Researchers at the Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center (KARE) are encountering positive results using subsurface drip irrigation in some of their fruit trials. Historically, growers have not been big…
California Walnut Production Forecast Down
The 2017 California walnut production is forecast at 650,000 tons, down 5 percent from 2016’s record production of 686,000 tons, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). This forecast…
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…
Rabobank: Cattle Herd Expansion to Continue
…report outlines the expanding beef production, which is expected to continue to meet the need for exports. The U.S. beef cattle herd expansion started in 2014, following several years of…
Mexico, Canada, Committed to NAFTA, With or Without the U.S.
…either the largest or second largest export destination for U.S. agriculture, while Mexico is consistently the third largest market. Combined, they account for about one-third of U.S. agricultural exports. Since…
American Trucking Industry Watching NAFTA Negotiations Closely
…traded between the U.S. and Canada Watching While the trucking industry is an “indirect beneficiary” of NAFTA, it’s been a boon to the industry Indirect Agricultural commodities are an important…
Help Texas Agriculture Rebuild After Hurricane Harvey
A relief fund has been set up by the Texas Farm Bureau in response to the agricultural losses caused by Hurricane Harvey. It was the first time in over 13…
NIFA Support for Food and Agricultural National Needs Fellowship Grants Program
…along with technical knowledge in the food and agricultural disciplines so they can address the emerging agricultural challenges of the 21st century.” The National Needs Fellowship Grants Program seeks to…
Funding to Train More Than 100 Future Agricultural Science Professionals
…of plant disease resistance through bioinformatics and agricultural experiences with collaborators at the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines. NIFA’s mission is to invest in and advance agricultural research,…
USDA to Measure Small Grains Production in California and U.S.
During the first two weeks of September, growers of small grains around the country will receive survey forms from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). The…
Perdue Talks NAFTA Benefits with Trump
…be improved upon. The U.S. is one of the world’s biggest agricultural exporters and Mexico and Canada are both major buyers. Bloomberg says tearing up the 23-year-old deal would put…
Almond Board: Internship at the Almond Board
…California Cooperative Extension, offers an internship opportunity for graduate and undergraduate students and recent alumni in the agricultural and biological sciences. The paid internship offers the opportunity to learn about…
Most U.S. Farmers Will Feel Impact from Hurricane Harvey
Hurricane Harvey stands to harm virtually all of U.S. agriculture, in some way. Many ports that ship agricultural commodities are in the path of the storm, from Texas to Louisiana,…
Secretary Perdue on President Trump’s Tax Reform Agenda
…statement: “Just as he has done with excessive and costly regulations, President Trump has focused on the problem of onerous and burdensome taxes. Most agricultural operations are, in fact, small…