…breaking year for sales of the bubbly in the United States. Last year, according to the Wine Institute champagne sales were up ten-percent from the year before. Every year for…
National Alfalfa Checkoff Launches on January 1st
…a shortfall in alfalfa research funding. An article on Western Farm Press Dot Com says the Alliance Board of Directors voted to start a national checkoff program to help get…
Western Snowpack Recap
USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, discusses the condition of mountain snowpack totals in the West over the last three months. Snowpack Recap…
Sodexo Food Service Announces New Animal Welfare Standards
…fate of broiler chickens takes a turn for the better,” he said. The United States has the largest broiler chicken industry in the world, with about 19 percent of its…
Poultry and Egg Production Report
…earlier, and 2,244 in November 2015. U.S. November Egg Production United States egg production totaled 8.53 billion during November 2016, up 10 percent from last year. Production included 7.44 billion…
Canada-U.S. Trade Not Broken, No Need for Trump Fix
Canada’s trade minister says the world-leading trade relationship between Canada and the United States does not need to be on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s list of things to fix once…
The Western View: Christmas
…hours a day. There is a fee ($49) for the service. Their phone number is 855-764-7661. I’m Len Wilcox and Merry Christmas from the Western View, published by AgNet West….
NCBA Applauds USTR for Defending U.S. Beef from European Mistreatment
…for the United States. The United States now has a minority and declining share of the quota, and imports so far this year point to a continuation of this trend….
Obama Admin Takes Action to Address EU’s Unfair Trade Practices against Beef Industry
…resumes, the United States would reinstate industry-supported tariffs on a list of EU products imported into the United States. USTR is particularly interested in comments addressed to the possible effects…
USDA to Measure Financial Well-Being of Dairy Farms
…be the first time ARMS will include additional focus on the organic dairy production. “The structure of dairy farming in the United States has changed dramatically over the last two…
New Test Quickly Detects Red Imported Fire Ants
…red imported fire ant invaded the United States more than 85 years ago, it has infested 367 million acres. Each year, imported fire ants cost Americans $6 billion to control…
CA Produce Shows Low or No Pesticide Residue
…and limes from Mexico; and spinach and kale from the United States. If DPR finds produce with illegal residues, it quickly works to remove it from the chain of distribution…
Avian Influenza Problems Continue in Asia and UK
A Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza outbreak is taking a toll on wild and domestic poultry flocks in Asia while another outbreak is just beginning in the United Kingdom. The outbreak…
USDA Releases Local Food Marketing Survey Results
…United States that produce local foods, the value of local foods sales, and marketing practices and expenses. This census study will provide data on the production and marketing of locally…