Ag News

Ferndale-based CTA Inc. has satisfied its debt under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act and can now operate in the produce industry again.

EPA announced approval of nine biopesticides and one conventional pesticide for use on hemp. This was the first time the federal agency approved products for use on hemp.

2020 begins with a promising outlook for California's snowpack. The amount of water contained in the snowpack was over 9 inches, or 90% of the January 2nd average.

U.S. potato exports found an upswing during the 2019-20 first quarter. This continues the growth seen at the end of the last marketing year, despite of trade issues in Asia.

Newser on-line reports millennials are drinking less wine than older generations, causing wine consumption to fall in the U.S. last year for the first time since 1994.

The National Pork Producers Council is calling Impossible Foods' naming of its plant-based products designed to mimic real pork a brazen violation of labeling law.

The U.S. appears ready to reclaim its share of the red meat market in Japan. The outlook is very optimistic under the new U.S.-Japan trade agreement.

Soybean producers won’t be the only ones to benefit from a Chinese trade deal. According to Ted Seifried of Zaner Ag Hedge, livestock producers have a lot to gain, too.

The European Union’s new trade chief will visit Washington D.C. next week in a bid to repair relations frayed by U.S. measures against imports from the EU.

The U.S. and China are expected to sign a “phase one” trade deal next week, but fruit exporters shouldn’t expect immediate removal of Chinese tariffs on U.S. fruits.