Two top level U.S. officials say the value of expanding market access through the Trans Pacific Partnership will be significant. Rod Bain has the story. TPP Agreements and Market Opportunities …
Trade Promotion Authority in the Overall U.S. Trade Plan
How does Trade Promotion Authority fit into the overall picture when it comes to expanding US trade opportunities? Rod Bain has this story. Trade Promotion Authority in the Overall U.S. …
The History of Trade Promotion Authority
US Trade Representative Michael Froman explains the history of Trade Promotion Authority, and the relationship between Congress and the President to approve trade deals. The History and Purpose of Trade …
Why Young Farmers Get Into Farming
The average age of farmers is 50-years or older, but the USDA Radio team caught up with a new and beginning farmer who is only 36 and a part of …
It’s Full Steam Ahead for Farm Bill Implementation
Gary Crawford with the Agriculture Secretary saying his department is going full steam ahead on farm bill implementation. It’s Full Steam Ahead for Farm Bill Implementation Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember …
State Drought Task Force Kicks Off Meetings
As California’s farmers and ranchers struggle to keep their operations running with very little water, the state’s Drought Task Force kicks off a series of public meetings. Speaking at the …
How Will Drought Affect Struggling Communities?
Javier Guzmán is with the Water for Land Committee. He was at the California Drought Task Force meeting and spoke on behalf of the farmworkers who he says have been …
CA Ag Secretary’s Message to Farmers on Drought
The state’s drought task force met at UC Merced to discuss some of the efforts underway to help farmers around the state deal with the effects of the drought. California …
Farm Bureau Encourages House and Senate to Work Together on Water Legislation
Tulare County Farm Bureau Tulare County Farm Bureau Board of Directors made their support known this week for H.R.3964 and S.2016, the two current federal legislative proposals that address drought …
Proposed Budget Focuses on Results “Where it Counts”
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack comments on his proposed FY 2015 budget. Ag Secretary Vilsack on his proposed budget. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Protecting Your Operation from Damaging Fire AntsJuly …
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Proposed FY 2015 Budget
WASHINGTON, March 4, 2014—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today made the following statement on the proposed FY 2015 budget: “The President’s 2015 USDA budget proposal achieves reform and results for the American …
State Drought Task Force Meets Today
The state drought task force will meet in Merced today as the California Department of Food and Agriculture hold a board meeting at UC Merced. The meeting will include three …
Future of FFA Uncertain
The future of FFA and other agriculture education programs is uncertain here in California due to Governor Jerry Brown’s proposal to drop the Agriculture Incentive Grant. Assemblymember Adam Gray (D-Merced) …
AgNeTVideo: Threat to Agriculture Ed Funding
Stuart McCullough, Agriculture Department Chair at Los Banos High School, talks with AgNet West about what the governor’s proposed cut to the Agriculture Education Incentive Funding Grant would mean to …