…or state commodity boards. The funding is made possible through NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), which was authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. “Our collaboration with commodity boards…
USFRA Unveils Agriculture in America Sustainability Report at Sustainable Brands Conference
…Sustainability Report identifies how sustainability for various commodities is being defined to inform food companies and other influencers about misperceptions of today’s agricultural practices.” USFRA’s SMART Farm booth (#506) bridges…
ChemChina Plans a Second Merger
…in revenues. The merger would come after ChemChina’s $43 billion mergers with Syngenta. A Financial Times Dot Com article says China has 1.4 billion people to feed, so the country…
The California Kitchen: Green Beans with Bacon
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Ag Groups Respond to White House Budget Cuts
…are made possible through producer checkoff dollars managed by 18 state wheat commissions and cost-share funding provided by USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service. For more information, visit our website at www.uswheat.org….
Boston Market Commits to GAP Animal Welfare Standards
The rotisserie-cooking chain Boston Market announced plans to source chickens certified by the Global Animal Partnership and processed via a controlled-atmosphere system. A Meating Place Dot Com article says the…
The California Kitchen: Black Berry Cobbler
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Critical Deadline in Groundwater Law Approaches
…the local agencies proved very challenging. “In forming the GSAs, local communities are establishing the entity that will be writing the future of groundwater pumping in that basin. This is…
Glyphosate-resistant Johnsongrass Management Webcast
New ‘Focus on Cotton’ Webcast Identifies Key Practices and Programs for Managing Glyphosate-resistant Johnsongrass Glyphosate-resistant Johnsongrass can completely overtake a cotton field if managed improperly. It is one of the…
Children’s Book – Busy on the Farm
Cathy Isom takes us on a farm venture with the new children’s book teaching youngsters how to connect farming with food production. That’s coming up on This Land…
$4.7 Million to Support University Agricultural Science Programs
…than 80 higher education institutions to help build the science and train the future agricultural science workforce.” NIFA’s NLGCA program offers competitive grants to help these institutions maintain and expand…
White House Sends NAFTA Redo Notification Letter to Congress
Farm Journals Ag Web Dot Com reports that the Trump administration has officially laid out its strategies to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico in…
NCBA Joins Canadian, Mexican Partners in Presidential Letter
…for years to expand access to foreign markets for America’s cattle and beef producers and in a February op-ed on CNN.com Uden called NAFTA “one of the greatest success stories…
USDA Certifies Another Rural Business Investment Fund
…support 30 to 45 companies that have the potential to generate more than $200 million in economic activity and create 600 jobs. It will provide capital for high-growth companies in…