The Trans-Pacific Partnership doesn't include China and isn't likely to push pears and apples into Japan, but it may help Northwest tree fruit exports to Southeast Asia. Click here for full story.
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Showing posts with label cherries. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cherries. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
TPP seen as longer term help to tree fruit. Ag Minute Oct. 20, 2015
Monday, July 20, 2015
Canadian official warns of possible retaliation for COOL. Ag Minute for July 20, 2015
As retaliatory tariffs loom, Canadian trade officials are urging the U.S. Senate to follow the House of Representatives' lead in voting to repeal mandatory country-of-origin labeling of meat. Click here for full story.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Spotted wing drosophila detected in SW Idaho. Ag Minute for June 24, 2015
An exotic fruit fly that was first detected in Idaho in 2012 appears to have gained a tentative foothold in the state and researchers are trying to determine how widespread it is. Click here for full story.
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
High court strikes down raisin program as unconstitutional. AgMinute for Jun 23, 2015
Court says government-run program can't take raisins without paying for them. For full story click here.
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
PNW cherry growers anticipate big season - AgMinute for May 26, 2014
Cherry growers in the Pacific Northwest are hopeful of a great season of a large crop at good prices, fueled by pent up retail demand caused by a California debacle. Click here for the full story
Friday, May 09, 2014
Pacific Northwest cherry outlook good - AgMinute for May 8, 2014
The Pacific Northwest may produce a near record cherry crop this season if not interrupted by bad weather. California growers wish they had more. Click here for the full story
Tuesday, August 06, 2013
A paragon of potatoes — AgMinute for Aug. 6, 2013
The U.S. Potato Board has chosen a veteran in the produce industry to serve as its new president and CEO. The Denver-based board, which serves as the nation's marketing organization and central organizing force, has chosen Blair Richardson.
Read about how farmers are confronting controversy over biotechnology in "Surviving a Biotech Backlash," available at http://bit.ly/BiotechBacklash
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Canadian trade war — AgMinute for June 11, 2013
The Canadian government on June 7 signaled it may impose retaliatory tariffs on more than three dozen American commodities, including beef, pork, rice, corn, apples, cherries and wine, as a result of the U.S.' mandatory country-of-origin labeling law.
The Capital Press ebook "Keen on Quinoa" is free this week at http://bit.ly/KeenOnQuinoa
Friday, September 07, 2012
AgMinute for Sept. 7, 2012
Idaho apple production in 2012 is expected to be up from last year, as better weather resulted in more ideal growing conditions for fruit crops.
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Friday, August 26, 2011
Podcast: Bringing Commerce to the Farm
On Aug. 19, the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Ag Tour, which was sponsored in part by the Capital Press. Audience Development Specialist Hannah Brause went on the tour and talked to organizers and participants about why the Ag Tour is important.
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