A European Union commission is looking into ways of protecting its farmers from environmental disasters and large price swings. To accomplish the goal, a group of experts are recommending that…
Preparing Veterans for Ag Careers
Cathy Isom tells us about a first of its kind program for Veterans looking for careers in farming. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Preparing Veterans for Ag…
Global Food Prices Continue to Rise
…increase from last year was forecast due to record-large wheat harvest in Russia as well as a higher crop forecast for Kazakhstan. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news…
Mushroom Council Members Named
…Agriculture administer the program. USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) provides oversight of the Mushroom Council in accordance with the Mushroom Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act of 1990 and the…
Pesticide Data Program Summary Released
…on the AMS website. Printed copies can be obtained by contacting the USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service, Science and Technology Program, Monitoring Programs Division by e-mail request at amsmpo.data@ams.usda.gov. For more…
National Agricultural Conservation Survey Begins
…guide USDA conservation policy and program development and help conservationists, farmers and ranchers more efficiently and effectively conserve natural resources. The privacy of all respondents is safeguarded, ensuring that no…
A Foundation for the Future of BLM’s Renewable Energy Program
…on public lands. The rule strengthens existing policies and creates a new leasing program that will support renewable energy development through competitive leasing processes and incentives to encourage development in…
Incentives to Grow the Bioeconomy and Improve Forest Health
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val Dolcini announced that $1.5 million will be available in fiscal year 2017 for farmers and foresters who harvest and…
Motor Fuel Choices
…And Michael Scuse says the BIP program is a… one hundred million dollar program to be matched either by states or by the private sector, to do infrastructure at our…
Alberta Beef Producers Want TB Support
…national eradication program since 1923. While Canada is considered to be officially free of Bovine TB today, isolated cases may occur. In late September, the CFIA was notified by the…
CDFA Dairy Digester Research and Development Program
Three public stakeholder listening sessions and one webinar are scheduled during November 2016 to discuss the Dairy Digester Research and Development Program (DDRDP). These listening sessions are designed to obtain…
Beginning Farmers Learn from California
…program is made possible through the generous support of CHS Foundation, Farm Credit, Farmers Union Industries Foundation, and the National Farmers Union Foundation. The final program session will be held…
Beet Curly Top Virus Update
Program-wide Notice Tomato infected with curly top viruses: Leaves can be thickened, deformed, yellowed, and rolled upwards. Symptomatic tomato leaves often develop purple veins. (Image courtesy UC-ANR) Beet leafhopper counts…
Scientists Work to Define Threat from Palm Pest
…pesticides, these could include quarantines, control methods, outreach and research. “We have put in a farm-bill request to do a trapping program for exotic palm pests, which would include South…