Beef exporters from the United States continue to increase market share in Japan as they battle with exporters from Australia. Global Meat News reports shipments of U.S. beef to Japan…
Agri View: Honeybee Rebound
Everett Griner talks about what has caused the increase of honeybee colonies in today’s Agri View. Honeybee Rebound Well, honeybees are on the rebound. An earlier count this spring showed…
Senator Toomey Announces Opposition to TPP
…workers. That’s also why it’s so important to get our trade agreements right. We need balanced agreements that allow consumers to save and producers to grow. We need trade agreements…
Agri View: Advancement of Farming
…Even our most knowledgeable scholars can’t even image that far ahead. It doesn’t really matter does it? That’s Agri View for today, I’m Everett Griner. From: Animal Smart Comparing agriculture…
Almond Update: Raising Money for FFA Scholarships
…notable milestones in 2015 including surpassing 3,500 registrants (including a 40% increase in grower/handler attendance) and 250 exhibitors. As the largest event for almond industry professionals in the world, The…
European Grapevine Moth Eradicated From California
Agricultural officials confirm eradication of grape pest, lift quarantine restrictions Agricultural officials from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), in…
Prospects Good for Record Almond Crop
Harvest is underway for what’s been forecast as a record almond crop, and growers say despite prices having dropped from their peaks a year ago, they see good market prospects…
Higher Wheat Production Pushing Prices Down
U.S. wheat growers are going to be trying to market their products in a world that already has a lot of wheat. Gary Crawford reports. Higher Wheat Production Pushing Prices…
Climate Smart Agriculture
…World Food Center. Agenda and Presentations Webinar Agenda (.pdf) Presentation: Amrith Gunasekara, California Department of Food and Agriculture (.pdf) Presentation: Don Cameron, Terranova Ranch Inc (.pdf) Presentation: Lodewijk Stuyt, Wageningen…
Zika Virus Battle
The battle against Aedes aegypti, the mosquito that spreads Zika A female Aedes aegypti mosquito The UC Mosquito Research Laboratory in Parlier is the epicenter of California research on the…
Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) jointly finalized standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles that will improve fuel…
Canada and China Canola Talks End Without Deal
China recently threatened to toughen its inspection standards for canola imports from Canada, threatening up to $2 billion in Canadian canola exports. Canada is the world’s largest exporter of canola,…
Indonesian Wheat Milling Executives Coming to America
…says it will also promote the advantages of soft white for great performance in cakes, cookies, and other soft wheat products. U.S. wheat has been at a price disadvantage against…
Agri View: Modern Technology
…Agri View for today, I’m Everett Griner. From: USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Agriculture Technology Modern farms and agricultural operations work far differently than those a few decades…