…popular opinion have ignored it. Pay attention this time, Washington. Quit feeding the fires of the Sagebrush Rebellion. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West. …
WAPA Urges Funding for Biomass Plants
In the wake of the shutdown of numerous biomass plants throughout the state, the Western Agricultural Processors Association (WAPA) sent a letter to the California State Senate and Assembly Budget…
Potential Impacts Of Western Heat Wave
…and potential flooding are items to watch for as the Western heat waves continues for the next few days. Brad Rippey has the story. Potential Impacts Of Western Heat Wave…
Agri View: Japan’s Agriculture Imports-Exports
…Japan Japan’s agricultural imports (nearly $60 billion in 2013) make it the world’s fourth-largest importer, after the United States, China, and the European Union (EU). Based on total calories consumed,…
Petition to Legalize Industrial Hemp
…industrial hemp plants from its list of controlled substances, which would green-light cultivation in the United States. The groups claim legalizing the crop at the federal level would open economic…
National Dairy Month
…United States and around the world. Dairy has played an important role in America’s history since before the Revolutionary War, but it was not until the early 1900’s that the…
Pacific Region, Poultry Report
…and 2,352 in April 2015. U.S. April Egg Production United States egg production totaled 8.21 billion during April 2016, down 1 percent from last year. Production included 7.10 billion table…
Supreme Court: Farmers Can Challenge Wetlands Determinations
…waters of the United States,” according to the Hagstrom Report. Farm groups, such as the American Farm Bureau Federation, applauded the decision. Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall says “now farmers…
USDA Launches Ag Resource Management Survey
…conventional milk production in the United States. The survey is a joint effort of NASS and USDA’s Economic Research Service. USDA claims the information the agencies obtain through the survey…
Global Grain Glut to Continue with Second-Biggest Crop on Record
…be nine million metric tons more than forecasted in April as wheat crops improve in the European Union, the United States and Russia. Bloomberg reports the International Grains Council expects…
California 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 head totaled 10.8 million…
The Western View: Cattle Pollution Numbers
…The Western View: Cattle Pollution Numbers It corrects a statement by the UN that made cattle a primary cause of global warming. UC Davis professor Frank Mitloehner says that cows…
“Farmcation” to Connect Farmers with Urbanites
…began to sprout last summer when Lesser and her then-fiancé moved to her family’s farm in western Massachusetts, where they grew an acre of vegetables and raised 65 chickens to…
Food Waste Research
…McCarthy announced the United States’ first-ever national food waste reduction goal, calling for a 50-percent reduction by 2030. As part of the effort, the federal government will lead a new…