At least six countries included in the Trans-Pacific Partnership aim to complete the trade deal with or without the United States. Reuters reports Mexico, Japan, Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand and…
Cattle on Feed Review
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 10.7 million head on November 1, 2016….
Improve NAFTA, Don’t Withdraw From TPP
…Agreement (NAFTA). In an interview this week, he did say the pact between the United States, Canada, and Mexico could be improved. During the presidential campaign, Trump spoke more than…
One of Three Major U.S. Drought Areas Will Improve
The U.S. Drought Monitor shows roughly 11 percent of the contiguous United States is under what it calls “severe, extreme, or exceptional” drought. The areas where the drought continues to…
First Organic Grower to be President of Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau
…until he was 18. He then moved to the United States to attend college. Tom is the only member of his family to be born in the United States. Tom’s…
More Than 100 Million Dead Trees in California
…acres and triggering the evacuation of 80,000 people. In the southeastern United States wildfires have burned more than 120,000 acres this fall. The southeast region of the Forest Service is…
Back to the Future? H-2A Program Growth
…of agricultural and resource economics, Phillip Martin, said the program has grown substantially in the last several years. “The H-2A program has doubled in size in the United States over…
U.S. Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions
…food in the United States has far-reaching impacts on food security, resource conservation and climate change. To help galvanize U.S. efforts to reduce food loss and waste, USDA and EPA…
Canada Cattle Producers urge Trade Fight if Trump Revives COOL
Cattle producers from Canada will urge the nation to retaliate against the United States, should U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump revive the U.S. Country-of-Origin meat labeling program (COOL). An internal memo…
Trump Election Leaves Agriculture Awaiting Clarification on Issues
A new report from Rabobank says the election of Republican Donald Trump as President of the United States has the food and agriculture sector awaiting clarification on his policies and…
U.S. Turkey Production
Turkey meat production in the United States over the first eight months of 2016 totaled nearly 4 billion pounds, approximately 7 percent above the same period in 2015. The increase…
Western View: Trump Won, Now What?
…opposition – its an important job, so get after it. We share the same country, even if we don’t share the same views. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western…
Canada Expands TB Quarantines
Quarantines related to the discovery of bovine tuberculosis in Canada have expanded into the Saskatchewan providence. Ag Canada reports two farms in southwestern Saskatchewan were added to the list of…
Obama Administration Giving up on Lame-Duck TPP Vote
…administration officials acknowledged the agreement has no path forward now in the United States. The move comes with little surprise following the election results and remarks by House and Senate…