Agricultural Coalition on Trade July 2018 Supplement Trade War with China Continues to Escalate. On August 3rd, China’s Ministry of Commerce announced it would be imposing tariffs on 5,207 items originating in the U.S. that are worth approximately $60 billion. The duty rate ranges from 5 to 25 percent. Although specialty crop items are largely…
DetailsOn August 22nd, The California Farm Bureau Federation hosted an agriculture roundtable discussion with Ambassador Gregg Doud, who is the Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the Office of the United States Trade Representative. Along with many other agriculture groups from across the state, Rob Nash, Director of Government Relations, attended on behalf of American Pistachio…
DetailsAPG submits comments on rural broadband to USDA Under direction from President Trump, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is developing a pilot program to propel private investment and bring broadband to unserved rural areas of the country. In a response to a request for stakeholder feedback, American Pistachio Growers has submitted…
DetailsPistachio Harvest Calculator to Help Growers with Harvest, Market & Budget Planning Fresno State researchers created an online pistachio harvest predictor to assist San Joaquin Valley growers in predicting yields for one of the area’s most popular crops. The free website will help growers with their harvest, market and budget planning. It was created by…
DetailsAmerican Pistachio Growers Urgently Request Tariff Mitigation from USDA The Situation On August 27, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced actions the U.S. Department of Agriculture will take to assist farmers in response to trade damage from unjustified retaliation by foreign nations. A short-term relief strategy has been developed to…
DetailsUSDA – FSA Now Offers Assistance from Losses due to Pistachio Bushy Top Syndrome Due to the diligent work over the last year from American Pistachio Growers (APG) and the California Congressional Delegation, this critically needed assistance program for affected growers of Pistachio Bushy Top Syndrome will officially begin accepting applications October 15,…
DetailsOrchard Task List for Pistachios August 2018 By Bob Beede, U.C. Farm Advisor, Emeritus I Misinformed You! At this year’s American Pistachio Growers Annual Conference, I made a presentation about navel orangeworm mating disruption and used the successes in Mating Disruption of codling moth and Oriental fruit moth(OFM) as support for the implementation of…
DetailsPistachio PAC Outreach & Activities Assembly Member Blanca Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) On August 13, APG hosted a breakfast fundraiser for the Rubio sisters, Blanca and Susan. The Sacramento event was attended by other members of the Agricultural Presidents’ Council, with Richard Matoian and Rob Nash representing APG. Assembly Member Blanca E.…
DetailsIf you are interested in making your voice heard on this issue, Assembly Member Adam Gray (D-Merced) is hosting a rally at the California State Capitol to protest the proposal. The rally is being held on Monday, August 20, 2018 at noon on the steps of the State Capitol. For more information or to…
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