…between the United States and Japan is expected to be signed on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly meeting. Japanese Newspaper Reports Country Will Eliminate U.S. Wine Tariffs About…
Hope Remains for SB 559 Despite Failing to Pass in Legislature
…including California Citrus Mutual, California Dairies Inc., and the California Fresh Fruit Association highlighting the importance of repairing the canal. “This project was and is an opportunity for the State…
Tariff Increases Delayed as ‘Good Will’ Gesture
…The U.S. and China and the United States have now been exchanging tariff hikes for more than a year, which is having a significant effect on both economies. President Trump…
Specialty Crops Bolstered Top-Ten Commodity Cash Receipts in 2018
…the data. The top ten markets for California in 2017 were the European Union, Canada, China/Hong Kong, Japan, Mexico, Koria, India, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, and Vietnam. As the industry…
The Western View: Could farmers be the heroes of the 21st century?
Recently, the United Nations sounded an alarm that worldwide, agricultural land is disappearing for many reasons, and populations are continuing to grow. The report said this shrinkage of farmland coupled…
Secretary Perdue on Farm Safety Week
…United States. The National Education Center for Agricultural Safety is providing informative Webinars each day of the week. Each day of National Farm Safety & Health Week has a theme…
NPPC Statement on China Market Access
…pork has shaved $8 off the price of every hog sold in the United States for well over a year. Most of our competitors face only a 12% tariff on…
Cattle Industry Requests Better Price Transparency
Industry members are calling for better price transparency in cattle markets in the wake of a devastating fire at a Tyson Foods Beef Plant in Holcomb, Kansas. The United States…
Industry Responds to EPA WOTUS Announcement
…definition of the “Waters of the United States.” The EPA and the Army Corps have repealed the 2015 Rule that impermissibly expanded the definition of “Waters of the United States”…
Stakeholders Weigh-In on Water Resilience Portfolio
…we always achieve better results by going through that process.’” Representatives from several agricultural groups including the Nisei Farmers League, American Farmland Trust, and the Western Agricultural Processors Association took…
China Files Another WTO Complaint Over American Tariffs
Last week China filed another complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against the United States. The latest WTO complaint comes one day after the U.S. began imposing an additional…
Registration Open for Annual Nutrient Management Conference
Registration is open for the annual nutrient management conference hosted by CDFA’s Fertilizer Research and Education Program and the Western Plant Health Association. The 27th annual conference is being held October 27-30 at…
The Western View: New Income Source From Farming?
…like It could be a win-win. New Income Source From Farming I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West and Citrus Industry Magazine. Visit us on the…
FMMO Rollout: ‘Most People Are Pretty Happy’
…people were trying to gauge where they stood in relation to this whole new system,” said Director of Economic Analysis for Western United Dairies, Annie AcMoody. “Overall, now we’re over…