…art. The Western View: Red Combines This new book chronicles the history of one of the most important mechanical devices ever invented. The book is about combine harvesters built by…
Mexico Sees Possible Trade Deal with European Union
…aiming to reduce its reliance on trade with the United States. However, trade officials from Mexico did say this week that the goal is to have significant advances in the…
Legislators Educated During California Healthy Soils Week
…said. The discussion panels also featured University of California Cooperative Extension advisors, as well as United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service personnel and multiple farmers engaged in…
Celebrating National Poinsettia Day
…Each year on the 12th day of December, people across the United States recognize National Poinsettia Day. The poinsettia plant’s connection to the Christmas season dates back to 16th-century Mexico….
Wool Exports Increase 24 Percent
…destination with a very significant increase of 51.3 percent in United States exports. Meanwhile, Western Europe was the second-ranked destination, followed by India and Eastern Europe. Stronger world demand and…
Pilot Program Gives Canada Beef and Pork Exports Expanded Access to China
…70 percent of its product out of the country, and China is the second-biggest volume export market after the United States. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
How to Grow and Store Cranberries
…Midwestern United States. They can be planted at various times throughout the year, depending on the age of the plant. Naturally, cranberries grow in bogs, so they like acidic, wet…
APHIS Wildlife Services to Begin Field Trials on Feral Swine Toxic Bait
…human health. More than 6 million feral swine are located in at least 35 states across the United States. Their damages to agricultural crops alone are estimated at $190 million…
USDA to Revisit Standard for Beef Carcass Grades
The Department of Agriculture announced it will revisit the United States Standards for Grades of Carcass Beef, a move drawing praise from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. NCBA President Craig…
Global Food Prices Slightly Lower in November
A measure of global food prices decreased in November largely due to a decline in dairy values. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations monthly Food Price Index…
Western View: Identifying Fake News
…providing information. So keep a wary eye. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View, brought to you by Citrus Industry Magazine. Look for us on the web at www.citrusindustry.net….
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…