Displaying items by tag: USA

Saturday, 19 September 2015 11:00

US farmers not too keen on Trump

According to US political magazine Politico Donald Trump’s brash talk about stopping undocumented immigration has excited Republican primary voters, turbocharged his campaign and spurred similar get-tough pledges from several rivals.

Published in Opinion
Tuesday, 15 September 2015 07:00

Beef quota quandary

New Zealand is rapidly closing on filling its beef quota to the US for the first time since 2004.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 02 September 2015 16:02

California drought tightens grip on farming

Drought on the US West Coast is tightening its grip on California agriculture, squeezing 30% more workers and cropland out of production than in 2014, according to the latest drought impact report by the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences.

Published in World News
Tuesday, 01 September 2015 15:54

US farmers want China access

US beef and pork producers are bemoaning their lack of access to the huge Chinese market.

Published in World News
Tuesday, 25 August 2015 09:17

USA laps up NZ wine

The USA has overtaken Australia to become New Zealand wine’s largest export market by value says the New Zealand Winegrowers annual report.

Published in General News
Friday, 21 August 2015 10:20

US beef cow rebuild begins

After the drought-induced decline in the US beef cowherd in recent years, the industry is making amends and rebuilding its depleted numbers.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 11 August 2015 06:55

US leadership blamed for TPP roadblock

A lack of leadership within the American dairy industry is one reason why the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks ground to a halt recently in Hawaii.

Published in General News
Friday, 07 August 2015 09:44

New plant business model from US partnership

A raspberry partnership between Plant & Food Research (PFR) and a plant nursery business in Washington state has had positive spinoffs, according to the Crown Research Insititute.

Published in Agribusiness
Friday, 12 June 2015 14:12

US cows happy in compost

Cows can dance for joy or stretch right out in deep, peaceful sleep because of the comfort of compost-bedding pack barns, says Maury Cox of the Kentucky Dairy Development Council.

Published in Farm Health
Tuesday, 02 June 2015 11:47

US going nuts about milk prices

From Kentucky family farms to Californian ‘mega dairies’, there is one thing on the mind of US dairy farmers – milk price. In California this is driving many to nuts.

Published in World News
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