…is available at www.fs.fed.us/sites/default/files/toward-shared-stewardship.pdf. Photographs of the event are available at: https://flic.kr/s/aHskGkVYkN The mission of the USFS, an agency of the USDA, is to sustain the health, diversity and productivity…
Secretary Perdue Statement on EJC Ruling on Genome Editing
…consumers, potential benefits include healthier, higher-quality foods at affordable prices. For farmers, they include improvements in productivity, plant and animal health, and environmental sustainability. “The global regulatory treatment of genome-edited…
USDA Invites Comments on the Implementation of the e-Connectivity Pilot Program
…e-Connectivity, rural Americans cannot reach their full productivity in the workplace, receive the best education in schools nor the finest health care in hospitals. This rural broadband pilot program was…
Rickert Ranch Irrigation
…additional 460 feet of pipe were required, overall the project savings were significant. Also, recovery of pasture productivity was greatly accelerated by limiting the movement of topsoil. Diversion setup on…
Fifth Crow Farm – An Ecosystem of Sustainability
…we have been successful and we have seen productivity go up.” The three farmers agree that one measure of their farm’s success can be gauged by smelling, feeling and laboratory…
Perdue To Allow Modified FMD Virus Onto US Mainland
…a highly contagious viral foreign animal disease that affects domestic livestock – including cattle, swine, sheep, goats, and domestic cervids – with reduced milk and meat productivity, illness, and death….
Groups React to Farm Bill Proposal
…farm economy and the thousands of jobs that are supported by America’s agricultural productivity.” National Cattlemen’s Beef Association National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President Kevin Kester today issued the following statement…
Broadband Investment and Section 199A Tax Code Fix in Omnibus Applauded by Perdue
…go I have heard how important increased broadband is to rural Americans. Reliable and affordable internet e-connectivity truly is the key to productivity in the 21st Century and I’m pleased…
Almond Matters: California Ag Day Highlights Sustainability
…industry, with half of all almond processors employing solar energy in their facilities. Millions of dollars have been invested in research aimed at further improving the productivity of the almond…
Secretary Perdue Testifies on Rebuilding American Infrastructure
…continue to do that as well. “Surface transportation is extremely important. Roads and bridges in rural areas where trucks cannot transport across ailing bridges contribute to a lack of productivity….
Crops Hold Onto Harmful Mutations That Reduce Productivity
…were able to show that a substantial portion of the variation in productivity in maize is coming from dysregulation,” said Buckler. “The data set is a community resource that will…
Alternative Antibiotic Gives Piglets a Boost
…Prior to the ban, producers used certain dietary antibiotics to improve the productivity of animals after stressful events such as weaning and transportation, according to Jay Johnson, an animal scientist…
Perdue Announces USDA’s Farm Bill and Legislative Principles for 2018
…underrepresented farmers. Ensure that voluntary conservation programs balance farm productivity with conservation benefits so the most fertile and productive lands remain in production while land retired for conservation purposes favors…
USDA Wants Farmer Input on Government Regulations
…people to “tell us what regulations are standing in the way of your prosperity and productivity.” The secretary urged people to go to the USDA website and tell them “what…