Loans Will Help Create Jobs and Spur Business Growth in 27 States Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that USDA is investing $2.5 billion in rural electric infrastructure improvements…
Perdue Statement on House Passage of Resilient Federal Forests Act
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 (H.R. 2936) as an important step toward better management of…
Tour Shows Ornamental Pumpkin Big Business
…This slideshow requires JavaScript. Both locations have an educational element to the patch and it truly is an agro-tourism industry. “There is a million people right here in San Jose…
Another Successful California Small Farm Conference
The 2017 California Small Farm Conference was held on October 29 and 30 at the Robert Cabral Agricultural Center in Stockton. The two-day event was an opportunity for farmers’ market…
USDA Aims to Improve Food and Nutrition Education for Low-Income Communities
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced support to develop local and self-reliant food systems, such as farm to table enterprises that bring…
Agri View: Rural Infrastructure
Everett Griner talks about funding the rebuilding of the rural infrastructure in today’s Agri View. Everett discusses some of the issues surrounding our rural roads and why they need serious…
One Step Closer to Tax Cuts?
…as the House and Senate Ag Committees work on a new farm bill using the existing baseline. Funding is going to be a huge challenge in the farm bill as…
California President Leads 2017-18 National FFA
…office of president. Erica Baier, an agricultural education major at Iowa State University, was elected national secretary. Western VP Bryce Cluff Central VP Piper Merritt Piper Merritt, an agricultural economics…
USDA Offering $5 Million in Farm to School Grants
Photo Courtesy USDA The Department of Agriculture is offering $5 million in grants to schools through the USDA Farm to School Program. The program has been awarding grants to schools…
House Ag Chair Says Farm Bill Work Could Possibly Finish This Year
…farm bill and the needs that are out there in agriculture. Decisions House Ag Committee Chair Mike Conaway of Texas. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA Strengthens Agricultural Sciences at Hispanic-Serving Institutions
To Cultivate Future Scientists and Leaders The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced grants to support agricultural science education at Hispanic-Serving Institutions…
Food Evolution Explores GMO Concerns
…emotionally charged topic. Folta described Kennedy’s work as a filmmaker as being “even-handed” and “socially responsible.” Funding for the production was provided by the Institute of Food Technologists, an international,…
USDA Invests in a More Diverse Agricultural Science Workforce
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced grants to increase women and minority representation in the agricultural science workforce. Funding is made…
Coalition Calls for Double the Funding for USDA Research
…letter to House and Senate agriculture leaders, requesting the lawmakers increase the Department of Agriculture’s research, education and extension budget to $6 billion over the life of the next farm…