…vegetable oils, more than offsetting firmer dairy, meat and sugar prices. Average prices for cereal grains fell 2.8 percent for the month, and vegetable oil prices were down the same….
Russia and Japan Meet to Talk Exports
Russia Wants to Export Poultry and Beef Exports to Japan Russia is exploring ways to export more poultry and beef products to Japan. Meatingplace reports that officials from Russia and…
Cattlemen’s Association Disappointed in Brazil Announcement
…impacted by the announcement as there’s no more country of origin labeling that shows where imported meat has come from. Trade between Brazil and the U.S. is expected to resume…
Livestock Review
…pounds of red meat were produced in June 2016, and 100,000 pounds of red meat were produced in Nevada. California Milk Production California milk producers had a total of 1.77…
Dockers Union Contract Negotiations
…– retroactive to July 1, 2014 – after protracted labor talks and a nearly four-month work slowdown that harmed U.S. exporters. The U.S. meat and poultry sectors lost an estimated…
Fresno Food Expo Reports Record Year
…As a small, sixth generation, family-owned pistachio farming and processing operation, it is extremely humbling to win the People’s Choice Award,” said Adam Orandi, ARO Pistachios. “This has been an…
Dollar General Buys Walmart Express Locations
Dollar General Buys Walmart Express Locations, Will Expand Meat Offerings Dollar General announced this week the discount retailer has purchased 41 former Wal-Mart Express locations across 11 states. Dollar General…
$1 Billion Ag Fund
…foods and dietary supplements in mainland China. The plan is to invest in the entire supply chain, and will include establishing processing factories, according to the Weekly Times. Representatives from…
Agri View: Food Production
…increased demand for meat, eggs, and dairy, boosting pressure to grow more corn and soybeans to feed more cattle, pigs, and chickens. If these trends continue, the double whammy of…
The California Kitchen: Nectarine Pork Roulade
…Yellow Onion 1 T Garlic 2 Sprigs Thyme 1 Cup Spinach Transglutaminase (Meat Glue) To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen:…
Virtual Representative for Small and Very Small Plants
…will benefit most from this valuable resource.” FSIS inspection personnel are assigned to establishments nationwide to ensure the nation’s commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome,…
Tomato growers reduce acreage to match markets
California processing tomato harvest is underway, and with lower prices this year, growers say they will need a good crop if they want to see decent returns. While it is…
Lessons from Six California Soil Care Farmers
…care practices of reduced disturbance and cover crops for more than 10 years in their processing tomato fields. They report lower costs, improved soil tilth, and the ability to reduce…
Drought Resistant Plants
…and the global food system came along? They ate a lot of meat, to be sure. But they also foraged for and eventually domesticated a great number of edible plants,…