…have also significantly increased, nearly doubling from five years ago. Competition in the Napa and Sonoma regions has resulted in some workers at high-end wineries earning as much as $45…
Fall Foods to Forage
…a recyclable bag or sturdy box, a sharp knife, and scissors for harvesting. Apples may be the number one fall harvest. Crab apples tend to be the wilder option. Other…
Cattlemen Launch Month Long Media Campaign for Comprehensive Tax Reform
…for agricultural producers. The campaign will be centered around a new website, CattlemenForTaxReform.com, and will run through September. “We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to enact truly comprehensive tax reform, and…
Perdue on President Trump’s Tax Reform Agenda
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue reiterated his strong support for President Trump’s tax reform agenda, as the president outlined in North Dakota. Perdue issued the following statement: “Farming is…
American Biofuels Producers Demand U.S. Government Respond to Brazilian Tariff
…imports, a trade barrier that threatens over $750 million in U.S. exports and American jobs. On August 23, 2017, Brazil’s Chamber of Foreign Trade imposed an immediate two-year tariff-rate quota…
Vietnam Reopens Market to U.S. DDGS Exports
…2007 and 2016, annual U.S. exports of DDGS worldwide grew from $392 million to $2.16 billion. The DDGS ban is one of several agricultural and other priority issues raised in…
Agri View: America’s #3 Eating Choice
Everett Griner talks about America’s #3 choice for eating, behind the hamburger and grilled cheese in today’s Agri View. America’s #3 Eating Choice You know Americans enjoy one of the…
Saudi Arabia Nearly Doubles U.S. Corn Imports In 2016/2017
…The Saudi dairy industry is one of the most modern in the world and the country’s large poultry industry processes fresh product for domestic use as well as sales to…
Agri View: Canola Oil
…Canada. Rapeseed has become a desirable crop all over the world. It is considered the healthiest oil in the world. That’s why. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner……
The Western View: Chile Festival
Western View California has great wine, but New Mexico folks say they have the best peppers in the world. And it’s time to celebrate that; the growers around Hatch New…
Perdue Talks NAFTA Benefits with Trump
President Donald Trump is once again threatening to tear up the North American Free Trade Agreement. USDA Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue spoke with the president this week about the merits…
Goodyear Using Soybean Oil-Based Rubber in Tires
…sand and more. Goodyear is one of the world’s largest tire companies. It employs approximately 65,000 people and manufactures its products in 47 facilities in 21 countries around the world….
Agri View: Trade Policies
…feeding hungry people. Cuba is a small country. But, to trade with any country is important to farmers who feed the world. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner……
China, India, Call for End of Farm Subsidies by U.S., Others
…before the World Trade Organization is set for annual ministerial meetings in December. At issue is the Aggregate Measurement of Support, which China and India call the “most trade distorting…