…offering USDA EZ Guarantee Loans. Microlenders, which include Community Development Financial Institutions and Rural Rehabilitation Corporations, will be able to offer their customers up to $50,000 of EZ Guaranteed Loans,…
Almond Board: Spatial Database Project
…almond acreage data and mapping for four points in time: 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016. This cumulative data will be descriptive of how and where the almond industry’s acreage has grown…
International Policy Development Needs Family Farmers and Ranchers
…NFU Vice President of International Relations Dave Velde and North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne attended the United Nations’ Committee on World Food Security (CFS) 40th Anniversary Plenary Session…
USCA Opposes CME Proposed Changes to Live Cattle Futures
…Marketing Committee Chair Allan Sents explains “the need to evaluate the current state of the livestock marketplace is real,” but says the proposal is a step in the wrong direction….
The California Kitchen: Brussels Sprouts
…directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The 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…
NCGA: Scholarship Opportunities to Young Farmers
…guardian must be an NCGA member. Scholarship applications must be postmarked on or before December 2, 2016. The complete rules and application can be found on our website at http://www.ncga.com/topics/education/college-scholarships….
Final Rule for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
…land in agricultural use through the agricultural land easement component (ACEP-ALE). USDA published an interim final rule on February 27, 2015 and accepted public comments through May 28, 2015. USDA…
U.S – Mexico Establish Committee to Support Organic Trade Partnership
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced plans to establish a Joint Organic Compliance Committee to enhance cooperation and ensure the integrity of organic products traded…
Orchard Wood Recycling Offers Disposal Option
…business as contracts with utility companies expire—and burning the pile will get you in trouble with air regulators. Now what? That conundrum got San Joaquin County farm advisor Brent Holtz…
Western View: The Most Dangerous Highway?
…tomato trucks competing with the cotton trucks and the grapes heading to the juicer, then you add the farm labor vans heading off to the fields or home from a…
Dannon Responds to Ag Attack
…natural and fewer ingredients for flagship brands. Dannon’s Pledge key components: – Dannon commits to offer products coming from a more sustainable agriculture by working with its dairy farmer partners…
New Cuba Regulations Include Farm Equipment
…can be imported back into the U.S. This will allow items initially sent to Cuba to come back to the U.S. for repair or service. The amendments also make it…
The California Kitchen: Fresh Tomato Pasta
…Cup of sugar To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen For this and many more of these recipes visit: www.ajhtheuntamedchef.com Watch…
Farm Organizations Challenge Dannon and Other Food Companies
…“When food companies are making sourcing decisions, farm groups encourage them to recognize that modern, conventional agriculture is sustainable.” Numerous, conclusive studies have come out over the last 20 years…