Two U.S. Senators say Canada’s dairy pricing policies are harming trade and will negatively affect the U.S. dairy industry, jeopardizing the country’s trade commitment to the United States. Senate Democrats…
Wheat Industry Applauds End to Japan’s Wheat Import Suspension
…the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) are pleased that Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) resumed tenders this week for new purchases of U.S. Western White (WW)…
USDEC, NMPF Laud Senators for Urging Investigation
…policies that have impacted current trade and stand to negatively affect U.S. dairy farmers and manufacturers, jeopardizing the country’s trade commitment to the United States. In a letter to U.S….
Computer “Nudges” Help School Lunch Choices
…United States. Additionally, although 99.9 percent of American children aged 12 to 18 consume fruits and vegetables daily, less than 1 percent eat the federally recommended amount of those foods….
DOJ Seeks to Stop Deere from Purchasing Monsanto’s Precision Planting Division
…The deal is estimated to be worth $190 million. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: The United States Department of Justice Justice Department Sues to Block…
Little-Known Corn Disease Found in Nine States
…first time in the United States in Nebraska in 2016 and has now been confirmed in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, and Kansas. The disease had only been reported on corn previously…
Western View: Nevada Water Wars Heating Up
…an accord that respects the rights of current residents and prevents new developments from destroying their way of life. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West….
Delta Smelt Strategy Shows Promising Results
…Delta smelt food supply in the western Delta in this fifth year of drought,” said Charlton H. Bonham, Director of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. He added, “The…
Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program
…analyzes the impact of efforts to suppress populations of grasshoppers and Mormon crickets (hereafter referred to collectively as grasshoppers) from 17 States in the western United States. Mormon Cricket APHIS…
Japan to Resume Importing U.S. Wheat
Earlier this month, Japan halted imports of western white and feed wheat from the pacific coast ports after unapproved genetically modified crops were found in an unplanted field in Washington…
Trump Giving Major Immigration Speech in Arizona
…that Clinton has taken as well. A New York Times article said Republicans in Iowa appear to be more united in support of Trump than in other traditionally Republican states….
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack on Farm Income Forecasts
…to make significant and targeted investments across the United States toward building a more robust system of production agriculture, expanding foreign markets for U.S. farm goods, bolstering local and regional…
Pacific Region Poultry/Egg Report
…2,286 in July 2015. U.S. July Egg Production United States egg production totaled 8.50 billion during July 2016, up 9 percent from last year. Production included 7.36 billion table eggs,…
USDA Quarterly Export Forecast Shows Higher Numbers
…last forecast and would be the sixth-highest total on record. The United States’ agricultural trade surplus is also projected to rise to $19.5 billion, up 40 percent from $13.9 billion…