…board the imitation meat train, Congress addressing the USMCA when they convene this month and Deputy Secretary Censky toured California last week discussing USMCA. Tune in to the show for…
Potential Reasons for Slow Down in Overall H-2A Needs
…need for guest workers from the year 2017 to 2018. So far this year, data showed a mere two percent increase in the need for guest workers. According to American…
Potato Industry Thanks Secretary Perdue for Supporting Exports to Mexico
…the very near future.” According to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, California is the ninth-largest state for potato production, with more than 37,000 acres harvested in 2017. The largest California…
Alternative Meats Full of Alternative Ingredients
…make their way into more retail outlets. While imitation meat products are being touted as a healthier alternative to traditional meat, there is growing doubt as to just how nutritious…
Another China Tariff Announcement Signals More Trouble
…takes the situation in the exact wrong direction. “The U.S. exported $19.5 billion of agricultural products to China in 2017. Agricultural exports to China were reduced to $9.1 billion in…
New Agreement Reached for Mexican Tomatoes
…for specialty tomatoes under the new agreement, as well as charge 40 percent more for organic tomatoes compared to conventional. The draft agreement also permits the Commerce Department to audit…
U.S. Department of Commerce Announces a New Draft Suspension Agreement on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico
…addition, the draft agreement allows the Department to audit up to 80 Mexican tomato producers per quarter, or more with good cause. The statute requires a 30-day notice period after…
DPR/CDFA Announce Team for Chlorpyrifos Alternatives
…2005 to just over 940,000 pounds in 2017. In 2015 DPR made chlorpyrifos a California restricted material. This means that only trained, licensed professionals who have a permit from a…
Opportunities for U.S. Agricultural Exports in Canada
…the European Union (EU), which entered into force September 2017, and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, which entered into force December 2018, the United States remains the…
Farmers Prevented from Planting Crops on More than 19 Million Acres
…time in 2017. To help make cover crops a more viable option, USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) adjusted the haying and grazing date of cover crops, and USDA’s Natural Resources…
CAL/OSHA Top Citation for 2017-18 in Ag Industry
…the previous year. The report specific to the agriculture industry showed for the year 2017 to 2018, businesses were cited 345 times for a total of $1,154,682 in fines. AgSafe…
AgSharks Competition Back for Another Year
…airfare. The AgSharks Competition launched in 2017, and since then, three start-up companies have earned seed money to elevate their businesses to the next level. Augean Robotics, an agtech startup…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 08-07-19
…relations with Brazil and the genetically modified rule change proposal. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features and more. Danielle Leal Multi-Media Journalist & AgNet News Hour…
China Suspends Purchases of American Agricultural Products
…weather and tariffs higher than we have seen in decades.” Figures from AFBF show that between 2017 and 2018 American agricultural exports to China decreased by more than half, down…