…region. The research team sampled soil from a total of nine fields, five of which were confirmed to previously have southern blight. “In 2017 with those really heavy rains and all…
Western View: Nebraska Flooded; Farmers Need A Hand
The reports of severe flooding in Nebraska are sobering, with farmers losing crops and livestock, fields washed out, topsoil gone with the barns, silos, tractors and homes flooded, sometimes swept…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 03-21-19
…livestock group is calling beef trade with Brazil Risky, more news on the Tulare County olive growers processing contracts and details about another court case against Monsanto and its weed…
California Walnuts Receive Trade Funding for Tariff Relief
…grow with the aid of MAP. Exports accounted for 63% of shipments in the 2017/18 crop year and are expected to continue to grow as the CWC seeks out new…
Formal Lab-Grown Fake Meat Agreement is “What Consumers Deserve”
…Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on lab-grown fake meat oversight: “The formal agreement announced today (03-07-19) solidifies USDA’s lead oversight role in the production and labeling of lab-grown fake meat…
Amazon to Diversify Grocery Portfolio
Amazon is looking to make some significant changes in their grocery portfolio. After acquiring the grocery chain Whole Foods back in 2017, Amazon went to work making changes to product…
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb Resigns
…onto the market, and so many other things. He and his talents will be greatly missed!” Taking office back in May 2017, Gottlieb has been outspoken and aggressive in his…
Secretary Perdue on the American Broadband Initiative Milestones Report
…throughout rural America.” Background: On April 25, 2017, President Trump signed an Executive Order establishing the Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity “to ensure the informed exercise of regulatory authority that…
Tomato Trade Agreement with Mexico Ends Amidst Dumping Complaints
…that Mexican tomato companies increased their share of the American market from 32 to 54 percent. The group also contends that between 1996 and 2017 the market share for U.S….
California Farm Bureau Appoints Jim Houston as Administrator
…March after serving as CFBF administrator since 2007. Houston joined CFBF in October 2017 as manager of its Governmental Affairs Division. In January 2018, he assumed additional duties managing the…
The Growing Market of the Dominican Republic
Over the past decade the Dominican Republic has continued to grow into an important market for U.S. goods. In 2017 exports of American products increased one percent from the year…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 02-08-19
…is fighting for truth about fake meat and get an ACP update from the recent annual citrus day. Also in the show, you’ll hear from the 2019 World Ag Expo…
NCBA Announces Campaign for “Fake Meat Facts”
Fake Meat Courtesy NCBA The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) launched a new campaign highlighting critical questions about the production of lab-grown fake meat. The Fake Meat Facts campaign will shine a…
USDA Launches High-Speed Broadband e-Connectivity Resource Guide
…access to broadband. In April 2017, President Donald J. Trump established the Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity to identify legislative, regulatory and policy changes that could promote…