…insects, habitat removal, and mating disruption also offer promise as more friendly pest management practices. Coproducts in the areas of dairy farm use, electricity generation, recycled plastics, fuel, and beer…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 05-29-19
…drag on without a passing vote. The World Ag Expo presented Valley Children’s Hospital in the Central Valley with a large donation thanks to the industry’s support. Dairy exports to…
United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Pays Dividends to American Farmers and Exporters
…remaining 5 percent for human consumption. Expanding poultry and livestock production is expected to keep demand for corn strong into the future. Dairy products have benefited from promotional efforts, innovative…
Industry Reaction to USDA Trade Relief Announcement
…Milk Producers Federation “Dairy farmers have been harmed substantially by disrupted markets. We know that USDA is concerned about the damage being done to dairy farmers by ongoing tariff battles….
USDA Announces Support for Farmers Impacted by Unjustified Retaliation and Trade Disruption
…plantings cannot exceed total 2018 plantings. o Dairy producers will receive a per hundredweight payment on production history and hog producers will receive a payment based on hog and pig inventory…
Producers Encouraged to Participate in Goat Industry Study
…information that will be used to help develop new treatments, control and prevention methods for diseases and help guide future research and education efforts. Producers will have the opportunity to participate…
Tricolored Blackbirds Part of Dairy’s Conservation Story
https://youtu.be/uNJ41UgQnrM The tricolored blackbird colony at Diamond J Dairy “I was shocked to hear 10 percent,” Diamond J Dairy Co-Owner Luciana Jonkman said when she learned how the flock of…
Reviewing the State of the Dairy Economy
The improvements to the dairy safety net are going to be implemented at a critical time for the industry. The enhancements made to essential dairy programs were included as part…
Industry Reaction on the Removal of Section 232 Tariffs
…not quickly reached with Japan. National Milk Producers Federation and U.S. Dairy Export Council U.S. dairy officials congratulated the governments of the United States, Mexico and Canada for reaching an…
Farm Bureau Statement on Trump Immigration Reform Proposal
…more critical than in the agricultural sector. Labor shortages now are being felt by farmers and ranchers across the country, in dairy, fruits and vegetables, mushroom, livestock and other sectors….
Farm City Newsday Friday, 05-17-19
…with comments from the company. More from UC ANR’s Pest Management statement about the Chlorpyrifos ban and how research has been looking into alternatives for many years as the industry…
The USDA Announces New Vision for Animal Genomics
…gene editing and other biotechnologies and preserving genetic diversity. Goals in the previous plan were updated within many genome research topics. “The blueprint identifies priorities for the kinds of research…
Californian Honored with U.S. Dairy Sustainability Award
YouTube The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy announced its eighth annual U.S. Dairy Sustainability Award winners at its recent ceremony in Illinois earlier this month. Of the five winners of…
Pilot Program for U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Coming in June
…industry, the National Cotton Council, Cotton Council International, the Cotton Board, and also Cotton Incorporated developed a team of researchers and scientists to research cotton and how future technologies would…