…nation’s leading agricultural state, saying California officials illegally based their decision to require the labels on information from the International Agency for Research on Cancer, according to the LA Times….
Making Spinach with Low Oxalate Levels
by Sharon Durham, Agricultural Research Service ARS geneticist Beiquan Mou and colleagues analyzed hundreds of spinach plants to find ones with less oxalate, a compound linked to kidney stones. Photo…
USDA NASS Conducting Certified Organic Survey
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is conducting the 2016 Certified Organic Survey to gather new data on certified organic crops and livestock commodities in…
U.S. Dairy Companies Push Back Against Canada’s Protectionist Policies
…governors. “[An existing provincial] program has already cost U.S. companies tens of millions of dollars in exports, thereby harming the dairy farmers, dairy plant employees and rural communities that depend…
NPPC Hails Trump U.K. Trade Announcement
…given the EU’s intransigence on eliminating tariff and non-tariff barriers on agricultural products, including pork. “In pursuing better trade with the U.K. and working toward a free trade agreement with…
Trump Trade Action Impact on U.S. Grains
…grain farmers’ market access globally and open up existing export markets to new levels of competition. Over the past two decades, U.S. agricultural exports to Canada and Mexico tripled and…
Trump Mexico Tax Would Hurt Agriculture
…to pay for a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico, estimated to be worth billions of dollars. The tax would presumably apply to agricultural products, including fruits and vegetables…
Beekeepers, Farmers Prepare for Pollination
…director of agricultural affairs for the Almond Board of California, said concerns arise each year about whether there will be enough bees. Speaking at an Almond Board-led workshop in Woodland…
Cattlemen Applaud Death Tax Repeal Legislation
…Tracy Brunner, “I can attest that the death tax can wreak havoc with agricultural families and it’s long past time we kill it once and for all.” NCBA has long…
NRCS California Offers Post-Flood Assistance
…provide long-term support to repair erosion on agricultural lands such as gullies, streams, or hillsides. NRCS takes applications on an ongoing basis throughout the year and encourage interested landowners to…
U.S. Ag Group Signs $300 Million Algeria Deal
An Algerian company recently signed a deal with an American farm group to set up $300 million in agricultural projects in the country. Algeria’s Ag Minister says the north African…
Ag Groups Want NAFTA Gains Preserved
…letter notes that U.S. food and agricultural exports have produced a trade surplus for nearly 50 years. The letter says, “Consistent growth over that period of time has resulted in…
Smart Phone App Balances Conservation and Production
By Jan Suszkiw, Agricultural Research Service USDA-NRCS rangeland scientist Emilio Carrillo tests the new LandPKS mobile app on his smartphone. Photo by Jeffrey Herrick. New mobile phone applications (“apps”) are…
TPP is Out; So Now What?
…to start on building individual relationships with countries, and it’s up to farmers to remind the new administration how important agricultural trade is. President Trump officially withdrew the United States…