…the best guitar and banjo sounds west of Nashville. Western View: Authentic Bluegrass Parkfield is a quiet and quaint wide spot in the road located in the central coast mountains…
Agri View: Farming Times
…Stallman The last decade will almost certainly be remembered as a golden age of agriculture in the United States. High global demand, a cheap dollar and bumper crops meant farming…
Clean Water Crisis Threatens U.S.
From: The Hill.com By Sarah Ferris and Peter Sullivan, The Hill.com writers The United States is on the verge of a national crisis that could mean the end of clean,…
Keys (2.0) of Soil Taxonomy available in Spanish
…on all aspects of life. Many soil scientists and other professionals from Latin America, the United States, and other countries will benefit from this translation effort for years to come….
Dairy Groups Thank Senators
…the senators noted that the United States’ share of the European agricultural import market is shrinking due to both tariff and non-tariff trade barriers. “A final [trade] agreement that does…
U.S. Agriculture in Vietnam
…with U.S. exports totaling $2.3 billion in 2015. That’s a 357 percent increase from 2007, the year Vietnam joined the World Trade Organization (WTO). Vietnam now ranks as the United…
Cargo Theft Task Force One Step Closer
A statewide agricultural cargo theft task force is one step closer to being formed as nut thefts continue to be a problem throughout the producing areas of California. Western Agricultural…
Agri View: Peanut Butter
…takes about 540 peanuts to make a 12-ounce jar of peanut butter. By law, any product labeled “peanut butter” in the United States must be at least 90 percent peanuts….
Agri View: Grand Champion
…comes out to $178.57. Read the full article. From: The Denver Post National Western Livestock show grand champion steer earns $117,000 bid By Katy Canada, The Denver Post Sixteen-year-old Macey…
Warm And Wet – Western Winter And Western Water Year
…wise out West this October through March is reflected by upcoming water supply levels for the region. Rod Bain reports. Warm And Wet – Western Winter And Western Water Year…
Congress Echoes Ag Groups on TPP
…Tom Suber, president of USDEC. “It is critical that USTR ensure that Canada doesn’t take away what little access they gave the United States under TPP. We must ensure that…
Pork Producers “Fly-In”
…The TPP has been the top trade priority of NPPC, which led the agricultural industry in supporting the multilateral deal, which includes the United States, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile,…
Citrus Greening Research Funding
…threatens citrus production in the United States and other nations,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “Thanks to the continued, coordinated efforts between growers, researchers, and state and federal government, we…
Earth Day – the History
…farmers, tycoons and labor leaders. By the end of that year, the first Earth Day had led to the creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the passage…