve done with Pink Bollworm, basically mate them out of existence,” said Western Agricultural Processors Association President and CEO Roger Isom. “The…
First-Ever WTO Counter Notification Against India’s Market Price Support Issued by U.S.
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that the United States submitted a counter notification in the World Trade Organization (WTO) Committee on Agriculture (COA)…
Co-ops Support California Federal Milk Marketing Order
The three largest milk marketing cooperatives in California have voted in support of the California Federal Milk Marketing Order as proposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. California Dairies, Inc.,…
Assistant to the Secretary Anne Hazlett Applauds FLOTUS Be Best Initiative
…children living in small towns are strong, healthy and resilient when facing difficult choices and able to realize their full potential.” At the direction of President Trump, the United States…