Researchers with Forage Genetics International are studying the effects that genetically engineered white clover has on livestock digestion. Field testing began this year in Wisconsin, under a permit from the…
Impending Avocado Production Uptick Due to Drought Impacts
California avocado production is set to increase next season, and mainstream media reports have attributed that gain to new plantings. California Avocado Commission Research Program Director Tim Spann said that…
Farm Debt Likely to Reach All-Time High in 2017
…today in comparison. A Farmer Mac research expert says the amount of leverage on farms over the past several years remains low. USDA historical data shows that in spite of…
South American Palm Weevil Makes Headway into California
…attractive food sources become available due to the changing desert landscape. Courtesy: UC ANR Mark Hoddle is a Biological Control Specialist and Principal Investigator in the Applied Biological Control Research…
Dairy Farmers of Canada in Washington, D.C. to Defend Supply Management System
Representatives of a dairy industry group from Canada were visiting Washington, D.C. this week to support the nation’s dairy supply management system. Dairy Farmers of Canada made the visit as…
Deadline Approaching for Producer Feedback on FARM Program Resources and Tools
Dairy producers have until Sept. 10 to complete a survey asking about their perceptions of the National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program and how it can continue to…
Cotton Board Holds Annual Meeting
…the 2017 budget. It is the first increase in Cotton Incorporated’s annual budget since 2013. The Cotton Research and Promotion Plan for 2018 continue the strategic direction set by Cotton…
Family Farm Action Lobbying Group Launched
…draining wealth from America’s rural communities.” Family Farm Action will get political — presenting polling and research, pushing state-level legislation, and campaigning for initiatives and pro-family farmer candidates. Family Farm…
Not All Ag Groups Happy with Direction of NAFTA Talks
…a coalition of farm groups argues that increasing exports won’t replace the need for fair prices in disputes such as the one over Canada’s dairy supply management system, along with…
FDA Relaxes Restrictions on Ultra-Filtered Milk
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is easing its policy on some domestic milk products, making a change the dairy industry has pushed for over the last 20 years. Trade…
Canada Bringing Guarded Optimism to NAFTA Talks
…like lumber, dairy, and wine. They’re also concerned about America pushing to weaken a trade-dispute mechanism that Canada had to work very hard to get in the first NAFTA agreement….
Canada Plans to Protect its Dairy System in New NAFTA
…the nation’s system of tariffs and quotas that keep domestic dairy prices high and imports low. U.S. dairy farmers strongly dislike the system and want it dismantled. Canada’s Foreign Minister…
NMPF Statement on Comments from Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland
…competitive, but high protectionist walls when it comes to keeping out U.S. dairy imports. Moreover, Minister Freeland’s comments Monday about the dairy trade elements of the upcoming NAFTA talks are…