…period is the best to purchase a pumpkin. According to Dave Horner of USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service. 90-percent of the pumpkins in the United States for fresh market are sold…
Poultry Industry Injury Rate Remains Low
A Labor Department report shows job injury and illness rates remain at all-time lows for poultry workers in the United States. The total recordable poultry processing illness and injury rate…
Lab System Aims to Protect State’s Livestock
…full-service lab that could handle not just birds but other livestock, Silva said. Such a lab would benefit the region’s dairies, which currently have to make trips to Davis or…
Looking for ‘Natural Enemies’ in Asia to Control Invasive Plants
…Smith traveled to Asia to collect insects that can control the spread of several invasive plant species in the United States that originated in Asia. Predator and prey co-evolve in…
Western View: Finally it’s Done
…of law, not of men; and we’ve elected lots of characters to the presidency, and some how we survived. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West….
NPPC Joins Groups Urging Court To Nix WOTUS
…give the government broad jurisdiction over land and water. The Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, which took effect Aug. 28, 2015, was proposed in April 2014 by the…
Dairy Industry Want Margin Protection Program Fixed
…but added, “It’s not working.” He spoke at the joint annual meeting of the NMPF, Dairy Management, Inc., and the United Dairy Industry Association. A Milk Business dot com report…
NMPF Pres. Commemorates Centennial / Sets Path for Future
…demonstrating our high standards and our commitment to continuous improvement,” said Mulhern. When facing these customers, Mulhern said the dairy industry must remain continuously united, which means continuing strong relationships…
GMO Article Paints Incomplete Picture
…cultivation in the United States and Canada as compared to Western Europe. ASA President and Greenwood, Del., soybean farmer Richard Wilkins noted in a statement that dialogue on the issue…
American Lamb Board Appointments Announced
…first handler who markets or handles lamb or lamb products in the United States and pays the mandatory assessment. Must be nominated by a certified producer organization and submit a…
New York Times Claims GM Crops Offer No Benefit
…New York Times says: “Genetic modification in the United States and Canada has not accelerated increases in crop yields or led to an overall reduction in the use of chemical…
New Rangeland Fire Science Plan
…the imperiled ‘sagebrush sea,’ a roughly 500,000-square-mile-area of sagebrush steppe habitat across western North America. The science plan identifies 37 priority science needs that address knowledge gaps in five topic…
U.N. Vote on Cuba Embargo Good News for Ag
The United States abstained from a United Nations vote Wednesday on a resolution calling for an end to the Cuban trade embargo. Pro-Cuba trade groups called it good news because…
Crop Insurance Options for Upland Cotton Farmers
…throughout the southern United States, this report examines how SCO and STAX affect producer revenue across these disparate areas. The analysis of three cotton-producing counties (low, medium, and high risk)…