Items Tagged with 'alfalfa'

When it comes to water issues in the western U.S.—specifically the seven states dependent on the Colorado River system for their lives and livelihoods—John Boelts thinks farmers are giving up more than their share.

The Bureau of Reclamation and the seven states that share the Colorado River’s water are preparing to return to the negotiating table to decide the future of the river’s water as the current guidelines governing drought-related water cuts nears its 2026 expiration.

Dairy operations and cattle producers in the Southwest are bracing for potentially higher feed bills, depending on how farmers respond to a historic agreement among California, Nevada and Arizona that’s intended to slash agricultural water usage and preserve hydropower generation.

Chinese officials have given their blessing to a handful of strains of alfalfa, canola and other crops, offering a sense of optimism that the wheels may be turning on the country’s notoriously slow approval process.

India has blocked the imports of U.S. pork for years, demanding conditions for the trade that the U.S. has not been willing to accept, but the country is now promising to end the regulatory delays, according to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

The Western drought that stretches through much of the Great Plains is pushing cattle ranchers and dairy farmers to the breaking point – and sometimes past it – as producers scramble to feed their animals.

California to see fewest alfalfa acres since 1938 * Trump’s new water plan won’t help in a dry year * New bills address taxes on ag overtime, climate goals and pesticide training

The Environmental Protection Agency has approved the insecticide sulfoxaflor for use on corn, cotton, sorghum and citrus, as well as other crops, the agency announced Friday, saying it had concluded the chemical posed no significant risk to bees and that alternatives to the chemical are worse for the environment.