…trade officials told Politico the goal of the next round is to close seven chapters that are 90 percent complete and include telecommunications, digital trade, technical barriers to trade, energy,…
Secretary Perdue Testifies on Rebuilding American Infrastructure
…producers in agriculture to remain competitive… From left to right: Secretaries Chao, Ross, Acosta, Perdue, and Perry *NOTE: Secretary Perdue’s remarks as submitted to the record are available here: www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2018/03/14/secretary-perdues-prepared-opening-statement-rural-infrastructure…
The California Kitchen: Creamy Horseradish Sauce
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Almond Update: Monitor for Irrigation Timing
It’s been a different winter for almond growers this season. What started out to be a dry turned in some growers needing to apply water for frost protection, followed by…
USDA Under Secretary Remains Optimistic on Trade Despite Tariffs
…the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Affairs, Ted McKinney, was in Japan when the tariffs were announced. McKinney told reporters that while talking with Japanese leaders, there was absolutely…
Farmers for Free Trade Launching $500,000 Ad Campaign on Trade
…Lou Dobbs, and Morning Joe, as well as online. In the ad, Erickson-Jones says, “We depend on free trade policies to maintain our export markets. The crops we grow here…
The California Kitchen: Pickled Radish
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Crops Hold Onto Harmful Mutations That Reduce Productivity
…fixing these kinds of rare mutations, which could lead to improved crop yields, more efficient high-performing plants and being able to grow crops on less acreage,” said Karl Kremling, lead…
Study: Trump Tariffs to Cost an Estimated 24,000 Agriculture Jobs
…estimate of 179,000 jobs. Specific to agriculture, the report estimates that tariffs will cost 24,000 jobs. The job losses, according to the study, would impact the services, manufacturing and agricultural…
ARS Scientist Leads $1 Million Funded Consortium to Seek Honey Bee Disease Controls
…and field studies will be conducted at facilities in Alabama, Georgia, Maryland and Ohio, as well as in Alberta, Canada. In laboratories in Nebraska and Spain, scientists also will be…
The California Kitchen: Asparagus Succotash
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The California Kitchen: Agent Hollandaise Sauce
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USDA/NIFA Invests in Exploratory Research
…Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, Connecticut, $99,999 Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, $99,979 University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, $100,000 University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, $100,000 University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida,…
USDA Decides Not to Impose Additional Regulatory Requirements for Organic Producers and Handlers
…in January 2017. After careful review and two rounds of public comment, USDA has determined that the rule exceeds the Departments statutory authority, and that the changes to the existing…