Western wildfire activity continues to grow with eight type one fire incidents taking place as of Thursday. Rod Bain has the story. Update On Western Wildfire Season…
The People’s Department: A New Era for Civil Rights at USDA
…Agency of the Year award from the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) on behalf of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. While it’s always encouraging to receive praise on…
Global Food Prices Slightly Lower
The latest Food Price Index shows a slight decrease in global food prices in July. Compiled by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the index dipped .08…
Agri View: Farm Theme Parks
…are still a lot of them out there but growth seems to have tapered off. They are growing in other parts of the world however. The United Kingdom, China and…
Wildfire Threat Out West Continues To Grow
An incoming weather system could boost the threat of wildfire activity in the Western US, particularly in the Pacific Northwest. Rob Bain has the story. Wildfire Threat Continues To Grow…
National Peach Month
…July 1982 as “National Peach Month.” Ronald Reagan, President of the United States of America, proclaim July “National Peach Month” and call upon the people of the United States to…
Western View: Visit Parkfield
…forever be a wild spot in the central coast mountains. Thanks, Jack. My great grandchildren will thank you too. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West….
Marketing Needed for Climbing Pecan Market
…Advisory group, which explores the current pecan market. “We anticipate U.S. pecan production will continue to increase, especially in the Western states,” notes report co-author and Rabobank senior analyst Vernon…
Poultry Review
…to 2,400 a month earlier, and 2,272 in June 2015. U.S. June Egg Production United States egg production totaled 8.21 billion during June 2016, up 9 percent from last year….
Cattlemen’s Association Disappointed in Brazil Announcement
…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…