The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced 11 grants totaling $3 million for Early Concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) projects focused on …
NMPF Urges Senate Ag Committee to Confirm Perdue as Ag Secretary
The National Milk Producers Federation urged the Senate Agriculture Committee to swiftly confirm former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue as the next U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, as NMPF, its 29 member …
Snow Survey Shows Big Gains
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) manual snow survey at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada range on February 2 found a snow water equivalence of 28.1 inches, a significant …
Robots and People Working Together to Save Water and Enhance Agriculture
By Lorena Anderson, UC Merced Assistant News Director A nearly $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is helping University of California researchers refine collaborative robotic technology …
Blum Center Relaunching With Focus on Food
By Lorena Anderson, Assistant News Director, UC Merced Communications UC Merced is relaunching its branch of the Blum Center for Developing Economies with a focus on food security for the …
Dairy Trade in the Trump Era
by Jim Mulhern,President, CEO of NMPF On his first Monday in the White House, President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order officially abandoning the Trans-Pacific Partnership. This action raised …
Almond Matters: February Means Bloom Time
In today’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent U.S.A. Corporation, February means almond bloom. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman talked with Valent U.S.A.’s Pat Clay a few weeks ago about …
NCBA Cattle Industry Convention Underway
The 2017 Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Trade Show is underway in Nashville, Tennessee. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those …
Florida Representative Drafts Legislation to Abolish EPA
A U.S. Representative from Florida emailed details to other lawmakers this week regarding a draft bill to “completely abolish” the Environmental Protection Agency. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Let’s …
Food Producers Accelerating Exports to Mexico, Searching for New Markets
U.S. food producers are expediting shipments to Mexico and seeking alternative markets as concerns rise over immigration and trade policy changes. Food producers are lining up alternative markets as business …
Committee Vote on EPA Chief Delayed
A boycott Wednesday led the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee to delay a vote on Scott Pruitt’s nomination to head the Environmental Protection Agency. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch …
AFBF Pres. Duvall: Confirm Judge Gorsuch
The following may be attributed to American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall: “Judge Neil Gorsuch was nominated last night to the Supreme Court. If confirmed, he will assume the …
6 Things to Know About EPA Review of Pyrethroids
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently accepting comments on the ecological risk assessments for pyrethroids and pyrethrins as insecticides. This evaluation is occurring as part of a registration review …
Vilsack Endorses Agriculture Secretary Nominee Sonny Perdue
Secretary of Agriculture Nominee Sonny Perdue has received the endorsement from former Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those …