Secretary Allows Producers to Opt Out The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that starting Sept. 1, 2017, dairy producers can enroll for 2018 coverage in…
California Clears First SGMA Hurdle
…agencies was a difficult task requiring strong cooperation, commitment and leadership from numerous individuals and communities. SGMA mandated the creation of locally controlled GSAs by June 30, 2017. As of…
USDA Forecasts Increase in Farm Income
The Department of Agriculture Wednesday predicted a slight increase in farm income for 2017, reversing three years of major decline. The August update of the farm income forecast predicts net…
Salmonella Vaccine Reduces Animal Disease and Foodborne Illness
…in addition to the three strains tested. ARS has filed a patent application for this vaccine technology. Read more about this research in the August 2017 issue of AgResearch magazine….
Reba McEntire Named Farm Bureau Keynote Speaker
…2, 2017, so mark your calendars for Music City! More About Reba McEntire Reba McEntire’s latest album, a two-disc inspirational collection called “Sing it Now: Songs of Faith and Hope”…
Crop Insurance Industry Responds to GOA Report
…the returns targeted and says the GAO did not consider full business expenses by insurers for the report. The industry points out that a 2017 study by economists from the…
Raisin Growers Must ‘Opt-in’ to Class Action Lawsuit
Growers have until October 6, 2017, to send in their “opt-in” claim forms as part of a class action lawsuit on behalf of the California raisin industry. After a court…
WOTUS Public Meetings Scheduled
…the conferences will focus on a specific sector, including agriculture, conservation, small entities, construction, and others. The teleconferences will run throughout the fall on Tuesdays beginning September 19, 2017. The…
Pacific Region Cattle on Feed August Report
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 10.6 million head on August 1, 2017….
Agri View: Costly Disaster Year
Everett Griner talks about 2017 being a costly disaster year in today’s Agri View. Costly Disaster Year You know it seems the Western half of this country has been burning…
Disease Resistant Strawberry Research Gets Funding Boost
…phased out by the Environmental Protection Agency and will no longer be available after 2017. “Following the elimination of methyl bromide fumigation, strawberry growers are under greater economic pressures, and…
New Food Labeling Regulation in Development by USDA Should Not Disparage Biotechnology, Mislead Consumers
…ago,” Mulhern said. In its comments, NMPF emphasized that Congress clearly recognized in the new law that giving farm animals grains developed through biotechnology has no effect on the meat…
McDonald’s Announces Global Antibiotic Phase Out
…from use in McDonald’s products in Canada, the U.S., Brazil, Japan, and South Korea. Australia and Russian suppliers will stop using the antibiotics at the end of the following year….
Brazil Slaps Tariff on U.S. Ethanol
…Brazil. The statement says, “Given the tremendous volume of information we provided to Brazil that demonstrated how misguided a tariff would be, it seems politics prevailed today and Brazilian consumers…