…from speaking frankly during the rulemaking process, according to Politico. Groups filing complaints against the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency represent agriculture and mining companies alongside a…
New York Times Claims GM Crops Offer No Benefit
…has increased in the U.S. at a time when genetic engineering was touted to reduce chemical use. Citing an Agriculture Department study, the New York Times says herbicide use has…
UC Releases New Cost Study for Growing Almonds
…program is funded by the UC Agricultural Issues Center, which is part of UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the UC Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics….
New Rangeland Fire Science Plan
…Conservation Service, and Agriculture Research Service participated from the Department of Agriculture. The Integrated Rangeland Fire Management Strategy Actionable Science Plan can be viewed here. Greater sage-grouse inhabit parts of…
Enrollment Period for Safety Net Coverage in 2017
…Farm Bill, known as the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs, can begin visiting FSA county offices starting Nov. 1, 2016, to sign contracts and enroll…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for October 31
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…
Vilsack as Chief of Staff for Clinton Possible
Politico speculates again that current Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack could be in position to become Hillary Clinton’s Chief of Staff, should Clinton beat Donald Trump in the presidential election. Clinton…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for October 28
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…
Protecting Sensitive Agricultural Lands
More than Half a Million Americans Involved with Protecting 24 Million Acres The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will issue nearly $1.7 billion in payments to more than half of…
Future of Our Agricultural Community
…Department of Food and Agriculture, and on California farms, and in organizations throughout our agricultural community, that one, simple fact urges us all to prepare now for a future that…
APHIS Extends Status to Two GE Potatoes
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) extended deregulation to two lines of genetically engineered (GE) potatoes developed by J.R. Simplot Company for late…
Funding to Help Agricultural Producers / Small Rural Businesses
Funding will help beginning, veteran, and socially-disadvantaged farmers and ranchers to expand businesses Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is providing more than $45 million to help farmers, ranchers,…
Crop Insurance Options for Upland Cotton Farmers
…than the lower risk county. The lower average payment for the high-revenue risk county is cause by the lower expected revenue for the high-revenue risk county, which leads to a…
Bonsai Museum Celebrates 40th Anniversary
By Sharon Durham, USDA Agriculture Research Service The United States National Arboretum-National Bonsai and Penjing Museum, located in Washington, D.C.. Operated by the United States Department of Agricultures – Agricultural…