…federal funds to be deployed in rural areas with a population of 20,000 or less. A wide variety of entities is eligible for funding, including incumbent and competitive rural telephone…
Water Recycling Projects Continue Improving Agricultural Water Supplies
…crop irrigation. A 2015 study from the Pacific Institute illustrated California’s seven major oil-producing counties have the potential to provide a combined 359 million gallons of OPW every day. There…
Food Processing Grants Available to Help Improve Energy Efficiency
…processing is one of largest users of energy in the state, consuming 7 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity and 500 million therms of natural gas in 2015. The amount of energy…
Trade War Endangers Farmers, Farm Bureau Tells Congress
…and beef cattle and operates a dairy. “In 2015, China’s ‘minimum support price’ for corn, rice and wheat was estimated to be nearly $100 billion in excess of the levels…
Valley Ventures Accelerator Fueling Innovation; Accepting Fall Applications
…event in 2015. “HerdDogg’s passion for animal welfare has helped the company enjoy a successful start, and is now looking to scale sales and increase its strategic activities with dairies…
USDA Appoints Members to National Dairy Promotion and Research Board
…2018, through October 31, 2021. One appointee will serve the remaining portion of a vacant position, effective immediately, and expiring October 31, 2019. “These appointees represent a cross section of…
Meat Companies Accused of Artificially Inflating Pork Prices
…percent. The “year-average” price in the hog market was $76.30 in 2015, after being at or below $50 annually from 1998-2009. Hormel Foods issues a statement saying, “Hormel Foods is…
Trade Promotion Authority to Auto-Renew
…allows, or perhaps restricts, Congress to a simple up or down vote, without amendment, regarding the approval of trade agreements. Most recently passed in 2015, TPA was favored by a…
Rural Mainstreet Economy Expands for June
The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index measured above growth neutral in June for a fifth straight month. This is the first time since July 2015 the survey has recorded five…
National FFA Organization and ASTA Sign Historic Memorandum of Understanding
…model – agricultural education, FFA and supervised agricultural experience,” said Mark Poeschl, chief executive officer of the National FFA Organization. “As we move forward in the 21st Century, we know…
USDA Appoints Members to National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board
…1, 2018, through June 30, 2021, are: Brian P. Linney, Reston, Va. (Region 3); Joseph L. Carson, Martins Ferry, Ohio (Region 6); Gregory J. Schwarz, Cashton, Wis. (Region 8); Marissa…
Farm Bureau Hails District Court WOTUS Decision
The following statement about a recent federal district court ruling regarding the 2015 “Waters of the United States” rule may be attributed to American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall….
Farm Bureau Files Brief Supporting Water Rule Opponents
The American Farm Bureau Federation, together with a broad coalition of other farm and business groups, filed a brief in support of 13 states challenging the EPA’s 2015 “Waters of…
EPA Awards Biofuel Waivers Worth Tens of Millions of Dollars
…gave Hollyfrontier nearly $34 million worth of credits to reverse a denial for one of its Wyoming plants that dated back to 2015. The agency also gave undisclosed millions more…
