…its intellectual property practices. The Chinese announcement came as Perdue was on his third RV tour of rural America. Perdue tried to reassure Ohio producers that the administration would not…
Agri View: World’s Most Popular Tree Nut
…been ahead of production. You got to give credit to both the producers and the researchers. Both have strived since the beginning to bring the prominence, and the popularity, that…
Almond Update: Water Workshops Introduce Growers to Tools
…to ABC’s free tools that can help with regulatory requirements. The meetings will also include local irrigation companies that will show producers current systems and technologies. Listen to Nicolau’s interview….
New Trap Better at Snaring Stable Flies
…producers, these attacks can be costly. A 2012 ARS economic impact assessment found that stable flies cost the U.S. cattle industry more than $2.4 billion each year-reducing milk production in…
More California Reactions to Chinese Tariffs
…the substantial growth that California’s agricultural exports–including wine–have experienced in China throughout the past decade. Future trade opportunities could be lost as it becomes more difficult for our producers to…
Loss Of Foreign Workers Would Hurt Agriculture
…Pork Producers Council. Economists with Iowa State University (ISU), using a study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service, determined that a reduction in the foreign-born workforce –…
ITC Vote Levels Playing Field in Biodiesel Trade Dispute
…dumped imports from Argentina and Indonesia. The Coalition says the imports resulted in market share losses and depressed prices for domestic producers. Biodiesel imports from Argentina and Indonesia surged by…
GAO Gives USDA Approval to Ditch Organic Livestock Rule
…January 19th, 2017, the last day of the Obama administration. The rule would have increased federal regulations regarding housing, care and transportation of livestock and poultry for certified organic producers….
Ag Economy Barometer Results for March
…unchanged from January’s results. The decline was attributed to farmers weakening perceptions of current conditions and a decline in their expectations for the future. The index surveys 400 producers each…
USDA Reopens Enrollment for Improved Dairy Safety Net Tool
…are now in effect, and I’d ask any producers who are interested to contact their local USDA service centers.” About the Program: The program protects dairy producers by paying them…
Southwest U.S. Producers Facing an Expanding Drought
An Associated Press Report says drought has begun to tighten its grip on a large area of the southwest United States. Farmers, ranchers, and water managers are getting ready for…
Ag Groups Get a Face-to-Face with USTR Negotiator
…about the North American Free Trade Talks and other trade negotiations. Farm groups representing commodity producers and agricultural processing associations likely expressed a lot of fears that tariffs against China…
USDA Decides on California Federal Milk Marketing Order
…dairy producers. “In order to pass, to become effective, it needs to be approved by two-thirds of the voting producers, or by producers of two-thirds of the milk represented in…
Community Bankers Announce Farm Bill Recommendations
…President and CEO Camden Fine says his association believes a new farm bill is vitally important to the nation’s producers and the independent community bankers who work so closely with…