The new pesticide regulations regarding the use of agricultural pesticides near public K-12 school sites and licensed daycare facilities will take effect January 1, 2018. The new rule from the…
USDA Research to Support Environmentally-Friendly Pesticides, Reduction of Methyl Bromide
…and quarantine. Eligible applicants include colleges and universities, including Hispanic-serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities (HSACUs), and research foundations maintained by them. The deadline for applications is Jan. 30, 2018. See…
Perdue Announces Hass Avocado Board Appointments
…are nominated by their industry and appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture. Since 1966, Congress has authorized 22 industry-funded research and promotion boards to provide a framework for agricultural industries…
Labor, Guestworker Programs Lead Sustainable Ag Expo
Labor challenges will get tougher, not easier. That was the message from the opening session of the Sustainable Ag Expo in San Luis Obispo. Agricultural and resource economics expert Dr….
Ethanol Industry Wants Brazil Status Suspended
…as Brazil is the third-largest beneficiary of GPS-eligible trade at more than $2.2 billion per year. Dinneen says that’s driven a $276 billion-dollar trade deficit in agricultural products and ethanol…
New Senate Hold on Ag Trade Nominee
Doud Arizona Republican Jeff Flake has put a hold on the confirmation of Greg Doud, President Trump’s nominee to be the U.S. Trade Representative’s Chief Agricultural Negotiator. Politico says the…
Secretary Perdue Supports Better Guestworker Program
…as the U.S. government to give them a program where they can hire people who are legal,” said Perdue. The Agricultural Guestworker Act, known as the AG Act, would replace…
Water Managers Prepare for New Rainfall Season
…the urban and agricultural regions of the state,” said Doug Carlson, a spokesman for the California Department of Water Resources. “We have 25.9 million acre-feet in the 154 reservoirs that…
Secretary Perdue Launches Veteran Resources at USDA
…is committed to helping veterans in agricultural areas so we can strengthen the American economy and provide assistance for those who have served. Veterans and agriculture are just a great…
USDA to Measure Final 2017 Row Crop Production and Grain Stocks with Two End-of-Year Surveys
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is encouraging producers to respond to two upcoming surveys – the December Agricultural Survey and the County Agricultural Production Survey…
USDA Invests in Integrated Pest Management for Increased Production
…Indiana, $268,565 Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, $246,146 University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, Kentucky, $128,889 Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, $354,000 University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts,…
China Online Mall To Buy Large Amounts of Beef and Pork
…of Cross Four Ranch and MSGA beef will increase Montana beef export sales by as much as 40% in 2018. “This is a landmark agreement to increase Montana agricultural exports…
House Ag Committee Leaders Call for NAFTA Conclusion
…says they’re also asking the White House to finish negotiations quickly to avoid potential declines in agricultural exports. Texas Republican and House Ag Committee Chair Michael Conaway and Minnesota Democrat…
NIFA to Invest in Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research
…and our food supply safe.” Eligible applicants include a broad range of public or private research or educational institutions. This includes land-grant universities, Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities, eligible Insular…