USDA and partners committed $20 million in 21st Century Conservation Service Corps partnership agreements to provide 4,000 work opportunities for youth, young adults and veterans up to 35 years old,…
USDA Reorganization Takes Shape
…Jiron served in many leadership positions, including Regional Forester of the Rocky Mountain Region; Deputy Regional Forester in the Pacific Southwest Region; Forest Supervisor of the Santa Fe National Forest;…
New Zealand to Visit U.S. to Talk Trade
…continued New Zealand-U.S. cooperation and leadership on trade in the Asia-Pacific and our cooperation in the WTO against barriers to trade.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
AFBF Details NAFTA Renegotiation Priorities
…barriers to ultra-filtered milk exports.” In a handful of areas, AFBF recommended the inclusion of provisions from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, including language related to food safety (sanitary and phyto-sanitary measures),…
NPPC, Ports Coalition, Applaud Early West Coast Port Contract Talks
…the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and Pacific Maritime Association for agreeing to early discussions on a contract extension. The extension will allow ports on the West Coast to operate…
The Western View: Fruit Trail
…The Fresno County Fruit Trail was created by a partnership between elected officials and civic leaders as well as farmers in Eastern Fresno County. The organizers include Fresno County and…
Critical Agricultural Research and Extension Projects Gains Support
…the agricultural community.” The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative is America’s flagship competitive grants program for foundational and translational research, education, and extension projects in the food and agricultural sciences….
Val Dolcini: New President and CEO of Pollinator Partnership
…CEO of Pollinator Partnership, the world’s largest nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to the protection and promotion of pollinators and their ecosystems. The announcement comes as Pollinator Partnership gears up for…
Panetta Establishes Congressional Agriculture Research Caucus
…priority. My district is home to several major universities that are at the forefront of agricultural research critical to our state and national economies. Additionally, the potential for public-private partnership…
TPP Member Nations Moving On
The 11 remaining member nations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement are moving on with finalizing the agreement without the United States. Four months after the United States announced it…
NAFTA a Success Story for Agriculture
…NAFTA, Tiemann says farmers “look forward to working with the Administration and Congress to ensure we maintain and build upon our established partnership with Mexico.” From the National Association of…
Citrus Disease HLB Detection and Quarantine in Orange County
…grapefruit) in a residential neighborhood in Anaheim. HLB is a deadly disease of citrus plants and closely related species and can be transmitted from tree to tree by the Asian…
Boston Market Commits to GAP Animal Welfare Standards
The rotisserie-cooking chain Boston Market announced plans to source chickens certified by the Global Animal Partnership and processed via a controlled-atmosphere system. A Meating Place Dot Com article says the…
Wheat Industry Looks for New NAFTA Opportunities, But Priority Remains Do No Harm
…(SPS) rules that the three countries already agreed to as part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations. “If the administration intends on renegotiating NAFTA, it must guarantee growers that new…