…We will always have pictures. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner… Image Credit: (top right) United States of America – Circa 2014: A stamp printed in the USA…
California Cherries Poised for Record Year
…amount of retail-quality cherries being produced, with many cherries instead going to preservatives and dairies. Zanobini indicated that not only is overall tonnage up this year, but the quality has…
National Farmers Union Submits NAFTA Comments to USTR
…North American Free Trade Agreement. In public comments submitted to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, NFU President Roger Johnson highlighted the alleged shortcomings of the United States’ current free trade…
Organic Industry to Create Anti-fraud Task Force
…use in verifying its international supply chains. The task force follows news of a shipment of fraudulent organic corn and soybeans that entered the United States from Turkey. The task…
U.S., China Finalize Details to Send U.S. Beef to China
…Economic Dialogue co-chaired by Secretary Ross and Secretary Mnuchin for the United States and Vice Premier Wang Yang for China. Accordingly, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has reached an agreement…
Dairy Groups Pledge to Work with Trump Administration on NAFTA Modernization
…to explore ways to preserve and strengthen it.” Since NAFTA’s implementation, the United States has shifted from being a consistent net importer of dairy products to being a significant net…
A National Day for the Flower of Love and Romance
…symbol of love and romance. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Each year on June 12, people in the United States observe National Red Rose…
Agri View: Talk Continues on Effects of the Wall
…find enough of the other commodities. What is important is that the United States could very well lose them. Remember, the wall is not the only threat to U.S. farm…
Official Flower of the Month of June
…adopted as the symbol of countless causes. They are the official emblem of numerous countries, including the United States. In 1985, the United States Senate passed a resolution asking the…
Global Food Prices Rebound in May
A measure of global food prices increased in May, after a decline in April. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations released its monthly Food Price Index Thursday….
Trump Administration Reviewing Sage Grouse Plans
Interior Department Secretary Ryan Zinke this week announced the Donald Trump administration would review a plan to protect sage grouse in western states. Plans to protect sage grouse have met…
R-CALF Seeking U.S. Investigation into JBS Scandal
…makers in that country and that it is possible JBS deployed that same business model in the United States. JBS is the second-largest beef packer in the United States and…
Almond Board: Food Safety Symposium
…to minimize concealed damage formation” Steve Patton, CDFA: “State of California’s role in FSMA Produce Safety rule implementation” David Goldenberg, Western Institute for Food Safety and Security, UC Davis (invited):…
The Western View: Fruit Trail
…how much the tour has to offer, and it’s definitely worth the time. There’s a lot to this Fruit Trail. Western View There are over 40 stops, including fruit stands…