Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering the Organic Research Foundation grant deadline, trade markets lost…
How to Raise Your Own Queen Bees
…tool, magnifying glass, smoker, and protective gear. It’s also important to research the best methods that beekeepers use to rear their own queens, such as grafting, the Jenter Kit Method,…
Almond Update: Almond Hulls Improving Egg Production?
Research is using almond hulls to make a better organic chicken feed. Hulls can increase a critical amino acid naturally in black soldier fly larvae, a key feed option in organic poultry production. Dean…
Gene Editing in Organic Production?
…expressed to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research that it may be time to reevaluate some of the standards for organic production. “We’ve seen new technology evolve that includes…
Importance of USMCA for American Dairy Producers
…powder, whey, butter and other dairy products,” Vilsack noted. According to the U.S. International Trade Commission, the USMCA will provide the dairy industry with an additional $314 million annually. “It…
Dairy Organizations Collaborate to Address Quota Program
Several California dairy groups have announced a collaborative effort to evaluate the state’s dairy quota program for the purpose of developing an alternative plan for the future. The United Dairy…
Successful 2019 Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting Wraps Up in Colorado
…marketing of fake meat. Producers also received updates on how their checkoff dollars are being invested to fund vital research and marketing efforts. Attendees also heard from Randy Blach of…
Study Shows Premium in Cattle from BQA Certified Producers
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (NCBA) – While producers have traditionally participated in Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) because it’s the right thing to do, there is sound research that indicates BQA certified producers…
NCBA Takes the Fight to Fake Meat at Summer Business Meeting
…President, Global Marketing and Research, highlighted how NCBA is continuing to educate consumers and policymakers about the benefits of real beef and the often oversold claims of fake meat products….
DPR Update on Chlorpyrifos, Glyphosate, Sulfoxaflor
…it was important to not only dedicate some monies in his May-revise to additional research, and that was in excess of $5 million, but also to have DPR and CDFA…
Legislation Calls for More Ag Inspectors to Bolster Food Safety
…for additional staff and canine units to enhance and maintain a framework designed to protect our nation’s food and agriculture through education, research, prevention, monitoring and control.” About the Author…
Industry Reaction to Trade Aid Announcement
…continue to work with USDA to help dairy farmers expand exports and increase consumption of dairy products through nutrition programs. Resolving the current trade impasse with China and aggressively expanding…
USDA Announces Details of Support Package for Farmers
…of unjustified trade retaliation in that county. Dairy producers who were in business as of June 1, 2019, will receive a per hundredweight payment on production history, and hog producers…
California Groups Receive Nearly One-Third of Latest ATP Payments
…awards to national agencies representing several different commodities. The U.S. Dairy Export Council is receiving an additional $2.5 million in the latest round of ATP payments, with dairy and dairy…