…Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is the upper part of the San Francisco Bay, the largest estuary on the Pacific coast of the United States. The Delta provides California with an aquatic…
Avocado: Healthy Fats
…Hass Avocados in the United States. A 12-member board representing domestic producers and importers of Hass Avocados directs HAB’s promotion, research and information programs under supervision of the United States…
National Pork Producers Council on Tariff Announcement
…animals that are sent to the United States to be fed out and processed. “America’s pork producers need congressional lawmakers to recognize the imminent harm our economy faces,” said NPPC…
WTO Okays $1.01 Billion In Tariffs On U.S. Goods
…which the international trade body previously ruled violates U.S. trade obligations, discriminates against Canadian and Mexican animals that are sent to the United States to be fed out and processed….
CFBF Annual Meeting Underway
…“We last shared an annual meeting with our Nevada State Farm Bureau neighbors in 2000. Many Western state Farm Bureaus share common interests, especially when dealing with public land and…
Annie’s Project
…the United States take part in an educational program called Annie’s Project. Annie’s Project Its mission is to empower farm women to be better business partners through networks and by…
Nut Theft Summit Stresses Education
…that checks out with all of its information. Western Agricultural Processors Association and American Pistachio Growers hosted the nut theft summit where the theme was to educate the industry. Cyber…
Poultry and the Hormone Myth Video
…revealing that nearly 80 percent of Americans mistakenly believe that chicken contains added hormones or steroids, when in fact no chicken sold or raised in the United States. is given…
Calif. to Host Informational Sessions on the Food Safety Modernization Act in January
…Organic Farmers (CCOF), California Citrus Mutual (CCM), California Farm Bureau Federation (CFBF), California Fresh Fruit Association (CFFA), California Grain & Feed Association (CGFA), and Western Growers Association (WGA). For more…
Greater HLB-Resistant Rootstock Released
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture Research Service announced the release of a new citrus rootstock that is showing greater huanglongbing (HLB) resistance. The rootstock was created in Indio,…
The Western View: Pecan Federal Marketing Order
Len Wilcox reports on the federal marketing order for pecans. The Western View: Pecans Federal Marketing Order This is a self-help program overseen by USDA that provides pecan funds to…
Americans Wrong on Chicken Facts
…in the United States. is given hormones or steroids. In some cases, consumers aren’t able to easily access facts on chicken production. According to the survey, 68 percent of Americans…
Climate Change Report – USDA
…United States. The report, titled Climate Change, Global Food Security and the U.S. Food System, identifies the risks that climate change poses to global food security and the challenges facing…
Vilsack Addresses Global Food Security and Climate Change at COP21 in Paris
…side event, which include Costa Rica, the Food and Agriculture Organization, Ireland, the United States and Vietnam, are all members of the Alliance and will share their reasons for joining…