…Service — Pacific Regional Office (NASS/PRO). Listen to the report with Almond Board President and CEO Richard Waycott. Listen to the full interview with Waycott. From the Almond Board…
Funding for Research on Plant-Biotic Interactions
…is the first round of grants awarded through the Plant-Biotic Interactions program, a joint funding opportunity established through a partnership between NIFA and the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NIFA…
Western View: Ventura County
…places like Santa Barbara, and Malibu, the Pacific Coast Highway and miles of beaches, this is surfer heaven. It’s hard to associate farms and farming with surfboards and sunscreen. It…
Pork Wants U.S. Bilateral Trade Deal with Japan
…deal with Japan, the highest value market for U.S. pork exports. A Pork Network Dot Com article says now that the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement has gone away, the U.S. needs…
Research on Pests and Beneficial Species Funding from USDA
…translational research, education, and extension projects in the food and agricultural sciences. This is the first round of grants made under the Pests and Beneficial Species in Agricultural Production Systems…
NIFA Announces $4.3 Million for Higher Education Support
…degree in the food and agricultural sciences in partnership with three regional two-year colleges. A State University of New York(link is external) College of Environmental Science and Forestry project is…
EU, Japan, Within Reach of Trade Agreement
…says the EU-Japan deal has taken on greater importance since U.S. President Donald Trump took the United States out of the multi-member Trans-Pacific Partnership pact, leaving the remaining 11 members…
UC ANR Vice President Testifies Before House Ag Committee
…California is the country’s top agricultural state. “California’s $47 billion agricultural sector has depended on UC ANR, in partnership with our UC campuses, for the stream of new technologies and…
Study: TPP Withdrawal Creates Export Loss for U.S., Gains for Canada
A new study says the U.S. withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership will cost the nation more than $3 billion in exports. Meanwhile, the remaining 11 members would enjoy marginal gains…
Pollinator Partnership’s 10th Annual Pollinator Week
…pollinator-friendly. Founded by Pollinator Partnership (P2), Pollinator Week has grown into an international celebration of the importance of pollinators and what they do for our ecosystems. Honeybees, native bees, bats,…
USDA Announces $20 Million for Jobs for Young People, Veterans
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),…