…million rural residents. For more information, visit www.usda.gov/results. To read more about USDA’s investments in renewable energy, visit USDA’s entry on Medium.com, Powering America with a More Sustainable Energy Future….
Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics to Meet
…of agricultural disciplines and interests. For more information about the Advisory Committee on Agricultural Statistics, visit www.nass.usda.gov/About_NASS/Advisory_Committee_on_Agriculture_Statistics/index.php For more information about the meeting see the Federal Register notice at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-10-21/pdf/2016-25447.pdf…
Extension Educators Receive National Honors
…science with powerful educational strategies to change lives and the communities where people live, work and play,” said Michelle Rodgers,Director, University of Delaware Extension, and Chair, Extension Committee on Organization…
‘Stealth Visits’ Concern the Livestock Industry
…farm, but felt they had the right to enter the property because they suspected animal cruelty. This complete disregard for private property as well as the safety of animals is…
Agri View: Refrigeration
…two factors are still effective today. That’s Agri View for today, I’m Everett Griner. Image credit: (top left) Kenneth Sponsler / Shutterstock.com Image credit: (bottom right) Roman Tiraspolsky / Shutterstock.com…
The California Kitchen: Pear and Blue Cheese Sage Crostini with shaved Bacon
…California Kitchen 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…
Vilsack Names Members and Alternates to the Hass Avocado Board
…Avocado Board is available online at www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/research-promotion/hass-avocado, or from AMS’ Specialty Crops Program, Promotion and Economics Division at (202) 720-9915. For more information about research and promotion programs, visit www.ams.usda.gov/FVPromotion….
Officials Warn of Flash Flood Potential
…Statewide Emergency Preparedness and Security for DWR. “Flood preparedness is even more important this year due to widespread wildfires the state has experienced.” DWR uses innovative monitoring tools that synthesize…
Re-engaging the Industry at Citrus Conference
…objective. You develop relationships, you work with credibility on issues before members of Congress or in the Senate and you work with them to create an opportunity for problems that…
California Wild Pig Problems: How Much?
…a complicated issue from that perspective.” Baldwin said because of that, there are several agencies involved in managing wild pigs around California and now his UC Extension is conducting a…
An Early Farm Bill Means More Money for Ag
…more money to work with for farm programs if they did the work early. Another reason for getting the work done early is the dairy farming dilemma. A global oversupply…
Canada-EU Trade Deal All But Dead
…known as the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, or CETA. The deal would eventually eliminate 98 percent of the tarriffs between the EU and Canada. It’s near collapsing because a…
Clinton, Trump Campaigns Talk Agriculture
…campaign, so Farm Journal Media and Farm Foundation put together the forum with the goal of highlighting important rural issues. An Ag Web dot Com article said former Deputy Secretary…
Agri View: Controlling Diseases
…paid out thirty billion dollars to control Foot and Mouth disease. Well now, almost seven years later, sources studying the animal diseases say the pathogens that cause such costly outbreaks…