…the pecan industry, so it can start marketing here in the United States. “The pecan marketing order will allow funding to be gathered from the first handler that will give…
U.S. Beef Gaining Market Share in Japan
Beef exporters from the United States continue to increase market share in Japan as they battle with exporters from Australia. Global Meat News reports shipments of U.S. beef to Japan…
California’s Strawberry Industry Without Methyl Bromide?
…$2.5 billion. First identified as an ozone-depleting compound in 1991, methyl bromide was scheduled for phaseout in the United States by 2005 under the Montreal Protocol, an international agreement to…
U.K. Pledges Support to Farmers Following Brexit
The United Kingdom this week vowed to support farmers and universities that receive billions in funding each year from the European Union once the country leaves the EU. Bloomberg reports…
Senator Toomey Announces Opposition to TPP
…the deal would grant to New Zealand farmers eyeing milk exports to the United States. The opposition by Toomey is largely seen as a move to gain votes for re-election….
The Western View: Hay Technology
…The Western View Hayfinders.com is a new website created by a couple of New Mexico farmers. They built it to connect the consumer directly to the grower through classified ads…
European Grapevine Moth Eradicated From California
Agricultural officials confirm eradication of grape pest, lift quarantine restrictions Agricultural officials from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), in…
Asian Trade Negotiations Taking Place Without the U.S.
…billion people, if it’s ratified. If left out of the TPP, China would lose ground to manufacturing competitors like Vietnam, which would have greater duty-free access to the United States…
Agri View: Farm Labor Shortage
…processing H-2A applications at both the Department of Labor and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.” Farmers depend on the H-2A agricultural visa program to fill gaps in the nation’s…
Prospects Good for Record Almond Crop
…crop this year, Waycott said he does not consider any of the current markets “as being mature,” noting that in key markets such as North America and western Europe, there’s…
Cultivating the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…technical assistance throughout the United States. This year’s awards will be made in 27 states and the District of Columbia to help fund a range of projects by partner organizations,…
Humane Society to Target Broiler Welfare
The Humane Society of the United States sent a letter last week to CEOs of major broiler processing companies, saying the organization’s focus is “likely to shift toward broiler welfare…
Zika Virus Battle
…new mosquito menace. “When Aedes aegypti first came to the United States a few hundred years ago, there were major epidemics of yellow fever in the East and South,” Cornel…
Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks
…while driving innovation, and will ensure that the United States continues to lead the world in developing fuel-efficient technologies through the next decade and beyond.” “Today’s ambitious but achievable announcement…