…Department of Energy study found that E15 fuel caused hotter operating temperatures, unintentional clutch engagement, erratic running, and engine-part failure. In 2014, OPEI launched its “Look Before You Pump” program…
Guayule: Past Meets Future
…In 2013, Bridgestone Americas and the ARS Bioproducts Research Unit in Albany began a research agreement to evaluate ARS’s genetically improved guayule. The genetic modification increased rubber content dramatically in…
Trump Executive Order Reverses American Climate Change Progress, Leadership
…agencies to consider climate change in environmental reviews and a November 2013 order instructing the federal government to prepare for the impacts of climate change. “For American farmers, truck drivers,…
Judge Approves Settlement to Protect Farmers’ Privacy
…personal information.” AFBF and NPPC filed the lawsuit in 2013 after EPA released a vast compilation of spreadsheets containing personal information about farmers and ranchers in 29 states who raise…
Subcommittee Examines Farm Policy in Advance of the Next Farm Bill
…to fall, with no relief in sight. In spite of growing pressure in the countryside, the 2014 Farm Bill is now projected to save $104 billion over the next 10…
Funding to Support Research on Sustainable Water Use
…and other competing uses. Funding is made through NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. “Only four percent of the earth’s water is freshwater,…
Daily Access to Local Foods for School Meals: Key Drivers
…ordered probit model of the frequency of serving local foods was estimated using data from the 2013 Farm to School Census. Additional school district characteristics were merged from the National…
Meat Groups Want Disease Protection in Farm Bill
…should build on the 2014 Farm Bill’s authorization of the National Animal Health Laboratory. The new proposal should establish the national FMD vaccine bank, help develop a block grant system…
U.S. Biodiesel Industry Calls Out Illegal Trading
…put at risk by unfair market practices.” Because of illegal trade activities, biodiesel imports from Argentina and Indonesia surged by 464 percent from 2014 to 2016. That growth has taken…
Milk Production Drops, Costs Rise from 2014
…percent, and the number of dairies decreased 2.2 percent compared to 2014. The annual average price paid to producers was $15.40 per hundredweight (cwt.), with the lowest average price in…
House Agriculture Committee Evaluates Current Dairy Policy
…is in a particularly unenviable position. After reaching record high milk prices in 2014, prices dropped drastically in 2016 from $24 per hundredweight to around $16 per hundredweight. The farm…
Strengthening Dairy Safety Net Program Must be Priority as Farm Bill Discussions Commence
…to be,” Mulhern said. Since its creation in the 2014 farm bill, the MPP has offered little effective support to dairy farmers, resulting in dwindling participation in the program. To…
USDA Announces Funding to Support Antimicrobial Resistance Research
…issue that affects more than 2 million people annually. Funding is made through NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. “In addition to promoting…
Ag Subcommittee Evaluates Effectiveness of Forestry Initiatives
Rep. Frank Lucas (OK-03), Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry, held a hearing to evaluate the effectiveness of the forestry initiatives in the 2014 Farm…