The omnibus spending bill passed by the House and Senate last week includes many victories for agriculture. Farm groups applauded the inclusion of the Fair Agricultural Reporting Method, or FARM…
USDA Wants Input on Statistics Gathering Programs
…Farm Service Agency, Foreign Agricultural Service and the World Agricultural Outlook Board. The U.S. Census Bureau will also participate. Leaders from each agency will provide an overview of current issues…
President Trump Signs Omnibus
…clarifies that air emissions from animal waste at a farm are not applicable under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. In addition, the legislation provides agricultural haulers a…
Central Valley Grower Receives Distinguished California Agriculturalist Award
President and CEO of Allied Grape Growers Nat DiBuduo was honored as the Distinguished California Agriculturalist of the year at the Outlook 2018 Agribusiness Conference in Visalia on March 22….
USDA Provides Funds to Protect Agriculture and Plants from Pests and Diseases
…Service (APHIS) Web site at www.aphis.usda.gov/farmbill. The public can help protect America’s agricultural and natural resources by being aware of invasive pests and the damage they cause. APHIS created the…
Farm Bureau Concerned About Possible Chinese Trade Retaliation
…Retaliation in the trade arena makes our outlook even worse. This could not be happening at a worse time for American agriculture. We expect all countries to trade fairly, and…
Bayer Announces Crop Science Incubator Space
…agricultural and microbial expertise from Crop Science, a division of Bayer, with the Synthetic Biology technology and know-how of Ginkgo Bioworks to discover and develop novel microbial solutions for some…
Chinese Retaliation On U.S. Pork Exports Will Harm The Rural Economy
…U.S. pork. Many economists, including Iowa State University economist Dermot Hayes, have cautioned that tariffs on U.S. agricultural products could disrupt exports to China. Lost sales would have severe economic…
USDA/NIFA Announces Support to Relieve Veterinarian Shortage Situations
…information, see the VSGP funding opportunity web page. NIFA’s mission is to invest in and advance agricultural research, education, and extension to solve societal challenges. NIFA’s investments in transformative science…
Nuts for Calories!
Not all of nuts’ calories are taken up by the human body; on some of them, the body gets a free pass, according to studies by Agricultural Research Service (ARS)…
NCBA Encouraged by “Positive Developments” in Omnibus Spending Bill
…country. NCBA has been urging affiliates and members to support stand-alone legislation in the House and Senate that would also exempt agricultural producers from CERCLA reporting requirements. Passage of the…
NFU Concerned About Harmful Modifications to Section 199A
Congressional appropriators revealed an omnibus appropriations bill that includes significant and harmful modifications to an important tax break for farmers and agricultural cooperatives. The break is known as Section 199A,…
John Deere Concerned About Trade Retaliation
…American agricultural products. CEO Sam Allen says, “If China no longer buys U.S. soybeans or Mexico no longer purchases U.S. corn, that would be really bad for our customers and…
Almond Matters: California Ag Day Highlights Sustainability
…California farmers have gotten even more creative in recent years in terms of sustainable agricultural practices. One of the most innovative industries when it comes to sustainability is the almond…