…data collection began in October 2015. Figure 2. Index of Current Conditions and Index of Future Expectations, October 2015 to April 2017. The barometer’s two sub-indices, the Index of Current…
Ag Secretary Perdue Moves to Make School Meals Great Again
…school food requirements cost school districts and states an additional $1.22 billion in Fiscal Year 2015. At the same time costs are going up, most states are reporting that they’ve…
4-H Calls Alumni and Friends to Join its New Network
…alumni and friends to the network by June 30, 2017. A map showing the current front runners is on the registration page. “We need the help of all 4-H members,…
Florida Teacher Calls Ag Students “Murderers”
…engaged in a repeated, egregious pattern of mistreating, ridiculing, insulting, intimidating, embarrassing bullying and abusing FFA students, crushing their dreams and causing them to feel that they must discontinue FFA…
Farmer Opinions on Trump’s First 100-Days
A new Farm Journal poll offers farmer perspective on Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office. In fact, Farm Journal has tracked farmer opinions on Trump since 2015. Several polls…
Western View: Is Global Warming Real?
…the post-1979 average. In May 2015, NASA says polar sea ice is approximately 5 percent above the post-1979 average. Taylor’s opinion is that climate change is a myth, but his…
Almond Board: FFA Recognizes Almond Industry
The California State FFA celebrated the almond community’s commitment to the future of farming through the funding of scholarships that enable students to pursue a degree in agriculture studies. Almond…
National FFA Organization Awards More Than $2.7 Million in Scholarships
…by July 1, 2017, should email scholarships@ffa.org. Information for the 2018 scholarship program will be available on FFA.org Nov. 15, 2017. The National FFA Organization provides leadership, personal growth and…
2016 California Almond Acreage Report
California’s 2016 almond acreage is estimated at 1,240,000 acres, up 7 percent from the 2015 revised acreage of 1,160,000. Of the total acreage for 2016, 940,000 acres were bearing and…
USDA Seeks Nominees for Christmas Tree Promotion Board
…more information, visit the Christmas Tree Promotion Board page on USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) website or contact Victoria Carpenter at (202) 720-6930, email VictoriaM.Carpenter@ams.usda.gov. Since 1966, Congress has authorized…
USDA to Study Antibiotics Use in Pork operations
…and grower-finisher facilities with a capacity of at least 1,000 head. The study is part of USDA’s Antimicrobial Resistance Action Plan released in 2015. The study will gather information on…
Rural Economy Index Lower Again
…overall index was at or above growth neutral was August 2015. The farmland and ranchland-price index for April slumped to a frail 30.7 from March’s 33.0. This is the 41st…
USDA Announces $4.8 Million Available to Support Food Safety Outreach Program
…the request for application for details. NIFA has invested more than $7.1 million through the Food Safety Outreach Program since its establishment in 2015. One of the program’s previously-funded projects…
AFBF’s President Duvall Joins in Historic White House Ag Roundtable
…Resource Sciences; National FFA officer (central region vice president), 2016-2017 Lynetta Griner of Florida, owner/operator of Usher Land and Timber, president of the Florida Forestry Association A.G. Kawamura of California,…
