…to 20 times more toxic to eggs of brown marmorated stink bug, diamondback moth and tobacco hornworm than a conventional pyrethroid insecticide, a sulfur and pyrethrin mixture, or some organic…
Pork Industry Expanding
…will increase as much as 8-10 percent by 2019, when five processing facility construction projects are complete and fully operational.” He expects hog production to rise between two and four…
USDA Reorganization Takes Shape
…a realignment of several mission areas. The reorganization also included a reconstituted mission area reporting to a newly-named Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation. The U.S. Forest Service, given…
Questions You Should Ask at Your Farmers Market
…want to make sure that the food is exactly as its being advertised, such as organic for example. We want to make sure the money is actually benefitting a local…
Organic Trade Association Applauds USDA for Revoking Organic License
The Organic Trade Association welcomed a move by the Department of Agriculture aimed at stopping fraudulent organic products from entering the United States. USDA this week revoked the organic certificate…
Senators Want NAFTA Renegotiations to Address Canada Poultry Market
…growth for more than 20 years,” according to Politico. Similar to dairy, Canada maintains a strict supply management system on poultry production. The system’s import restrictions and production limits are…
Do Personality Traits in Pigs Matter?
Researchers at UC Davis are studying personality traits in pigs to determine the role personality plays in the welfare and sustainable production of farm animals. Kristina Horback, an assistant professor…
Critical Agricultural Water Resources Issues Funded
…production, find new sources of energy, mitigate climate variability, and ensure food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts, sign up for email updates or…
AFBF Details NAFTA Renegotiation Priorities
…trade disruptions related to agricultural production technologies like biotechnology is also important, AFBF said. Read the letter from AFBF. Comments on Negotiating Objectives Regarding Modernization of the North American Free…
Agri View: Animal Value
…sights on farm animals. All of them. Cattle, horses, sheep, maybe even poultry. Chickens and egg production have already been challenged in some circles. Unlike the circus, farmers cannot simply…
The Importance of Zinc in Almond Production
Zinc is a critical micronutrient for all deciduous crops. It is a component of chlorophyll, which serves as the mechanism converting sunlight into carbon to enable nut development. Retired UC…
Organic Industry to Create Anti-fraud Task Force
A task force started by the Organic Trade Association will work on best-practices to verify international organic products. The anti-fraud task force will create guidelines for the private sector to…
Meat Production Forecast Lowered in Latest WASDE
…meat production for 2017 was lowered from last month but is raised for 2018. Beef production for 2017 was lowered primarily on lighter carcass weights which more than offsets higher…
Pig Pens: A Look at Mirrors and Mats
…looks into a mirror may help Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists improve livestock housing. Studying livestock behavior, stress and other well-being and production factors is the job of animal scientist…