…farm accounts for decades helping protect worker safety and control risk management concerns at agribusinesses throughout Tulare County. Taylor and Williams have been involved with hosting nut and cotton harvest…
A Better Way to Pasteurize Eggs
An Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist and his colleagues have developed a technology that rapidly pasteurizes eggs and could sharply reduce the number of illnesses caused each year by egg-borne…
Cotton Incorporated Launches New Consumer Campaign
…consumers’ strong connection between cotton and comfort and inspires them to rethink the way they view comfort,” says Jill Orsini, Cotton Incorporated’s Director of Advertising. “The comfort doesn’t come from…
RFA to EPA: Keep the RFS on Track in 2018
…production and are on pace to produce a record supply of 16 billion gallons of conventional renewable fuel in 2017, well above the 15-billion-gallon conventional renewable fuel RVO. Meanwhile, refiners…
Major League Baseball Hot Dogs
It’s hot dogs and baseball time! Cathy Isom gives us the scoop on just how many millions of hot dogs Major League Baseball Fans are expected to gobble up…
Salad Shortage Because of California Rains
Over the last several years, California farmers have been plagued by drought. However, the problem in 2017 is too much rain, which may be putting a squeeze on the nation’s…
Another Farm Credit System Merger Takes Place
Two Farm Credit organizations serving the upper midwest will join together after both received stockholder approval. AgCountry Farm Credit Services and United FCS serve farmers in Minnesota, North Dakota, and…
Buffet Foundation/Drovers to Raise $2 Million for Wildfire Relief
Drovers, a Farm Journal Media franchise, and the Drovers Foundation have accepted a challenge from philanthropist and American farmer-rancher Howard G. Buffet to raise $2 million for wildfire relief. Last…
Farm Lending Continues to Moderate
…in the farm sector are still weak, so borrowers and lenders have worked together to make adjustments in financing agricultural production across America. Ag lenders are making more adjustments to…
Renewable Fuels Standard Heads to Court
The Environmental Protection Agency will be in Washington D.C. Circuit court starting Monday (April 24) as the court hears oral challenges to the 2014-2016 Renewable Fuels Standard Volumes. Politico’s Morning…
NAFTA Talks Not Happening Soon
President Donald Trump says the White House will offer some preliminary plans on the possible renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) sometime within the next two weeks….
Agri View: Spring Crop Damage
Everett Griner talks about spring brings more bad weather, and damage, to the fruit crops in today’s Agri View. Spring is always a welcomed time of year…
Pacific Region Cattle on Feed Monthly Report
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 10.9 million head on April 1, 2017….
California Milk Production Report
California milk producers had a total of 1.76 million milk cows for March that produced 3.50 billion pounds of milk. Milk production is up 12 percent from February, 2017…