Canada has launched a wide-ranging trade dispute against the United States that challenges the U.S. use of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties. Canada appeared to be mounting a case on behalf…
Register for Agricultural Reuse Workshop
…Regional County Sanitation District. The workshop will provide information of the science of agricultural water reuse as it relates to the Western United States. Registration and the continental breakfast will…
Celebrating the Delicious Apricot
…all over the United States observe National Apricot Day every year on January 9th. The apricot’s velvety flesh is similar to that of their relative the peach. The texture of…
Idaho “Ag-gag” Law Dealt a Blow in Court
…passed a bill in 2014 making it a crime to videotape feedlots, dairies, and other farming operations without the owner’s knowledge. The Idaho dairy industry brought up the concerns after…
President Trump Addresses American Farm Bureau Federation
…the first 11 months, his administration has canceled or delayed more than 1,500 planned regulatory actions, most notably the Waters of the United States rule. “As we put money back…
USDA/NIFA Announces Support for Crop Breeding Research
…jointly among NIFA, the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Biological Sciences Directorate, and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council of the United Kingdom to foster the development of breakthrough technologies…
NAFTA Withdraw Threats Put Transportation Jobs in Jeopardy
…head to New Orleans, and boards cargo ships destined for Mexico, among other locations. Mexico imported $3.6 billion of wheat, corn and other cereal grains from the United States last…
Snow Survey Significantly Below Average
…spanning the western United States has consistently been prohibiting ARs from getting to California this winter. The state still has a chance for significant rainfall and snow this winter if…
Report Shows 2014-15 HPAI Impact
A new report by the Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service found the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the United States was not as big an effect…
USDA Survey Shows Millennials Prefer Fruits, Vegetables
…surpassing Baby Boomers, in the United States. As such, USDA says their purchasing behavior heavily influences the current retail landscape. Another important finding is that as they have more money…
USDA: Global Food Insecurity Has Improved Significantly
As a part of the Global Sustainable Development Goals set in 2015, the United States made a commitment to help end global food insecurity by 2030. America enacted the Global…
Changes to California Agriculture Coming in 2018
…of the term ‘waters of the United States’, commonly known as the WOTUS rule, is anticipated to be announced in early 2018. The ruling will determine who has jurisdiction to…
Celebrating National Fruitcake Day
…Christmas may by behind us, but one holiday tradition continues across the United States on this day which is known as National Fruitcake Day. Every year on December 27th so…
United States Hogs and Pigs Inventory Up 2 Percent
As of December 1, there were 73.2 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, up 2 percent from December 2016, but down slightly from September 1, 2017, according to the…