…Agricultural Research Service (ARS), has been awarded the 2017 David Fairchild Medal for Plant Exploration by the National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG). This not-for-profit, non-governmental organization is based in Kaua’i,…
Cargill Chief: NAFTA in “Good Place”
MacLennan As Cargill Chair and CEO David MacLennan looks at the North American Free Trade Agreement, pulling out of the deal would have a “chilling effect on the already depressed…
Committee Vote on EPA Chief Delayed
Pruitt 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. The committee’s 10 Democrats…
House Agriculture Committee Meets
…Crawford (AR-01), Chair Rep. Frank Lucas (OK-03) Rep. Mike Rogers (AL-03) Rep. Bob Gibbs (OH-07) Rep. Austin Scott (GA-08) Rep. Scott DesJarlais (TN-04) Rep. Rick Allen (GA-12) Rep. Mike Bost…
Agri View: Hard Choices
…workers pick and package strawberries directly into boxes in the Salinas Valley of central California. Image ID:474844870 Copyright: David Litman Editorial Credit: David Litman / Shutterstock.com (Bottom right) Salinas, California,…
NMPF Lauds New House Bill
…market imitation products containing no real dairy ingredients. Introduced by Reps. Peter Welch (D-VT), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Mike Simpson (R-ID), Joe Courtney (D-CT), David Valadao (R-CA) and Suzan DelBene (D-WA),…
Landowner Wins Case against Army Corps
…the Corps’ jurisdictional determinations. NCBA environmental counsel Scott Yager said the case “highlights the subjectivity of how the agencies determine the presence of a WOTUS.” He says the ruling adds…
Geneticist Edward Buckler Awarded First NAS Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences
By Kim Kaplan, USDA Agriculture Research Service Geneticist Ed Buckler measures a maize ear for statistical analysis. Photo by Scott Bauer. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) geneticist Edward Buckler will receive…
Agri View: Labor Intensive Crop
…(migrant) seasonal farm (field) workers pick and package strawberries directly into boxes in the Salinas Valley of central California. Image ID:474844870, Copyright: David Litman, Editorial Credit: David Litman / Shutterstock.com…
NPPC Endorses Pruitt For EPA Administrator
Pruitt Calling him a champion for American agriculture and a strong advocate for sound science and the rule of law, the National Pork Producers Council endorsed Oklahoma Attorney General Scott…
National Pork Producers Delegate Body Appointed
…David R. Lewis Arkansas: Patrick Pollack, Jason Henson California: Ken Dyer, David M. Lopes Colorado: Julie McCaleb, Roc M. Rutledge Connecticut: Hazel T. Secchiaroli, Jonathan G. Secchiaroli Delaware: John B….
Cattlemen Call on Senate to Confirm Pruitt as EPA Administrator
Pruitt The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association today sent a letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works expressing strong support for the nomination of Scott Pruitt to…
Supreme Court Agrees to take EPA WOTUS Rule
Scott Yager, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association environmental counsel, released the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to grant the cert petition for the industry coalition lawsuit…
New Board Appointees Will Join The Cotton Board
…term expiring December 31, 2018. The re-appointed members are: Walter L. Corcoran, Producer – Eufoula, AL; David J. DeFelix, Producer – Campbellton, FL; James L. Webb, Producer – Leary, GA;…