…beef products from Brazil. The United States Cattlemen’s Association is disappointed in the announcement as they’ve been working on this issue for a decade. They say the safety of American…
Agri View: Farm Labor
…other government efforts to bring migrant workers into the United States to harvest this year’s crops. Now, obviously it is too late. Our labor department fails to comply with rules…
Livestock Review
Pacific Region Livestock Review United States Cattle on Feed Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more…
CA Team Takes Third at 2016 Envirothon
High School from Toronto Takes Top Honors at 2016 Envirothon 52 student teams representing the United States and Canada, plus a guest team from China, put their skills to the…
S&W Seed Company Signs First U.S. Sorghum License Agreement
…in the United States as well as Mexico. The United States is one of the largest sorghum markets in the world with an estimated 597 million bushels harvested from approximately…
Cotton Tour Connects Growers
…Producers Information Exchange western tour, sponsored by The Cotton Foundation and Bayer CropScience, had several stops in the Central Valley on its schedule. Public relations representative with Bayer CropScience, Lee…
Beef Exports Reopen to Brazil
…the United States’ negligible risk classification for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (in-sef-o-lop-athy), commonly known as mad cow disease. Since last year alone, USDA has eliminated BSE-related restrictions in 16 countries, regaining…
Japan Wheat Imports
Japan Stopping Some U.S. Wheat Imports over Fears of GM Wheat Japan is halting imports of western white and feed wheat from the U.S. Pacific coast after unapproved genetically-modified crops…
Honeybee Population Revival
…plants. They are crucial to the production of most fruits, nuts, and berries on which people and wildlife depend. Over 150 food crops in the United States depend on pollinators,…
Fresno Food Expo Reports Record Year
…for Trade Development and the Western United States Agricultural Trade Association in an effort to spur exporting, not only in California, but the United States as a whole. The Expo…
Agri View: Changing Weather
…the corresponding growing season) has been increasing nationally since the 1980s, with the largest increases occurring in the western United States, affecting ecosystems and agriculture. Across the United States, the…
Effects of Agricultural Conservation
…farmers may need to further protect the soil, water and related resources in selected watersheds and to document on-farm conservation accomplishments. For example, a recent CEAP report for the Western…
Western View: Owens Valley Lessons
…to my favorite part of the state. It’s not a one day trip, however. Western View: Owens Valley Lessons It’s a two or three-day excursion, and a person could certainly…
California Citrus Challenges: Water Tops HLB
…early in the season like it and keep buying it. Nelsen says California supplies 85 percent of the United States’ fresh citrus. After the U.S., top markets for California citrus…