Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue will take part in a House Agriculture Committee hearing next week on the rural economy. The House Agriculture Committee will hold the hearing next Wednesday, May…
Agri View: Modern Farming Machines
Everett Griner talks about how modern farming machines make a difference for farmers in today’s Agri View. Agriculture is one of the most mechanized industries in all…
Western View: The Times, They are A-Changin’
…even though the American Medical Association and the World Health Organization both have said GMO foods are as safe as the non-GMO varieties. Essentially, it’s a Public Health question. Shouldn’t…
NMPF April Dairy Market Report
…other cheeses during the same period. American-type cheese exports showed positive growth for the first time in more than a year during December 2016–February 2017. U.S.exports of dry ingredient products…
Avian Influenza Found in Mexico
The World Organization for Animal Health reports that highly contagious H7N3 avian influenza was confirmed Thursday at a farm in west-central Mexico. The virus was discovered in a flock of…
Free Trade, Relationships Key To Market Competitiveness In South Korea
…important customer for U.S. products, including grains. South Korea is now the fifth largest market for U.S. agricultural exports, totaling $6.2 billion in purchases in 2016. The country was the…
Agri View: Imported Heart Healthy Foods
Everett Griner talks about one of our heart healthy foods still being imported in today’s Agri View. Back when I was a young farm reporter I…
2016 California Wine Sales in U.S. Hit New Record
…exports, also set a record of 285 million cases in 2016. “Consumers worldwide recognize the high quality of California wines from diverse regions across the state,” said Robert P. (Bobby)…
Soggy Fields slow Start of Rice Planting
…soaked. Mike DeWit, who farms rice in Yolo and Sutter counties, said he’s tried planting as late as June and “got burned,” so he won’t take that gamble again. Without…
Secretary Perdue Announces Arrival of First Shipment of U.S. Beef to Brazil
…market. Brazil closed its market to imports of U.S. fresh beef in 2003 over concerns about bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Since then, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural…
Response to Environment and Climate Change Canada’s paper on Clean Fuel Standard
…expected in the years ahead. The U.S. and Canada also benefit from free trade preferences under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which has paved the way for significant…
NMPF, USDEC Organize Dairy Fly-In on Capitol Hill to Build Support for Trade with Canada, Mexico
…Perdue, Acting U.S. Trade Representative Stephen Vaughn and White House agriculture advisor Ray Starling. “Canada’s new Class 7 milk pricing scheme unfairly undercuts U.S. dairy exports to Canada and around…
Organic Wine Study-Price or Taste?
…us wine lovers aren’t willing to pay more for that bottle, even if it’s labeled organic. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Organic agriculture around the world…
Rabobank Finds Pork Export Market Projections Favorable
Looking ahead to the second and third quarter of 2017, Rabobank says pork export projections look favorable for the industry. Rabobank Research Food and Agribusiness analysts find that a stable…