…Energy Commission, the Air Resources Board, and the California Public Utilities Commission as well as private partners like California Bio Energy would be integral in bringing these projects to life…
MN Students Want GMO Approval Process Streamlined
…us has numerous ideas about genetic modification that could be developed into startup companies and bring more competition in a marketplace that’s dominated by a few mega-companies that can afford…
Trump to Sit Down with Mexican President
…that’s more “fair” to America. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service. Image credit: Presidente Enrique Peña Nieto/by PresidenciaMX 2012-2018 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons…
2018 USDA Ag Outlook Forum Offers Pre-Forum Field Trips on Farming and Research
…Adaptive Cropping Systems Lab, among others. Lunch will be served at BARC’s historic Log Lodge built in 1933 by the Civilian Conservation Corps—one of the first government-sponsored work programs formed…
The Western View: Nutria Invasion
…Citrus Industry Magazine. Check us out on the web at www.citrusindustry.net. Image credit: Nutria or coypu myocastor coypus/By Eustis Christine, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons…
Celebrating a Heart Healthy Food
Keeping us on our New Years resolutions, Cathy Isom has a great way for celebrating the most heart-healthy foods on the planet. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours….
Southern Plains Drought Becoming “Rapidly Dire”
…in some form of drought. The U.S. Drought Monitor says impacts will rapidly escalate if rain does not materialize soon, noting that the lack of rainfall is affecting winter wheat,…
Study Of U.S. Grains Council ROI
…Council’s global network of staff, consultants and representatives work every day in more than 50 markets,” Keller said. “The combination of their efforts and the commitment of our members to…
FFA Members Celebrate National FFA Week
…entrepreneurs. National FFA Week is a time for FFA members to share agriculture with their fellow students as well as their communities. Chapters also give back to their communities through…
Secretary Perdue Confirmed as 2018 Commodity Classic Keynote Speaker
…who was a member of the harrowing 1993 military mission in Somalia that was recounted in the movie Blackhawk Down. Learn more about the event at www.commodityclassic.com. From the National…
Canada: Trade Problems Expected with the U.S. Even if NAFTA is Signed
…bureaucrat in Canada’s Trade Ministry, noted recent U.S. moves to impose duties on Canadian softwood lumber, commercial airliners and some paper products, as examples. All were prompted by complaints from…
Former Ag Trade Negotiator Says Much Work Left on NAFTA
…of U.S. corn. Vetter noted that before NAFTA there was little competition for the U.S. as an ag supplier to Mexico. However, she noted that competitors such as Australia, New…
Agri View: Shipping Affects Food Prices
…Now, here is something you may not know. All of that stuff, on all of those ships, going all over the world, is very likely to cause your food bill…
USDA Helps Dairy and Beef Industries Reach More Domestic and Global Markets
…information on the program can visit the AMS website:www.ams.usda.gov/services/auditing/awap. For questions, please contact Jeffrey Waite, Livestock, Poultry, and Seed Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture by email at…