Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today made the following statement following the successful conclusion of negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership: “An agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations provides a more …
Statement by the President on the Trans-Pacific Partnership
From The White House: I’ve spent every day of my presidency fighting to grow our economy and strengthen our middle class. That means making sure our workers have a fair …
Dormant Winter Crops Handling Flooding
A study by University of California-Davis (UC-Davis) that is looking at recharging groundwater levels by winter flooding of farmland and crops with a winter dormancy is showing good results. Dormant …
Most Operations Implementing Food Safety
The Food and Drug Administration is currently revising their draft rule of the Food Safety Modernization Act and that has some growers wondering about a farm food safety plan. Sponsored …
USDA, Microsoft to Launch “Innovation Challenge” to Address Food Resiliency
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is partnering with Microsoft to launch the “Innovation Challenge,” a contest designed to explore how climate change will impact the United States’ food system …
Farm Bureau Convention Planned for Orlando
What to expect at the 2016 American Farm Bureau Annual Convention and IDEAg trade show – and when you can begin registration. Farm Bureau Convention The 2016 convention keynote speaker …
Invisible ‘Barcode’ Helping Traceability
Some technology in the agriculture industry is looking at an old problem in the food supply chain. Food safety and traceability has always been a heavily debated topic, but as …
Crop Management
Everett Griner talks about southern farmers now looking at rice in today’s Agri View. Crop Management Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals – Matt …
WTO Rules against U.S.’ Country of Origin Labeling Requirements
From the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture: Today, the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Appellate Body ruled against the United States’ Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) requirements for meat, upholding the …
Farmer’s Market Phenomenon
Cathy Isom talks about the Farmer’s Market Phenomenon – why the most traditional way to buy and sell farm products is becoming more popular. Farmer’s Market Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk Livestock …
HM.CLAUSE – Davis, California Branch
HM.CLAUSE is a business unit of Limagrain, an international co-operative agricultural group, specializing in field seeds, vegetable seeds and cereal products. HM.CLAUSE is made up of two parts Harris Morgin …
Fresno Drought Forum is an Opportunity for Agriculture
From CDFA: By Craig McNamara, President, California State Board of Food and Agriculture Tomorrow (May 5), the California State Board of Food and Agriculture will be hosting a drought forum …
USDA Announces Building Blocks for Climate-Smart Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is announcing a comprehensive and detailed approach to support farmers, ranchers, and forest land owners in their response to climate change. The framework consists of …
Water for Farms – a Briefing by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
From CDFA California’s farms face growing water management challenges California is an agricultural powerhouse—the nation’s largest farm state and a world market leader, with 2012 sales of $48 billion (Note …