…And last month (September) we began accepting applications for Fiscal Year 2017 Farm to School Grant Funding. From taste tests in the cafeteria and nutrition education activities in the classroom,…
USDA to Require Meat Packers to Report Online Cattle Buys
The Department of Agriculture said last week it will require meat packers to report cattle purchases made through an online auction platform. Politico reports the move is an effort to…
Western View: Got Gas?
…course change the taste of the milk products and the meat, and may not be acceptable to consumers. The dairy industry claims the state is overstepping its authority with these…
Pacific Region Cattle/Livestock Review
…red meat were produced in Nevada. United States Commercial Slaughter Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.43 billion pounds in August, 2016, 14 percent above the 3.90…
U.S. Hogs and Pigs Inventory Up 2 Percent
…hog producers intend to have 2.93 million sows farrow between September and November 2016, and 2.93 million sows farrow between December 2016 and February 2017. Iowa hog producers accounted for…
California Saw Snow Drought in 2016
…California experienced average to slightly above average precipitation. The forecast for Water Year 2017 is uncertain. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center currently sees slightly better than…
State Proposes Regulation on Pesticide Use
…final regulation is expected to become effective in September 2017. The proposed regulation would do the following: Prohibit many pesticide applications within a quarter mile of public K-12 schools and…
Funding Available for Specialty Crop Research
…Stations, Cooperative Extension Services, individuals, or groups consisting of two or more of these entities. The anticipated $48.1 million in funding for 2017 projects is subject to passage of a…
Organic Research and Extension Programs Funding
…and meat to fruits, vegetables and grains. OREI investments totaling $17,640,143 in 18 projects will help existing organic producers grow and market high-quality products. These projects give farmers, ranchers and…
U.S. Poultry Dispute with India Nears Resolution
Trade officials in India are making policy changes in an effort to comply with a 2015 World Trade Organization ruling that found its ban on U.S. imports of poultry meat,…
Tight Shell Means Less Pests
…seal and yet a still manageable shell. “California varieties tend to be a much higher meat-to-shell ratio. We could benefit from some well-sealed, fairly firm shells,” Slaughter said. “We don’t…
Heritage Foundation Slams Farm Bill
…for subsidizing cotton producers, a move the Foundation says opens the U.S. to World Trade Organization disputes, and for acting slowly to stop country of origin labeling for meat. While…
China Moves to Reopen Market to U.S. Beef
…Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Singapore, South Africa, Ukraine, Vietnam and Brazil. The past seven years have represented the strongest period in history for American agricultural exports, with international sales…
Experts Interpret Overtime Bill’s Effect on Farms
…a requirement to pay double time for hours worked over 12 in a workday. AB 1066 will also subject agriculture, effective Jan. 1, 2017, to the “one day’s rest in…