…School Breakfast programs, the Child and Adult Care Food Program, the Summer Food Service Program, WIC, and SNAP, which together comprise America’s nutrition safety net. For more information, visit www.fns.usda.gov….
California Produce Getting Legislative Support
…the bid is within 5 percent of a comparable bid from an out-of-state provider. The California produce would also have to be of equal quality to that of competing bids….
Report Shows Uncertainty Harming Farmers
…percent, globally. The report was announced Wednesday during an event in Des Moines, Iowa. Find the report online at http://www.globalharvestinitiative.org/ . From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
NAFTA Talks Reach Standstill
Agriculture and other contentious issues proposed by the U.S. during round four of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) talks have stalled the renegotiation effort. The U.S., Canada, and…
Housing Support Fund for Ag Workers Displaced by Fires
…ag workers, the impact was particularly severe. Knowing that a home provides a family with stability and comfort, we are committed to getting all of our displaced ag employees into…
USDA Helps Small Businesses Develop New Agricultural Products, Technology
…commercialize their ventures.” Dr. Sonny Ramaswamy The Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) is coordinated by the Small Business Administration and administered by 11 federal agencies, including USDA. It encourages…
Western View: Devastating losses in Wine Country
…I hadn’t taken my new bride this beautiful place, but I know, the loss I feel is minor compared to theirs. There are so many calls for help in this…
‘Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner’ Once Again
…and was officially launched October 9 with a new website and online-only advertisements highlighting the updated technology used in beef production. Traditional means of advertising have not been extremely successful…
NAFTA Commodity Groups Unite to Urge Negotiation Success
U.S. commodity export groups, along with counterparts from Canada and Mexico, are reiterating their support for free trade. The U.S. Grains Council, along with the U.S. Soybean Export Council, National…
Canada “Flatly Rejects” U.S. Dairy Proposal
…of Canada called it “outrageous.” The U.S. proposal, according to Canada officials, would effectively end supply management. Canada’s Agriculture Minister said to “deal with anything else is simply a non-starter.”…
Agri View: cotton, polyester, fabric
Everett Griner talks about how the cotton fabric is changing and losing ground to synthetics in today’s Agri View. cotton, polyester, fabric Image credit: from tradeindia.com/Pinterest/by Rajni Sharma / Fashion…
US Forest Service Actively Involved in California Wildfire Response
…has 15 large air tankers committed, 2 DC-10 very large Air tankers, 2 C-130s with air tanker modules, 34 helicopters and 3 scooper aircraft for water drops. Firefighters are working…
Capitol Hill Asking “When” will NAFTA Withdraw Notice Come
Canada and Mexico have both said they are not walking away from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) following hard-hitting proposals by the United States. However, online source Axios…
NAFTA Talks Turn to Agriculture, Dairy
…Canada’s management system, also includes transparency requirements for Canada to report pricing decisions. A labor union representing dairy workers in Canada said the U.S. is “preparing a full assault on…