The House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Nutrition convened a hearing to examine the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) three commodity distribution programs: The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), Commodity Supplemental…
Pesticide Rule Revisions Help, Still Unneeded
…goes through an exposure assessment/risk assessment and is either not registered if it’s going to cause a problem, or has conditions placed on it to prevent that from happening,” Isom…
National Ag Day 2017
…all students should receive some systematic instruction about agriculture. Agriculture is too important a topic to be taught only to the small percentage of students considering careers in agriculture and…
China Halts Meat Imports from Brazil
…of Agriculture agreed to provide all requested information, according to meat industry publication Meatingplace. China was the only country to officially communicate with the Brazilian government about the investigations. The…
Senate Ag Sets Perdue Hearing Time
The Senate Agriculture Committee Monday announced the time for Sonny Perdue’s confirmation hearing. Perdue is the last in line for a confirmation hearing, after being the last cabinet nominee announced…
Japan, Germany, Pledge to Work Together on Free Trade
…which included Japan. TPP was estimated to be worth $4 billion to U.S. agriculture. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (sheen-zoh ah-bay) both called for a…
Stabenow Asking for USDA Bird Flu Response Information
Senate Agriculture Committee ranking Democrat Debbie Stabenow of Michigan is asking the Agriculture Department to outline its avian influenza response. Stabenow specifically is asking Acting Deputy Agriculture Secretary Michael Young…
Building a Reliable, Low-Cost Device to Measure Moisture in Grain Bags
ARS agricultural engineer Paul Armstrong uses the “Post-Harvest Loss moisture meter” to check bags of stored maize in Ghana. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have developed a new way…
Farm City Newsday March 20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
Kern County’s Farm Day in the City This Week
…being held at one school with several children in attendance to over 4,500 children at the Kern County Fairgrounds. The goal of the event is to acquaint children with agriculture…
Agriculture Groups Meet with White House on Trade
Leadership from 11 major agriculture groups met with the White House last week to discuss trade issues. The meeting followed a series of written communications to the Trump administration from…
Senate Ag Committee Holding Perdue Nomination Hearing This Week
The Senate Agriculture Committee will hold a hearing on the nomination of Sonny Perdue as Agriculture Secretary. The hearing Thursday, March 23rd, marks the next step in confirming Perdue to…
Despite Rising Demand, U.S. Doesn’t Do Enough to Support Organic Transition
by Colin O’Neil, Agriculture Policy Director, Environmental Working Group More and more Americans want to avoid toxic pesticides on the foods they are buying and feeding their families. But the…
Grains Council Talks Trade Policy with Customers in Mexico
…relationship to the U.S. farmers and grain traders who make up USGC’s membership. Since NAFTA entered into force more than 20 years ago, the U.S. and Mexican agriculture industries have…