…archived webcast. Witness List: Panel I Mr. Richard R. Ebert, President, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, Blairsville, PA Ms. Kate English, Partner, English Family Partnership, Fort Myers, FL Mr. Patrick O’Toole, President,…
U.S. Beef Hits South Africa
…both on and off the farm, a substantial part of the estimated 11.7 million jobs supported by exports all across the country. Additionally, the Administration has concluded negotiating the Trans-Pacific…
Honey Bee Colony Health Survey Results
…Partnership and the Apiary Inspectors of America to produce an annual survey that asks both commercial and small-scale beekeepers to track the health and survival rates of their honey bee…
Challenging Conditions in the West
…coastal erosion due to sea level rise,” said Tomás Torres, EPA’s Water Division Director for the Pacific Southwest. “We want to better understand the health of our wetlands and work…
Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry Results
…Department’s framework for helping farmers, ranchers, and forestland owners respond to climate change. Since 2009, USDA programs and partnerships have supported climate mitigation and adaptation efforts. These efforts led to…
Agri View: Ornamental Fish
…Water Fishes 1539 Southeast Asia, Americas, Africa, Indonesia Corals (hard and soft) 102 Indo-Pacific, Caribbean, the Red Sea Invertebrates, other (e.g., shrimps, crabs, snails, starfish) 293 Indo-Pacific, Caribbean, the Red…
California Raisin Grape Mechanical Harvest Report
Total acreage harvested by mechanical means was 47,754, just over 28 percent of the State’s total raisin-type grape acreage, according to the Pacific Regional Office of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics…
Crop Production Report
The USDA-NASS, Pacific Regional Office released the crop production forecast for May. The latest survey, conducted during the last week of April 2016, and the first week of May 2016,…
People’s Garden
…of urban wood. Through a partnership with the District of Columbia’s Urban Forestry Administration, trees – mostly locust and oak – felled by storms or old age were milled and…
Grants Available for SWEEP Assistance, Training
…to CDFA, and providing computers and internet access to allow growers to complete SWEEP applications. Technical assistance will be made available through a $50,000 partnership grant between CDFA and the…
Interview with Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack
Vilsack AgNet West News Director Sabrina Hill talks with USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack about his recent trip to Asia, trade and the Trans Pacific Partnership, and the upcoming election. Ag…
People’s Gardens Across Government
People’s Gardens, Farmers Markets & CSAs at USDA and Across Government by Arthur Neal, Deputy Administrator, AMS Transportation and Marketing Program USDA photo by Ken Melton. We celebrated a few…
Snowpack Melting at Record Speed
Far below average snowpack remains in much of the West, peak streamflow early in Pacific Northwest During April, western snowpack dropped at record speed, according to data from the fifth…
NPPC Capital Update
…group claimed they only are worth between about $2.6 million and $17.6 million. TTIP Tottering Toward Oblivion? The future of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) free trade agreement…