…NFU Vice President of International Relations Dave Velde and North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne attended the United Nations’ Committee on World Food Security (CFS) 40th Anniversary Plenary Session…
Europe Trade Woes Spelling Trouble for TTIP
…precursor to the success of the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership being sought between the United States and the EU. Failure of CETA would be another likely death blow to…
Agri View: Coyote Control
…will eat just about anything that is meat, fruit or vegetable. The problem is they are almost unmanageable. They cannot be tamed. It is bad enough on the Western Plains,…
U.S – Mexico Establish Committee to Support Organic Trade Partnership
…between the United States and Mexico. The committee will be established through a terms of reference signed by the AMS Administrator Elanor Starmer and Enrique Sánchez Cruz, Director in Chief…
Western View: The Most Dangerous Highway?
…me, I got to drive to Fresno tomorrow. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West. To see the ValuePenguin study and other highways listed, visit: https://www.valuepenguin.com/most-dangerous-roads-america….
California State Veterinarian Honored by USDA
California State Veterinarian Dr. Annette Jones received the USDA APHIS Administrator’s Award this week at the annual meeting of the United States Animal Health Association. Also pictured, from left; Dr….
Strong Push on TPP in Lame-Duck
…be realized if it is not approved by the United States Congress.” Together, the organizations are confident that this new document depicting the strong benefits to soybean farmers, processors, and…
Study Claims Proteins in Wheat Causes Inflammation
…rheumatoid arthritis. Medical News Today reports the findings were announced at UEG Week 2016, a meeting organized by United European Gastroenterology. Most research regarding wheat has focused on gluten, but…
USCA Commends USDA on Fair Practices Rules
The United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) commends the recent action by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’ Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (USDA GIPSA) in submitting The Farmer Fair Practices…
Deere Says DOJ Unfairly Accusing of Monopoly
…purchase would give the company 86 percent of all precision-plating system sales in the United States. The DOJ filed a lawsuit against the deal at the end of August. Deere…
International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists
Support for United Nations Resolution The Society for Range Management (SRM), The Rangelands Partnership (a collaboration of 19 Land-Grant Universities in the U.S.), the International Rangelands Congress (IRC), and the…
Pumpkin: Background & Statistics
Pumpkin production is widely dispersed throughout the United States, with crop conditions varying greatly by region. In 2015, U.S. farmers produced 753.8 million pounds of pumpkins. Production dropped over 40…
Agri View: Fishing Threat
…grow up to 200 pounds. They’ve been found in Canada, Mississippi River and lakes and streams all over the eastern third of the United States. It may well be that…
Domino’s Pizza Donating $1 Million to FFA
…and strengthening agriculture. “There is no Domino’s without the dairy, tomato, wheat and other farmers across the United States working hard every day to produce the food we serve. We…