…hot, arid growing regions of the United States than the more commonly grown bread wheat varieties. Over the past 20 years, he and colleagues have delved into the genetics of…
Brazil Says U.S. Ban on Brazilian Beef May End in October
Brazil’s agriculture ministry says that the ban on fresh Brazilian beef exports to the United States may be lifted in October. The ban was first implemented in June. A Reuters…
GMO’s Take New Approach with Non-Browning Apples
After a limited release in the Midwest, a variety of non-browning apples will be arriving in select retailers across the United States this fall. Sold under the Arctic Apples brand,…
Western View: How to Donate for Hurricane Relief
…one group who can handle that is NVOAD – the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster. For information visit nvoad.org. I’m Len Wilcox, and that’s the Western View, sponsored by…
UC ANR and AgStart Receive Funding to Cultivate the VINE
…innovation resources in cluster locations around the state, such as the BlueTechValley Regional Innovation Cluster, the Western Growers Innovation & Technology Center, UC Merced’s VentureLab and others. Youtsey and Selep…
Kiwifruit Supplies Cause Jump in Price
…United States, with less than 300 growers farming approximately 3,700 acres. The majority of California production is comprised of the Hayward variety, but the industry has been working with new…
Ireland Tops U.S. in Food Security
For the first time, the United States has dropped from the top spot in a global ranking of how well countries can feed their own people. A new ranking shows…
USDA Agency-led Group Profiles U.S. Aquaculture for World Report
…smaller subsections from 89 contributing countries, including the United States. This summer, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) national program leader Caird Rexroad submitted a final draft of the U.S. subsection of…
Growers May Be Aiding Mite Flare-up
…beneficials such as western predatory mites and sixspotted thrips. Killing off the food source for natural defenses creates an absence of predators in the field, “and the mites have free…
CropLife America CEO to Retire
…America represents the developers, manufacturers, formulators, and distributors of plant science solutions for agriculture and pest management in the United States. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farm Policy Facts Study Addresses Heritage Foundation Suggestions
…it is time to change farm policy. The blueprint would eliminate revenue-based crop insurance and the Renewable Fuel Standard, eliminate the Waters of the United States Rule and eliminate bioenergy…
NMPF Supports Effort to Bring Clarity to EPA’s Waters of the U.S. Regulation
…navigable waters of the United States by clearly complying with the Supreme Court decisions,” NMPF wrote. “We look forward to working with you in the future for the proper clarity…
WTO Will Investigate U.S. Complaint over China
…wheat, rice, and corn. The panel on tariff rate quotas for agricultural products was automatically established as it was the second request by the United States at the WTO Dispute…
South Korea to Host KORUS Trade Meeting
South Korea will hold a second round of trade talks with the United States next month. The meeting comes as the Trump administration wants to either renegotiate a free trade…