Some had hoped for a Farm Bill conference this week, but consideration of a dairy reform proposal may have kept that from happening. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
FDA to Build Milk Exporter List
…Agriculture list, Dairy Plants Surveyed and Approved for USDA Grading Service (“USDA list”) for the products intended to ship. Also, for the purposes of the manufacturers and processors of milk…
Young Cattlemen’s Conference Deadline Approaching
…to support Angus education, youth and research. To learn more about the Angus Foundation and the programs it supports, call the American Angus Association® at 816-383-5100 or go to www.angusfoundation.org….
CA Beef Board Appointees
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack makes 41 appointments to the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board. Two of the appointees are from California. Click to Open or Download Audio Report James…
Speaker Series to Celebrate UCCE 100th Anniversary
…It was established by an act of Congress in 1914 to help farmers, homemakers, and youth incorporate the latest university research into their lives. A century later, UC Cooperative Extension…
Broiler Forecast for 2014
For the past few days we’ve been looking at the 2014 USDA forecasts for the beef, pork, and dairy industries. With 2013 over, we have one more sector to look…
Research on Cow’s Milk and Cancer Cells
Cow’s milk could someday be used in the treatment of human stomach cancer. A peptide derived from cow’s milk killed human stomach cancer cells in a major research project. Sabrina…
Almond Board: Navel Orangeworm Control in Almonds
…for navel orangeworm control. Curtis says the Almond Board and the University of California have done several research studies and put together guidelines on orchard sanitation, that go into how…
Making the Most of Christmas Trees
…days. A professor at North Carolina State University, Dr. John Frampton, says there’s ongoing research to make real Christmas trees better for consumers. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
CDFA Accepting Concept Proposals
…encouraging the development and submission of concepts that demonstrate experimental research trial data (e.g., prior FREP research findings) at the field scale in organic and conventional fertilizers. Other priority research…
A Fairly Unusual Situation Developing for Dairy Producers
Dairy producers around the nation could see an unusual and profitable situation developing next year. Gary Crawford reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
New USDA Emergency Response Framework to Combat Huanglongbing
…USDA is creating an “emergency response framework” to battle Huanglongbing. It pulls together experts along with various groups and agencies and experts to coordinate and focus federal research on Huanglongbing….
Red Meat and Poultry Production Numbers are Raised
The December World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report was released this week, and we look at some of the highlights in the Livestock, Poultry and Dairy section. Click to…
Health and Nutrition Experts Visit Dairies
The dairy industry uses checkoff dollars to bring health and nutrition experts to the farm to learn about food safety and quality. Rod Bain has more. Click to Open or…