Japan’s top agriculture official said that his nation will resume the import of U.S. western white wheat in the wake of the discovery of GMO wheat in an Oregon field.
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USDA officials say they are continuing to work as quickly as possible to determine how genetically engineered wheat wound up in a northeast Oregon field.
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Japan is still deciding whether to resume purchasing U.S. western white wheat. The official Japanese position is that no decision has yet been made, said Steve Mercer, vice president of communications for U.S. Wheat Associates.
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Weather damage to China's wheat crop has opened export opportunities for wheat producers in the Pacific Northwest and throughout the U.S., according to wheat industry sources.
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Much more acreage is set to expire Sept. 30 from the federal Conservation Reserve Program than was awarded during the recent general signup period, according to the Farm Service Agency.
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USDA projects Idaho's oat crop, at 1.8 million bushels, will be 85 percent larger than last year. Oat farmers say the majority of the crop will be cut for hay, rather than grown for grain, due to a shortage of alfalfa.
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Officials with the Idaho Wheat Commission believe key factors are finally aligning to make hard white winter wheat a more viable option for the state's growers.
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The Food and Drug Administration has announced it will expand its outreach effort to farmers to address questions relating to the agency's proposed produce safety rules.
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Agricultural groups hope legislation that includes both farm and nutrition policy with a defined expiration date emerges when Senate and House farm bills go to conference.
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A federal judge has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to determine whether food made with genetically engineered crops can be labeled as "natural."
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Farm machinery sales have soared during the first half of 2013, exceeding last year's strong levels and surpassing manufacturer expectations.
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The Idaho-Eastern Oregon Onion Festival returns this year after a seven-year absence. It will be held Aug. 3 during the Malheur County Fair and include cooking contests, tasting demonstrations and an onion dressing competition.
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Japanese customers will meet with Northwest wheat industry representatives next week in Portland to discuss genetically modified wheat found in a field in northeast Oregon earlier this year, according to the chair of the Washington Grain Commission.
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Gov. Butch Otter has appointed a Caribou County dryland grain farmer and a Washington County rancher to a reconstituted board assigned to regulate oil and gas exploration and drilling in the state.
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Japan may be opening the door for more wheat purchases from the United States, but the U.S. wheat industry is exercising cautious optimism.
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A top Japanese agricultural official says that his nation plans to resume purchases of U.S. soft white wheat this week. The announcement follows South Korea's re-entry into the market on Tuesday.
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A lack of coordination with meat packers is often a bigger barrier to success for "local" livestock producers than insufficient slaughter capacity, a USDA study finds.
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Farmers who aren't directly subject to national health care reforms for employees may still end up with higher labor costs from the overhaul, experts say.
Kenyan agricultural regulators said during a recent tour of Pacific Northwest grain facilities they've seen no evidence of flag smut, a crop disease that has posed a trade barrier.
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Potato growers in the Northwest and throughout the U.S. have significantly reduced their acreage this season following a 2012 crop marked by overproduction and low prices, according to a USDA report released June 28.
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