conservation

With the smallest beef herd in the U.S. since the 1950’s, imports of beef from Australia are expected to rise for the 2014-15 marketing year.

The final numbers for agriculture exports in 2014 confirmed a record setting value.

The ballot measure in Colorado that would have required GMO labeling has failed.

The city of Yakima is giving away leaf bags until supplies run out. You can get the bags at the Public Works complex at 2301 Fruitvale Boulevard. The biodegradable bags can be picked up between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. About 40,000 bags will be given away...

Nearly half of U.S. consumers say animal protein is still the best source of protein.

In a heavily irrigated Washington valley where fish, crops and people often compete for water, biologists are turning to one of nature's best engineers to help restore streams and salmon habitat. Landowners typically trap or kill beavers that block irrigation canals and flood homes in the Yakima Valley...

USDA will provide more than $328 million for conservation funding in an effort to protect and restore key farmlands, grasslands and wetlands across the nation.

Florida Representative Steve Southerland has proposed the Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protect Act which would halt any action of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers regarding the proposed definition of waters of the United States.

The U.S. Meat Export Federation recently hosted a workshop for 230 Korean red meat importers, distributors, retail and food service operators.

Exported food and agricultural products topped a record breaking $144 billion and supported nearly 1 million jobs in 2013.