…well-decks from which large landing craft can be dispatched to carry water, food and other supplies. Puerto Rico has been laid waste, with homes and businesses destroyed, agriculture wiped out,…
Secretary Perdue Statement on Confirmation of Censky & McKinney
Perdue U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue praised the Senate’s confirmation of two key nominees for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The Senate confirmed Steve Censky, nominated by President…
Public Meeting for Medfly Quarantine in Solano County
…Agriculture (CDFA), will be hosting the meeting at the County Event Center in Fairfield at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, October 4th. Representatives from CDFA will be offering information on the…
Farm City Newsday, Wednesday 10-4-17
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill….
Censky, McKinney Confirmations Good News for U.S. Agriculture
…H.W. Bush administrations, becoming administrator of the agency’s Foreign Agriculture Service in 1992. McKinney McKinney formerly served as Indiana’s agriculture secretary and brings extensive experience in the private agriculture sector….
Stabenow Intends to Meet with Clovis
Stabenow Ranking Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee Debbie Stabenow wants to meet with Sam Clovis. Clovis is the controversial nominee for the Department of Agriculture’s chief scientist post. Stabenow…
Goodlatte Guest Worker Bill Up for Committee Vote Wednesday
A committee vote is planned Wednesday (Oct. 4) for the agriculture guest worker revamp bill in the House of Representatives. Virginia Republican Representative Bob Goodlatte introduced the bill Monday, and…
Ag Economy Expectations Sliding
Future expectations for the agriculture economy turned lower in the latest monthly Ag Economy Barometer by CME Group and Purdue University. Released Tuesday, the September reading of 132 was unchanged…
Farm City Newsday, Tuesday 10-3-17
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill….
Agriculture Groups Support Farm Guest Worker Bill
…Zippy Duvall says the bill addresses the needs of agriculture’s current workforce. The new program would allow undocumented workers, who can demonstrate agriculture work experience over the previous two-year period,…
NAFTA Talks to Return to Washington, D.C.
…bread-and-butter trade issues.” Meanwhile, the U.S. has yet to introduce a proposal to increase protections for seasonal and perishable produce. The tabled issue is being closely watched by agriculture groups,…
APHIS to Allow the Importation of Fresh Persimmons from New Zealand
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is amending its regulations to allow the importation of fresh persimmons from New Zealand into the United States….
Farmers, Ranchers Ready for Long-overdue Immigration Reform
…all U.S. agriculture. “Farm Bureau applauds Rep. Goodlatte for his leadership on this legislation and looks forward to working with members on both sides of the aisle to solve agriculture’s…
HungerU Displays the Role of Agriculture in Combatting Hunger
…maybe don’t have experience with agriculture…we just really want to promote awareness of hunger and food insecurity and how agriculture can really be a solution to that.” The exhibit offers…