The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking nominations to fill vacancies expiring in 2017 on the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (FVIAC). FVIAC, administered by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service,…
Farm City Newsday, Thursday 8-10-17
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Poll Shows Americans Support Tax Reform for Farmers
…survey say farmers and ranchers should get special tax treatment because of the challenges and risks that are specific to agriculture. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Foreign Investment in U.S. Farmland Rising
…Stabenow authored a bill this year to give food and agriculture officials a permanent role on the federal committee in charge of reviewing foreign investment in the U.S., something the…
Dairy Producers Needed for Sorghum Research
…San Joaquin Counties for the University of California’s Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. The research initially began after writing a grant when water supplies were still extremely limited. “The…
California FFA: Agricultural Education Funding Vital
Members of the House Committee on Agriculture recently heard from nearly 100 Californians on a variety of topics including the need to invest in agricultural education. The committee held a…
Poll: Tax Reform Needed for Farmers and America
…due to the combination of challenges and risks that are specific to agriculture. That sentiment was shared across party lines. The poll also included the following findings concerning specific tax…
Farm City Newsday, Wednesday 8-9-17
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Almond Producers Top Users of Pollination Services
The Department of Agriculture says almond growers were the top users of pollination services in 2016. Farmers growing crops that depend on pollination can rely on wild pollinators in the…
Perdue Turning to Industry for Dicamba Fix
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue indicated to reporters this week that he would like to see the industry work out a fix on dicamba issues. Perdue said: “I would much prefer…
USDA Proposes Less Restriction on Mexican Pork Exports
The Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to recognize Mexico as free of classical swine fever. The proposal replaces a previous proposal by APHIS that…
Agri View: Who Started Farming?
…since the first settlers arrived. They had to produce their own food or starve. But, agriculture was a big thing in America even further back than that. Our entire population…
Labor Shortages Continue to Plague California
…is. We know it’s going to be tight.” It is not just the farm side of agriculture experiencing a decrease in available workers, but other segments of the industry are…
Farm City Newsday, Tuesday 8-8-17
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill….