…are pushing to finalize an updated agreement this week. However, as Bloomberg reports, several contentious issues remain unresolved as the talks have stretched over more than eight months, including dairy….
Food Price Index up 2.7 Percent
…of the United Nations averaged 173.5 points, up 2.7 percent from April 2017. While the prices of most cereal grains and dairy products continued to increase in April, sugar prices…
Agri View: Honeybee Research Continuing
Everett Griner talks about honeybee research in today’s Agri View. Everett discusses a grant researchers have received to study the Varroa mite problem. The deadly parasitic Varroa mite on the…
Fresno State Awarded Irrigation Innovation Grant
…Technologies has been involved with irrigation research since 1980, school officials said. Collectively the universities will use the grant to launch the Irrigation Innovation Consortium. Fresno State officials said the…
USDA-White House Liaison Clovis Leaving Washington
…by President Trump to be the USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics. Clovis Clovis withdrew before the Senate Ag Committee could hold a hearing. Senate Democrats and environmentalists…
The Western View: Moapa Valley
…last group of Native Americans left several hundred years ago. In 1924, it was rediscovered, and archeological research began – but, in 1931, so did construction of Boulder Dam. The…
Perdue Applauds President Trump’s Selection for USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety
…improve food safety standards through innovation, invention, and leadership on research missions across the globe. I look forward to her bringing that wealth of expertise and track record of results…
Agri View: Crackdown on Mislabeled Products
…jolted me. All the milk you are buying doesn’t come from a cow. It doesn’t? Some of it comes from coconuts, almonds, cashews. Even soybeans. You better believe dairy farmers…
Pressure Mounting for Accurate Labeling of Imitation Dairy Products
…mislabeled products in the marketplace that are using dairy’s good name but have absolutely no dairy ingredients. These products are violating the Food and Drug Administration’s existing regulations and they…
Dairy MPP Enrollment Deadline a Month Away
Enrollment for the new Dairy Margin Protection Program continues through the end of this month. Dairy producers who haven’t already have until June first to review the changes to the…
Congress to Study Ways to Reduce Food Waste
…research indicating that Americans waste nearly one pound of food per day, according to meat industry publication Meatingplace. The Caucus plans to offer education opportunities to congress members and their…
First Insurance Service for Indoor Farmers Launched
…“such as losing a crop to an HVAC unit’s breakdown.” The group says indoor agriculture is a small but rapidly growing part of the U.S. food industry. According to research…
Farm Bureau to Offer Dairy Revenue Protection Insurance
…Insurance Corporation, “Dairy Revenue Protection” insurance will provide dairy farmers the opportunity to manage risk by focusing on revenue from milk sales. “We know that the level of risk protection…
Building Naming Ceremony Celebrates ‘Father’ of Fresno State Viticulture, Enology
…robust and collaborative research programs in viticulture and enology,” Castro said. “His extraordinary work transformed the lives of thousands of students at Fresno State and influenced an entire grape-growing and…