Category Archives: Agriculture News
Mailed Seeds Pose Possible Crop Danger
Growing concerns around unsolicited seeds prompt at least 28 states to issue warnings not to plant the seeds. California and other states including Indiana joined the list of states this week, warning...
Jul 30, 2020
China Asks U.S. to Investigate Seed Mailings
The China seed saga continues as Chinese officials ask for packages from the U.S. to investigate. In a daily briefing with media, a spokesperson with China's Foreign Affairs Ministry Tuesday stated Ch...
Jul 29, 2020
U.S & Japan Organic Trade Grows
The USDA says livestock is now added to the list of products included in the organic trade arrangement between the U.S. and Japan. The Fence Post Dot Com says livestock can now be certified to either ...
Jul 20, 2020
CAL Specialty Crop Report
The California Department of Food and Agriculture is posting on its website that the department will present results via webinar on its recently released report called Climate Change Impacts fo...
Jul 17, 2020
Helping The Cotton Industry
A group of Senators wants the next round of COVID-19 assistance to support the cotton and textile industry. Led by Republican Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Democratic Senator Mark Warner o...
Jul 16, 2020
Slowdown at Chinese Ports
Chinese testing of meat, seafood, and other products for the coronavirus has tripled customs clearance times at some major Chinese ports. Bloomberg says the intensive testing is raising some major con...
Jul 15, 2020
Demo “Climate-Friendly” Ag Plan Gets Mixed Reaction
The House Democrats' climate change committee released an ambitious framework for slashing greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050. The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition says those plans...
Jul 02, 2020
Shortage of Ag Inspectors
A coalition of more than 150 agricultural organizations is urging Congressional appropriators to close an estimated $630 million funding shortfall for Agricultural Inspectors at ports-of-entry. The co...
Jul 01, 2020
China Clampdown on Imports
China's General Administration on Customs is asking some exporters to sign forms guaranteeing their products are free from COVID-19 contamination. Politico says that's not sitting well with many U.S. ...
Jun 30, 2020
FFA National Convention Goes Digital
The National FFA Organization announced last week that the 2020 National FFA Convention and Expo will be held virtually. "We wanted to ensure that our members and guests had the full convention experi...
Jun 29, 2020
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