…change would be beneficial. Petitioners had claimed that changing the point of obligation would result in an increase in the production, distribution and use of renewable fuels in the U.S….
EPA Maintains RFS Point of Obligation Requirement
…when the Federal Register noted that the petition had been denied. Petitioners had claimed that changing the point of obligation would result in an increase in the production, distribution, and…
NIFA-Support for Education, Mentoring, and Technical Assistance Programs to Help New Farmers and Ranchers
…the Southern Pueblo Beginning Farmer and Rancher Program to meet the individual production, marketing, and financing needs of American Indian beginning farmers and ranchers of the Southern Pueblos in central…
Peterson Likes Senate Tax Bill Better Than House Version
…individuals. He also supports raising the exemption on the estate tax but not eliminating it. He wants the provision allowing co-ops to pass along production and marketing cost tax breaks…
Almond Board: Thanksgiving Message
…of its activities, the Board now engages in production, nutrition and market research, advertising and promotion in domestic and international markets, quality control, technical/regulatory issues management and statistical analysis and…
Exploring a World without Food Animals
…that shifting land usage from food animal production to food crop production would increase the total U.S. food supply by 23 percent. Because much of that land is unsuitable for…
Vibrant Purple Sweet Potatoes are a Healthful Thanksgiving Surprise
…to determine whether they have key characteristics needed for local production. From there, he selects a limited number to grow in replicated trials, to determine their potential to produce a…
Census of Ag Helps Farmers Influence Future Policy
…of all farms, ranches, and the people who operate them. The census looks at land use and ownership, operator characteristics, production practices, income, and expenses.” The last Census of Ag…
Monsanto On Track for Carbon Neutrality in 2021
…neutrality. Those areas are internal operations, which includes seed production, as well as breakthrough products and joint initiatives with farmers and other global partners. Monsanto has already demonstrated that certain…
Oregon Representative Releases Alternative Farm Bill
…and local production, as well as research that benefits smaller farms. Blumenauer was joined at the news conference by several Democratic Representatives who have endorsed his bill. Connecticut’s Rosa DeLauro…
Perdue Hears Concerns of California Farmers
…exported out of the United States,” Doornenbal said. “Now, 23 years after NAFTA started, we’re sending about 15 percent of our total dairy production out of the country. Mexico is…
California Cotton Primed for Success in 2018
…of California cotton has been harvested. California cotton acreage has already expanded by more than 30 percent when compared to a year ago. Increased interest in growing cotton in the…
Study Says Ethanol Production Creates More Carbon Emissions
…production has fallen more than three percent between 2007 and 2017, while production per-acre increased by 16 percent over that time. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
2017 A Good Year for Pumpkin Pies
…area mostly around Peoria. These are canning pumpkins says University of Illinois Extension’s Mohammad Babadoost. Production Babadoost has been tasked with a lot of the research that goes into making…