Microsoft is working to close the broadband gap in rural America. However, a DTN report says the company needs the help of rural residents to accomplish that task. Shelly McKinley,…
Community Bankers Announce Farm Bill Recommendations
As Congress ramps up its work on a new Farm Bill, the Independent Community Bankers of America released a white paper with its recommended principles for the new bill. ICBA…
Conaway Says Democrats Wrong to Oppose SNAP Changes
House Ag Committee Chair Mike Conaway says Democrats are not accurately portraying the changes he’s proposing to overhaul the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program(SNAP). Politico quotes Conaway as saying that Democrats…
MLB Fans Predicted to Eat More than 19 Million Hot Dogs in 2018
…19 million hot dogs and 4.6 million sausages during the 2018 Major League Baseball (MLB) season. The combined hot dog and sausage total could stretch the entire continental U.S. from…
The California Kitchen: Pistachio Pesto
…C Parmesan Cheese 7 T Garlic Olive Oil TT S+P For this and many more of these recipes visit: www.ajhtheuntamedchef.com Watch Albert’s Cooking Show: www.foodytv.com or stream it on Roku,…
Almond Update: Starting Efficiency With First Water
…rain we saw in March, irrigation timing and overall plans might be thrown off a bit. For more information about ABC’s irrigation calculator or upcoming water workshops, head to Almonds.com….
Lighthizer Hopeful of New NAFTA Deal
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told CNBC television Wednesday he is “hopeful” there will be compromise and a deal reached on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). His comments…
Secretary Perdue Issues USDA Statement on Plant Breeding Innovation
…Complete Null Segregants—off-spring of a genetically engineered plant that does not retain the change of its parent. USDA will continue working with other Executive Branch Departments, our domestic stakeholders, trading…
Farmers for America – a Movie About the Present and the Future
…Graham Meriwether and narrated by the excellent Mike Rowe. It’s a film I hope more organizations will bring to their local communities because it is such an important topic, and…
The California Kitchen: Pasta Rose Sauce
…S+P For this and many more of these recipes visit: www.ajhtheuntamedchef.com Watch Albert’s Cooking Show: www.foodytv.com or stream it on Roku, Amazon Fire, Google TV and apple TV Follow Albert…
Crafty Ideas for the Garden Fence
In the second orf her series on sprucing up the garden fence, Cathy Isom has some crafty ideas for putting up a barrier or fence around the garden. That’s coming…
McConnell Introduces Hemp legislation
…an agricultural commodity and remove it from the list of controlled substances. McConnell announced the legislation in his home state earlier this week, which implemented a hemp pilot program that…
Veterinarians Take to Capitol Hill
…including an animal pest, disease and disaster prevention and response program, a stronger national animal health laboratory network, and a U.S. livestock vaccine bank with immediate priority to foot-and-mouth disease….
Deputy Secretary Censky to Keynote Farm Foundation Workshop
…workshop will examine current research on the impact of rural infrastructure investments on economic activity. Farm Foundation President Constance Cullman says the workshop is a “vital step in sharpening those…