…Rogersville, Tenn. “The VIP Award recognizes the dedicated individuals who contribute to the FFA mission of student success through their hard work and cooperation,” National FFA chief executive officer Mark…
New Record for American Farmland Values
…farm real estate and pasture values, reflecting the overall trend over the past 14 years. Average cropland values have also rebounded to 2015 numbers. USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Land…
Agri View: Genetically, What is a Fruit?
…Spain. Not California. Not Florida. I read from a 3 page list of other uncommon, and mostly unknown, facts about fruits and vegetables. Those that everybody eat at one time…
USDA Invites Comments on the Implementation of the e-Connectivity Pilot Program
…and broadband service providers, rural electric cooperatives, private firms (but not sole proprietors or partnerships), nonprofits and governmental bodies. Rural areas with current internet service speeds of 10 megabits per…
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…
Benefits of Sustainably Harvesting Non-timber Forest Products
A new report by USDA Forest Service researchers provides science-based information to help decision-makers, practitioners, and researchers to promote the sustainable harvest of non-timber forest products. The Assessment of Nontimber…
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…
NCBA Comments on “Fake Meat” Oversight”
…promoters of lab-grown meat claim USDA oversight of lab-grown fake meat is unnecessary because animals aren’t harvested. However, USDA inspection is required for all federal meat plants, whether harvesting occurs…
Valley Ventures Accelerator Fueling Innovation; Accepting Fall Applications
…cow ear tag technology that is also found in 10 states and in Australia, Brazil and Norway. The unit sensor uploads physiological and GPS location data to the cloud so…
USDA Appoints Members to National Dairy Promotion and Research Board
…industry assessments, which helps ensure fiscal accountability and program integrity. More information about research and promotion programs is available on the Research and Promotion Programs page on the AMS website….
Almond Matters: Assessing Ant Management Strategies
…good ants from the bad ants.” If a grower is assessing ant management in their orchard and finds their bait was not as effective as intended, there are some harvesting…
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…
