Former U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman speaking in Tokyo this week said the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) can still serve as a guide for future trade agreements. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester …
Funding to Support Specialty Crop Pest Management
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced $11 million in available funding through the Minor Crop Pest Management Program (also known as Interregional …
USDA Announces Funding to Support Antimicrobial Resistance Research
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced $11 million in available funding for projects that mitigate antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a growing public health …
Almond Matters: Making Ag Day, Everyday
In today’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent U.S.A. Corporation, a movement called Ag Day 365 is looking to expand agriculture awareness to a daily mission rather than once …
Subcommittee Examines Livestock Producer Perspectives on Next Farm Bill
Rep. David Rouzer (NC-7), Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, held a hearing to gather perspectives from key members of the livestock community as …
Trump Administration Declares National Ag Day
Ray Starling, President Trump’s special assistant for agriculture, reads the administration’s declaration of National Ag Day, before a gathering of ag industry representatives in Washington, D.C. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester …
Acting Agriculture Deputy Secretary Michael L. Young on National Agriculture Day
Acting Agriculture Deputy Secretary Michael L. Young released the following statement: “Today is National Agriculture Day, set aside to pay tribute to the farmers and ranchers of our nation. The …
NPPC Farm Bill Priority: FMD Vaccine Bank
The U.S. pork industry’s top priority for the next Farm Bill is establishing a Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine bank, the National Pork Producers Council told a House Agriculture subcommittee in …
Subcommittee Examines Federal Nutrition Programs
The House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Nutrition convened a hearing to examine the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) three commodity distribution programs: The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), Commodity Supplemental …
China Halts Meat Imports from Brazil
China is blocking meat imports from Brazil until the nation can provide more information about an investigation into a bribery scheme to release sanitary licenses for meat products. Sponsored ContentCIR …
Japan, Germany, Pledge to Work Together on Free Trade
Japan and Germany over the weekend announced an agreement to work together on free trade. The announcement follows President Donald Trump’s removal of the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, …
Stabenow Asking for USDA Bird Flu Response Information
Senate Agriculture Committee ranking Democrat Debbie Stabenow of Michigan is asking the Agriculture Department to outline its avian influenza response. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Let’s Talk Livestock Risk …
Building a Reliable, Low-Cost Device to Measure Moisture in Grain Bags
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have developed a new way for farmers in developing areas of the world to determine the moisture content of their stored grain. Such determinations …
Kern County’s Farm Day in the City This Week
Farm Day in the City is this week! This annual event has been sponsored by the Kern County Farm Bureau since 1984. Over the years, this event has grown from …