Yara’s Director of Agronomy Services for the Western United States, Steve Petrie, said calcium nitrate is the better form of nitrogen for plants for several reasons. The biggest advantage is…
National Groups Respond to Proposed Chinese Tariffs
…and debts we must settle, and cannot afford to lose any market, much less one as important as China’s. We urge the United States and China to return to negotiations…
Loss Of Foreign Workers Would Hurt Agriculture
…“And skilled and unskilled foreign workers have been crucial to maintaining and growing the workforce and revitalizing rural communities across the United States. We need more of them, not less.”…
GAO Gives USDA Approval to Ditch Organic Livestock Rule
…Agricultural Marketing Service’s process to withdraw the rule after many groups, including the Humane Society of the United States, filed lawsuits claiming USDA did not follow proper rulemaking procedures. The…
Spending Plan Approved for Agricultural Equipment
…tractors or harvesters or UTV’s, irrigation pump engines and trucks,” said Western Agricultural Processors Association (WAPA) President and CEO Roger Isom. “That’s a significant chunk of change and this money…
U.S. Dairy Export Council Seeks Market Growth in China
…to opportunities that benefit both China and the United States. The partnership aims to encourage the development of China-friendly product formulations that incorporate U.S. dairy products and provide research with…
China Enacts Tariffs Targeting U.S. Pork
…select imported goods from the United States. In the announcement, China says the Trump administration’s steel and aluminum imports to the U.S. violate World Trade Organization rules, and “did not…
Agri View: Bad Trade Deal for Agriculture
Everett Griner talks about the United States leaving TTP hurting agriculture in today’s Agri View. Well, all 12 nations that make up the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) have signed the agreement….
Chinese Tariff Increase Will Be Tough on California Ag
…United States. Several major California commodities are going to be affected by a 15 percent tariff increase including fruits, nuts, and wine. Pork and seven other products will experience a…
USDA Warns Dangerous Pests are Emerging, Adds Cherry Fruit Fly to Alert List
…to push out and eliminate native species. The European cherry fruit fly, the 20th pest in the group, attacks cherries. This pest was detected in the United States for the…
Southwest U.S. Producers Facing an Expanding Drought
An Associated Press Report says drought has begun to tighten its grip on a large area of the southwest United States. Farmers, ranchers, and water managers are getting ready for…
True Leaders in Service Highlights National Volunteer Appreciation Month
…program, which will have 4-H members from across the United States engaging in various types of community and state service projects. The program will officially begin on the first day…
USDA Decides on California Federal Milk Marketing Order
…to officially move forward with it or not,” said Director of Economic Analysis for Western United Dairymen (WUD) Annie AcMoody. The USDA will be distributing ballot materials to the state’s…
Agri View: Long Range Weather Outlook
…includes parts of the United States. Most of Europe and sections of Asia. They didn’t tell us what parts of the United States but it is sort of easy to…