…seen with the use of healthy incentives and with many of the projects being run at farmers markets, we’re also helping to strengthen local and regional food systems.” FINI is…
Cuba Wants Credit to Increase Food Production
…Cuba needs new equipment as many farmers are using Caterpillar, John Deere and Massey Ferguson farm equipment that were imported before the 1959 revolution. Financing exports to Cuba, even of…
Agri View: Japan’s Agriculture Imports-Exports
…Import barriers benefit Japanese farmers, especially those producing rice, milk for manufacturing, sugar beets and sugarcane, and wheat. Japan maintains tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for some commodities, including: Rice and rice…
Create Apps for Agriculture
…competitive hackathon to solve real problems in agriculture and food is being hosted by UC Agriculture and Natural Resources and the California State Fair. Software developers, designers, entrepreneurs, farmers, farm…
Agri View: Better Times?
Everett Griner talks about USDA forecast of better times ahead in today’s Agri View. Better Times? From: Farm Futures magazine USDA sees slow growth over next decade Brazilian farmers to…
Chinese Pork Prices Continue to Rise
…cool the market. Pro Farmer’s First Thing Today reports farmers are holding back pigs from slaughter as they work to rebuild herds after the industry was engaged in widespread culling…
Licensing, Certification and Continuing Education Renewal
…Certification Program, please visit our program’s web page: http://cdpr.ca.gov/docs/license/liccert.htm Department of Pesticide Regulation Pest Management & Licensing Continuing Education Program 1001 I Street, P.O. Box 4015 Sacramento, CA 95812 LicenseMail@cdpr.ca.gov…
Plant Health and Resilience Research
…Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “Research into growing more resilient, stress tolerant crops that use water and nutrients more efficiently will offer farmers new tools to produce crops sustainably, and will…
National Dairy Month
…or wedding or just eating yogurt every morning, you are supporting our country’s dairy farmers and getting many nutritional benefits. Studies have demonstrated the positive role milk plays in children’s…
USDA Streamlining Crop Reporting
USDA announced Tuesday farmers and ranchers can update their crop acreage reports at any USDA office without having to visit another. USDA’s Farm Service Agency and Risk Management Agency can…
Supreme Court: Farmers Can Challenge Wetlands Determinations
…waters of the United States,” according to the Hagstrom Report. Farm groups, such as the American Farm Bureau Federation, applauded the decision. Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall says “now farmers…
EU Glyphosate Meeting Set for Next Week
…a full reauthorization, stating “there is no basis for anything less.” Meanwhile, a recent poll found British farmers indicated they prefer to leave the European Union, while listing the likelihood…
USDA Launches Ag Resource Management Survey
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service is beginning to collect data from more than 100,000 farmers and ranchers for the annual Agricultural Resource Management Survey. The survey looks at all aspects…
Global Grain Glut to Continue with Second-Biggest Crop on Record
…with China accounting for about 40 percent. The report predicts farmers around the world will gather 722 million tons of wheat, 0.7 percent higher than the April forecast but down…