…January totaled 46,000 head, up 5 percent from January 2015. Other disappearance totaled 5,000 head during January, unchanged from January 2015. United States Cattle on Feed Cattle and calves on…
NMPF President Testifies Before Senate Panel
…government, the value of the pacts depends greatly on the ability of the United States to make other countries live up to their commitments when the agreements are enforced, according…
Agri View: Foreign Trade
…of domestic consumption. Many agricultural imports with a large share of domestic consumption are products the United States does not produce in large quantities, such as bananas or coffee. All…
The Western View: What’s In a Name?
…named long before the concessionaire ever came on the scene. The Western View: What’s In a Name It was a legal decision that stung and the Park Service is fighting…
ACP Education for Northern California
…nurseries • In the field and nursery best practices • Biocontrol and research update Address: Placer County Community Development Resource Center 3091 County Center Drive Auburn, CA 95603 United States…
NFU Joins Field to Market, Continues Support for Sustainable Agriculture
…unite the agricultural supply chain in defining, measuring and advancing the sustainability of agriculture production in the United States. “For the 200,000 family farm and ranch members of NFU, sustainability…
NMPF Supports New Senate Food Labeling Bill Approved Today by Agriculture Committee
…worldwide. Included are the World Health Organization and the American Medical Association. Up to 80 percent of the food available in the United States contains genetically modified ingredients. NMPF-Commends-GMO-Bill 030116_final.pdf…
Agri View: Weather Damage Costly
…the region. In neutral conditions, these winds blow from east to west across the basin, piling up the warm water in the western portion of the basin, near Indonesia. But…
Asian Wasps Could Help Stink Bug Control
…of a beneficial natural enemy like T. japonicus, which co-evolved with BMSB in China, increases our chances of successfully targeting and suppressing BMSB populations in the United States,” said Ricky…
Leap Year and Ag
…we ate in the early 1900s. In the United States, lettuce is the second most popular fresh vegetable. Almost all lettuce is packed right in the field. About 25% of…
Agri View: Food Prices
…of 2016,” Phillips said. Beef producers still face the lingering effects of the drought in the western Great Plains in 2012 and 2013, but as ranchers have focused on increasing…
South Africa Now Taking U.S. Pork
…pork, welcomed the news. The United States can ship to South Africa a variety of raw, frozen pork, including bellies, hams, loins, ribs and shoulders, for unrestricted sale and other…
U.S. Should Be Better Prepared For Pests, Diseases
In testimony today, the National Pork Producers Council urged congressional lawmakers to work with the Obama administration to improve the preparedness of the United States to deal with a foreign…
World Pistachio Day
…popular in the United States, and a common form of distribution was via vending machines installed in underground train stations, bars and restaurants. In the early 1900’s, California’s Central Valley…