…Planning 2.0 Rule, which would represent a wholesale shift in management focus at BLM by prioritizing “social and environmental change” over ensuring multiple use of public lands, and by eliminating…
Ag Producers’ Confidence Surges During January
…October (Figure 1). Ag producers’ sentiment in January was not only the most positive recorded in the Ag Economy Barometer’s history, but it was also the biggest month-to-month sentiment change…
Trump: Change NAFTA to NAFFTA
President Donald Trump has suggested changing the acronym of the North American Free Trade Agreement when renegotiating the trade deal. Trump wants to include an extra ‘F’ in the term…
Record Attendance in Nashville as NCBA Members New Elect Officers
…year is going to be a huge one for the cattle and beef industry from a policy standpoint,” Uden said. “We are facing unprecedented change in Washington D.C., and we’re…
Insider Shares Political Realities at Record-Breaking Cattle Industry Convention
…to China through destruction of the TPP was not a good idea, but “he (Trump) can change his mind.” “Government doesn’t work just like a business,” she said, adding that…
Congressman Gaetz; Why Abolish the EPA
…be in place. The only thing that will change is the enforcement practices of these laws. Gaetz believes that abolishing the EPA will help the United States better protect the…
Cargill Chief: NAFTA in “Good Place”
…not a lot that Cargill wants to change in the North American Free Trade deal. He believes agricultural markets would have an extremely negative reaction if Trump should exit the…
Funding for Plant and Animal Phenomics and Microbiome Projects
…and a matrix that facilitates biofilm formation, to determine the role of microbiomes in shaping and responding to changes in the gastrointestinal tract of animals. A University of Illinois project…
Snow Survey Shows Big Gains
…to flood and back to drought, and climate change is intensifying those. In addition, as global warming drives up average temperatures in California more precipitation will fall as rain, not…
Robots and People Working Together to Save Water and Enhance Agriculture
…of Agriculture (USDA) is helping University of California researchers refine collaborative robotic technology that could change the way crops are maintained worldwide, saving millions of gallons of water each year…
Putting a Face on California Farmers
…so every two years when congress changes, when committee assignments change and clearly every four years,” Wenger said. “Especially here with so many changes happening and the change of party…
Border Tax Draws Concern from Seed Industry
…needed in America. Mexico’s climate primarily drives the practice. He also noted that many ASTA American customers grow fruits and vegetables in Mexico and import them into the United States….
Livestock Industry Supports Legislation to Address BLM Planning Rule
…environmental change” over multiple use, and eliminating stakeholder and local input into the planning process. “It’s critical that Congress step in to halt implementation of this midnight regulation before it…
U.S. Dairy Companies Push Back Against Canada’s Protectionist Policies
…U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA). “In the current trade climate across North America, it is foolhardy for Canada to continue…