Category Archives: Agriculture News
China Finds Coronavirus in Frozen Food Imports
Two cities in China have found traces of coronavirus in frozen-food imports. Samples taken from frozen chicken wings imported from Brazil and shrimp from Ecuador have both tested positive for the viru...
Aug 17, 2020
July Equipment Sales Climb
July was the fourth-consecutive positive month in the U.S. for overall unit sales of agricultural tractors and self-propelled combines. July numbers in Canada were also positive for the second-straigh...
Aug 14, 2020
No Change in Land Values in 2020
USDA's 2020 Land Values report says the average value of cropland, including all land and buildings on farms, was $3,160 per acre in 2020. That's unchanged from 2019's record high. The average value f...
Aug 13, 2020
Senate Coronavirus Aid Falls Short for Agriculture
Negotiations to finalize the next coronavirus relief package in Congress are far from the finish line, and so is aid for agriculture, according to the National Association of State Departments of Agri...
Jul 31, 2020
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
Poll
Daily Buzz Question: 8.4.26
Two Central Valley Republicans, Ali Macedo and David Tangipa, are now leading the Assembly GOP. Is that good news for the Valley?
Voting Ends: Aug 4, 2026 | 8:00 PM
