…talks. Jeff Weiss, who has served in the USTR office and just recently left the Commerce Department, says discussions surrounding the potential elimination of Chapter 19 dispute settlement, which the…
$21.8 Million to Combat Citrus Disease
…extension personnel has resulted in user-inspired, groundbreaking discoveries that combat childhood obesity, improve and sustain rural economic growth, address water availability issues, increase food production, find new sources of energy,…
100 Percent Water Allocation for CVP
…contractors South-of Delta (contractors in the Delta Division, San Felipe Division, and the San Luis Unit), who were initially allocated 65 percent of their contract supply, and Municipal and Industrial…
Funding to Support Disaster Preparedness
…supports quality of life in communities across the United States by addressing disaster preparedness, response, and recovery in the context of food, agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences. SLSNCGP provides…
Funding to Foster a Diverse Agricultural Science Workforce
…water availability issues, increase food production, find new sources of energy, mitigate climate variability, and ensure food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts, sign…
USDA Announces $150.2 Million in Funding through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative
…AFRI Foundational RFA supports six priorities of the 2014 Farm Bill: plant health, production, and plant products; animal health, production, and animal products; food safety, nutrition, and health; bioenergy, natural…
Egg-Citing News – Food Prices Down for Easter
…Spring Picnic Marketbasket Survey. “As expected due to lower farm-gate prices, we have seen continued declines in retail prices for livestock products including eggs, beef, chicken, pork and cheese,” said…
Canada Closes a Door on U.S. Dairy Farmers
…recession. Now, U.S. dairy producers are facing another challenge: Canada’s national ingredients strategy. Canada’s strategy, implemented at the provincial level, is designed to make Canadian milk more competitive by lowering…
Ag Confidence Grows as Latest DTN/PF Survey Suggests Strong Future
…of inputs, and overall business conditions, he said. Farmers are not asked about political, regulatory or other non-revenue-related issues. In every aspect of this March survey, including input costs, farm…
The California Kitchen: Sweet Banger and Sausage
…Watch Albert’s Cooking Show: www.foodytv.com or stream it on Roku, Amazon Fire, Google TV and apple TV Follow Albert on: Facebook, LinkedIn: Albert J. Hernandez the Untamed Chef IG: untamedchef777…
Farm Bureau Statement on Gorsuch Confirmation
…in the nation’s highest court to restore constitutional limits to government that has too often run roughshod over them.” Image credit: By The White House – https://mobile.twitter.com/GorsuchFacts?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor, Public Domain, Link…
State Releases Plan to Make Water Conservation a Way of Life
…planning. The plan, Making Water Conservation a California Way of Life, Implementing Executive Order B-37-16, was prepared by the Department of Water Resources, the State Water Resources Control Board, the…
Funding to Repay Educational Loans for Veterinarians
…federal government, state, or other entity under an agreement with such federal, state, or other entity unless such obligation will be completely satisfied prior to beginning service under the VMLRP;…
Canada Trade Policies Hurting Rural America
…starting in May. Tom Vilsack, President and CEO of the Dairy Export Council, says, “While farm families in the northeast and midwest are the ones suffering the immediate consequences, thousands…