The Department of Agriculture is celebrating May as World Trade Month. In doing so, the department is highlighting its success and commitment to expanding trade of agricultural exports. Agriculture Secretary…
Building Naming Ceremony Celebrates ‘Father’ of Fresno State Viticulture, Enology
…and family. The event began with presentations from Dr. Sandra Witte, dean of the Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, and Fresno State President Joseph I. Castro. They shared…
Biodiesel Ranks First Among Fleets for Alt Fuel Use
…Outlook study shows that 75 percent of fleet respondents planning to acquire trucks in 2018 anticipate maintaining or increasing use of diesel engine powered trucks, and more fleets are planning…
USDA Supports Specialty Crop Industry with Multi-State Initiatives
…cross state boundaries. The awards are managed through the Specialty Crop Multi-State Program (SCMP) administered by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). “The best way to tackle many of the biggest…
Syngenta Says European Decision Takes Ag In The Wrong Direction
…conservative and so far removed from the reality of modern agriculture that it would ban most, if not all, agricultural chemicals. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Secretary Perdue Comments on Senate Confirmation of Ken Barbic
…continues its mission of helping agricultural producers feed, fuel, and clothe the world, effective communication with Congress is a key element. Ken Barbic will bring a combination of an agricultural…
California Industry Aggressively Confronting Sticky Cotton
…think by bringing people together in a forum like this, that we can try to identify where are the problems and really work to identify those solutions,” CCGGA President and…
Almond Update: Continued Almond Growth in 2017 Acreage Report
There were no real surprises in the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s 2017 Almond Acreage Report. The report showed continued almond growth with a 7% increase overall from 2016 to 2017…
Secretary Perdue Commemorates First Year at USDA
…video(below). In his first year, Secretary Perdue and the USDA team made breakthroughs in agricultural trade, moved to reduce burdensome regulations, responded to natural disasters, and battled through the worst…
Agricultural Broadband Bill Important Milestone, Farm Bureau Says
The Senate Commerce Committee approved S. 2343, the Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018. The bipartisan bill is an important milestone in delivering broadband service crucial to the operation of…
National FFA Presents Bill to Amend Federal Charter on House Floor
…agricultural education continue to have in our nation’s education system. With its three integral components – classroom/laboratory instruction, supervised agricultural experiences and FFA – the agricultural education model continues to…
USDA Under Secretary Ted McKinney meets with California Agricultural Trade Groups
USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney met with California agricultural trade stakeholders to discuss foreign market opportunities and trade issues. California is the largest agricultural…
NAFTA Ministers Back in Washington D.C. After Short Turnaround
…the renegotiation of NAFTA to migratory actions outside this framework of cooperation. In spite of the Twitter complication, the outlook is still described as hopeful that the ministers can get…
Administrative Changes Made to the Livestock Indemnity Program
Agricultural producers who have lost livestock to disease, resulting from a weather disaster, have an additional way to become eligible for a key U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) disaster assistance…