…When you think of olives, you probably wouldn’t immediately classify them as a fruit. Oh, but they are. The olive is the small, bitter-tasting fruit of the olive tree. Olives…
Agriculture Groups Oppose Tariffs
…NCGA urges policymakers to strengthen cooperation with our trading partners and stay at the negotiating table.” Farmers for Free Trade Statement on Imposition of Steel and Aluminum Tariffs on Canada,…
Abnormal Weather Takes A Toll on California Olive Crop
…the bloom process in olives. “There’s a lot that we don’t know about olive flower differentiation and what causes perfect versus imperfect flowers in olives,” said Lightle. “Certainly, when you…
NAFTA Talks Continue, Time Running Short
…is in Washington this week, meeting with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and others, according to Bloomberg News. However, absent from the table is Mexico’s Economy Minister, who is attending…
Crop Protection Companies Readying for Robot Sprayers
A solar-powered robot that looks like a table on wheels was recently moving through a field of sugar beets in Switzerland. The robot scans rows of crops with its camera,…
Farmers for Free Trade Suggestions on Improving China/U.S. Trade Relations
…USDA officials at the negotiating table with the U.S. and China, calling them the “experts and advocates” for American agriculture. The other key aspect Farmers for Free Trade hopes to…
Administration Focusing on Good, Not Quick, NAFTA 2.0
…Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said last week that there was a good NAFTA deal already on the table. However, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said just hours later that…
New ‘Got Jobs?’ Campaign Demonstrates Dairy’s Substantial Impact on US Economy, States and Local Communities
…place where people can find state-by-state data and compelling human stories that reinforce the same message: `Dairy creates jobs and exports create more.’” Farm to Table “As milk continues its…
NAFTA Clock Is Ticking
…not the NAFTA nation’s top trade negotiators will be able to push that new deal across the finish line because a number of unresolved issues are still on the table….
California Grape Acreage Report, 2017 Summary
…total acres, 560,000 were bearing and 39,000 were non-bearing. Table-type grape acreage totaled 121,000 acres with 111,000 bearing and 10,000 non-bearing. Acreage of raisin-type grapes totaled 160,000 acres, of which…
Perdue Announces New Senior Leaders at USDA
…farmer in Toombs County, Georgia and later founded several successful businesses, including marketing native pine straw and growing olives on a 30-acre farm. He has worked in Italy, China, Belize,…
House Members from Across the Country Praise 2018 Farm Bill
…put food on the table, while helping people gain the skills necessary to secure well-paying jobs and achieve the American Dream.” – Rep. Austin Scott (GA-08) “As a member of…
Chairman Conaway Introduces the Agriculture and Nutrition Act
…us who struggle every week to put food on the table. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which is reauthorized under the farm bill, is essential to helping many Americans…
Trade War Help for Farmers: All Options on the Table
A top Department of Agriculture official says “all options are on the table” when it comes to finding relief from a trade war with China for farmers. Deputy Secretary of…