Typically more of a problem in urban areas, roof rat damage is causing significant concern for farmers. According to University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR) scientists, roof rats…
CDFA Works to Reinstate Emergency Pest Management Protocols
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is working to reinstate emergency pest management protocols, filing an appeal of a recent Superior Court decision suspending a key portion of…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 03-16-18
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House Farm Bill Markup Delayed
Disagreements among the House Agriculture Committee members regarding the nutrition title are stalling movement on the farm bill. Committee Chairman Mike Conaway of Texas says there will not be a…
Mexico Seeks Closing Seven NAFTA Chapters in Next Round
…state-owned enterprises and financial services. Mexico expects the talks in the next round could close a total of 13, or 14 chapters, if all goes well. Agriculture trade, including the…
House Follows Senate, Introduces Emission Reporting Exemption
…ranches. American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall says “Congress never meant to include agriculture” in the reporting requirement, as part of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act,…
Secretary Perdue Testifies on Rebuilding American Infrastructure
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue testified before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing entitled “Rebuilding Infrastructure in America: Administration Perspectives.” Secretary Perdue was joined by Department…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 03-15-18
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USDA Under Secretary Remains Optimistic on Trade Despite Tariffs
McKinney While U.S. agriculture braces for possible retaliation against American tariffs on steel and aluminum, a USDA Under Secretary remains optimistic about the future of trade. AgriMarketing Dot Com says…
Farmers for Free Trade Launching $500,000 Ad Campaign on Trade
…says those policies make agriculture a prime target against trade retaliation. The ad will highlight Montana grain and oilseed farmer Michelle Erickson-Jones. It’s scheduled to run on Fox and Friends,…
Secretary Perdue Supports Agriculture Exemption Extension for ELD Mandate
…agriculture industry that lack flexibility necessary for the unique realities of hauling agriculture commodities. If the agriculture industry had been forced to comply by the March 18 deadline, live agricultural…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 03-14-18
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Study: Trump Tariffs to Cost an Estimated 24,000 Agriculture Jobs
…estimate of 179,000 jobs. Specific to agriculture, the report estimates that tariffs will cost 24,000 jobs. The job losses, according to the study, would impact the services, manufacturing and agricultural…
Study Finds Breakthrough in Glyphosate Resistance Research
Kansas State University researchers have discovered how weeds develop resistance to glyphosate, which researchers say could have broad future implications in agriculture. Researchers say they found how weeds have evolved…