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Yara North America Highlights Conservation at Almond Conference
While at the 2017 Almond Conference at the Sacramento Convention Center, AgNet West spoke with Vice President of Western Region Sales and Marketing at Yara North America Brian Kenyon. “What…
U.S. Rice Production Down, Prices Up
…2.9 million acres, up 17 percent from 2017. Unlike wheat, corn and soybeans, the United States is not a major producer of rice on the global stage. Still, the United…
USDA Delays the Puerto Rico Census of Agriculture
…had planned to collect data in Puerto Rico along with the rest of the United States beginning in December 2017. A delay of the Puerto Rico Census of Agriculture is…
Grain Elevator Profit Margins Could Increase in 2018
…to continue to weigh on the market in the coming year. The report says that because of the large supplies, localized storage shortages have developed in the Western Corn Belt,…
USGC, NCGA Reiterate Support for KORUS, NAFTA
…to South Korea and Mexico “would have immediate and far-reaching impacts on farm economics across the United States,” if negotiations to rework trade agreements fail. From the National Association of…
NCBA Membership Drive Encourages Commitment
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) has helped the industry secure several wins in Washington, D.C., including against the “Waters of the United States” rule and the Bureau of Land…
Canada Looking to Boost Pork Exports to China
…million worth of the product. He says China consumes all of the most popular cuts of pork, but the market is also there for products the western hemisphere doesn’t typically…
Secretary Perdue Commends the Resiliency of American Farmers
…United States Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. “That’s what the farm bill does. The 2018 reauthorization will provide a better-balanced safety net in that, particularly cotton, dairy, and others.” A…
Celebrating National French Toast Day
…Toast Day Eggy bread, omelet bread or gypsy toast is more commonly known as French Toast. And every year November 28, people across the United States observe National French Toast…
Winter Mushroom Foraging
…winter so much, it’s not fruiting until temperatures dip down in the low 50s. Oyster mushrooms can grow just about anywhere in the contiguous United States, as well as much…
Fifth Round of NAFTA Talks End
…Canada and Mexico procuring American government contracts. Mexico suggested the idea of linking procurement of its government contracts to the size of contracts Mexican companies win in the United States….
Agri View: Tea. A New Crop Possibility
Everett Griner talks about growing tea in today’s Agri View. Everett discusses the possibilities of growing tea in the United States, and some of the benefits of doing so. Tea….
Perdue Hears Concerns of California Farmers
…exported out of the United States,” Doornenbal said. “Now, 23 years after NAFTA started, we’re sending about 15 percent of our total dairy production out of the country. Mexico is…