…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…
Brexit May Help UK Biotech Approval Process
The CEO for Syngenta pointed to Brexit as a boost for the United Kingdom’s crop regulations, saying he sees the referendum vote to leave the European Union as an “opportunity…
Virtual Representative for Small and Very Small Plants
…benefit customers in every time zone in the United States and its territories. It joins two successful virtual representative services that FSIS offers – askFSIS for policy-related questions and Ask…
Mexican Ethanol Producers Set Sights on Sorghum
…Kansas and Texas. The trade mission, partnering with the United Sorghum Checkoff Program, gave participants the opportunity to tour facilities and learn more about the benefits of using sorghum as…
Agri View: Crop Losses
…statistical approach on data available from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). They considered not only extremely high temperatures, but also drought, flooding and severe cold….
Strawberry Tool Tells Producers When to Treat
…California. According to USDA Agricultural Marketing Resource Center, in 2014 the United States produced 3 billion pounds of strawberries valued at nearly $2.9 billion, and California is the number-one state…