…sell a good crop at a fair price, rather than receive government aid, and that’s what long-term trade deals will accomplish. But in the meantime, President Trump has promised that…
Agri View: What is Your Favorite Vegetable?
…live. String beans, butter beans, peas,and leafy vegetables. Rice is a grain, but it is classified as a vegetable. Where you live? Broccoli is well below leafy vegetables where I…
Transferring Sorghum’s Weed-Killing Power to Rice
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have transferred a biochemical pathway found in sorghum, which produces a weed-killing compound, into rice plants. ARS scientists are waiting to see if these rice…
Global Food Prices Decline
…2017, reflecting notable drops in the values of all sub-indices. The price of cereal grains dropped 3.6 percent from June, driven by weaker export quotations for wheat, corn and rice….
Agri View: Rice Outlook Looks Good
Rice fields in Central Valley California Everett Griner talks about one of the most consumed foods in the world, the 2018-19 rice crop outlook, in today’s Agri View. Rice Outlook…
Doud Rips China, India Farm Subsidies
…Symposium in Michigan. Politico says he also accused India of vastly exceeding its subsidy limits on rice and wheat, while also mentioning the country’s recent moves to increase subsidies to…
Innovative Approach to Breeding Could Mean Higher Yields and Better Crops
…potatoes, rice, citrus and other crops that are better equipped to tolerate heat and drought, produce higher yields and resist a myriad of diseases and pests. Crops with greater resistance…
Agri View: Farm Losses from Disasters
…thing for anybody. Period. Farmers in Texas, Florida, and Georgia, are still counting their losses from 3 devastating storms that struck last year. How many citrus groves, rice fields, pecan…
Tariff Assistance Package to Bring Relief to Farmers Suffering from Trade Disputes
…that will be included in the program are fruits, nuts, rice, legumes, beef, pork, and milk. The third portion of the tariff assistance package is the trade promotion program. “We’re…
Trade War Endangers Farmers, Farm Bureau Tells Congress
…and beef cattle and operates a dairy. “In 2015, China’s ‘minimum support price’ for corn, rice and wheat was estimated to be nearly $100 billion in excess of the levels…
CFBF: Farm Bill and Immigration Bill Bring Benefits for California
…perspective, our cotton, rice, wheat, corn growers, they seem fairly satisfied with the continuation of the ARC and PLC program and the little tweaks to crop insurance. And then for…
US Fostering Trade Relationship with Japan Amidst Other Ongoing Trade Disputes
…growing pressure coming from Australia having short grain rice that is becoming more competitive in price compared to Calrose medium grain rice coming from the U.S. “There are two types…
Enrollment for Safety Net Coverage Ends August 1
Farmers and ranchers, with base acres in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) safety net programs, are being reminded enrollment for the 2018 crop year ends…
Cauliflower Consumption Grows with Changing Diet Trends
…turning to vegetables like cauliflower as a replacement in products that contain ingredients like flour and rice. Cauliflower has become a popular choice with consumers who use a food processor…