…Threat to Food Safety While porcine epidemic diarrhea virus is certainly having a substantial impact on U.S. pork production, it has so far resulted in very few obstacles for exports…
Far Too Early to Know Effect of Crisis on Ukraine Ag Sector
A Department of Agriculture analyst says it’s far too early to know if the current crisis in Ukraine will have major effects on that nation’s grain exports or spring planting….
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Proposed FY 2015 Budget
…377,000 jobs. To help America’s producers break into new exports markets for farm and ranch products, and building off of President Obama’s recently announced Made in Rural America export initiative,…
Ban on U.S. Pork Lifted by Vietnam
Randall Weiseman Vietnam has notified USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service that it will accept pork exports from the U.S. Ban on U.S. Pork Lifted by Vietnam…
Ban Lifted for Some U.S. Turkey Exports to Russia
…turkey exporters can now send their product to Russia, after that nation lifted a ban this week. Here is Rod Bain. Ban Lifted for Some U.S. Turkey Exports to Russia…
China Needs More Than Technology to be a Top Ag Producer
China is now the world’s second largest importer of food and agricultural products, but what would it take for China to become a huge exporter? Gary Crawford has the story….
Much of the Nation in the Deep Freeze Again
Brad Rippey, USDA meteorologist, says that this week much of the nation east of the Rockies is in the deep freeze again, with some agricultural repercussions. Much of the Nation…
Senator Galgiani Introduces Water Bond Legislation
…Information Report, dated September 2005. “If we are to provide enough water to support an ever-growing population of thirty-nine million people, to sustain the country’s best agricultural land, to protect…
USDA Grant for Pollinator Health, CA Left Out
…Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. “Honey bee pollination supports an estimated $15 billion worth of agricultural production, including more than 130 fruits and vegetables that are the…
USDA Announces New Grants to Help Communities Meet Water Challenges in Coming Years
…1) ensuring the water security of surface and ground water needed to produce agricultural goods and services; 2) improving nutrient management in agricultural landscapes focused on nitrogen and phosphorous; and…
Zero Water Allocation for State’s Top-Producing County
Ryan Jacobsen, Fresno County Farm Bureau It was an expected announcement, but now it is official. Zero water allocations for south of Delta, Central valley project agricultural water service contractors….
Young Farmers Need to Fill the ‘Donut Hole’
A leading agricultural economist is concerned about Census of Ag data showing fewer farmers in the 40 to 55 year old age group. Rod Bain fills us in. Young farmers…
Resolve Ag Trade Issues to Reach TTIP Deal
Top US officials say resolving agricultural trade issues is essential for the TTIP or Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership to pass muster. Resolve ag trade issues to reach TTIP deal…
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Announces Zero Water Allocation for California Farms
FRESNO, CA – Today the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced an initial zero water allocation for south-of-Delta Central Valley Project agricultural water service contractors. This comes as no surprise due…