…Act has been for agricultural water supplies, by changing the biological opinions on the Delta smelt. “[It] made it to where you actually have to use science to see if…
Still Time to Register for California Avocado Society’s Annual Meeting
…followed by a day of speakers on Saturday. Check-in for the field tours will begin at Noon on Friday at the Hansen Agricultural Center. Attendees will then be provided with…
USDA Invests in Research on Next Generation of Agricultural Technology
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced 17 grants for research on the next generation of agricultural technologies and systems to meet the…
U.S. Pork Production Expanding
…growth should come in the form of exports. The report says exports are the “most important” component of demand for U.S. pork. To remain in profitable expansion through 2025, the…
NAFTA Talks Turn to Agriculture, Dairy
…over the weekend and proposed to reverse Canadian dairy pricing program that has undercut certain U.S. dairy exports to Canada. The text, which demands that Canada eliminates an industry pricing…
Secretary Ross Reflects on Visit to Wine Country Fire Zones
…ashes. I look forward to visiting all the impacted North Coast counties in the next few weeks to meet with farmers and ranchers and agricultural commissioners. This slideshow requires JavaScript….
Business Leaders Push to Keep KORUS Intact
…been reduced or eliminated. U.S. exports of agricultural products such as beef and pork have increased because of the trade agreement. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
U.S., Japan, Planning Another Trade Meeting
…the fourth largest goods trading partner with the U.S., according to the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office. U.S. total exports of agricultural products to Japan totaled $11 billion in 2016. Leading…
Rabobank: U.S. Pork Industry Should Continue Growth
…important factors in improving efficiencies for everyone in the supply chain. Sterling Liddell is a Global Data Analyst for the group. He says exports are a necessity for future pork…
Ag, Business Groups Hit Capitol Hill
…empty threat.” He says, “As far as I can tell, there’s not a world oversupply of agricultural products. Unless countries are prepared to have their people go hungry or change…
CDFA Secretary Applauds Wildfire Relief Efforts
…federal emergency management agency, has been embedded with our fireteam since Sunday night,” noted Secretary Ross. It will be sometime before an accurate amount of agricultural losses caused by the…
Perdue on President Trump’s Tax Reform Agenda
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue expressed strong support for the tax reform agenda championed by President Donald J. Trump, hailing it as a great benefit to American agricultural producers….
Almond Board: CAPCA Meeting
…Today we call ourselves an agricultural promotion group to help people better understand various types of marketing orders. Agricultural promotion groups work in different ways, but essentially they are founded…
Perdue Traveling to Europe
…Rome, and engage in policy dialogue with his counterparts in London and Madrid. The European Union is a top agricultural market for U.S. exports. However, Perdue says, that “while he…