…injunction would stop the Department of Agriculture from allowing the Montana State Beef Council to use checkoff dollars to fund its advertising campaigns. Meat industry publication Meatingplace reports the ruling…
USCA Urges Action on Farmer Fair Practices Rules
…Obama to continue work on restoring basic market protections for U.S. cattle producers. Late this year, the Department of Agriculture initiated the rulemaking process for the Grain Inspection, Packers and…
Trump Ag Advisors Scoff at Heitkamp Talk
US Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D) North Dakota Agriculture advisers for President-Elect Donald Trump don’t want North Dakota Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp as Agriculture Secretary. While Heitkamp has sided with agriculture…
Detector Dogs Funded to Protect Agriculture and Plants from Pests and Diseases
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is allocating $57,762,405 from Section 10007 of the 2014 Farm Bill…
Funding for Food, Energy, and Water Systems Research
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced the availability of up to $5 million in funding for research to better understand how food,…
Organic produce growers sought for research study
…and The Organic Center. The project is funded by a U.S. Department of Agriculture Organic Research and Extension Initiative grant. UC Agriculture and Natural Resources researchers and educators draw on…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for December 13
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…
Orchard Owner Suing Monsanto over Dicamba Drift
…intentionally broke state and federal law and harmed their neighbors in the process.” Missouri agriculture officials are investigating 124 dicamba-related complaints this year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
Heitkamp Topping Trump Ag Secretary List
US Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D) North Dakota U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp, a North Dakota Democrat, tops President-elect Donald Trump’s list to be the next Agriculture Secretary. The question remains, however,…
EPA to Reduce Diesel Emission
…and replace old, polluting diesel vehicles and equipment, including school buses, trucks, agriculture and port equipment, and generators. The Diesel Emission Reduction Act program is administered by the EPA’s West…
Funding for Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced the availability of up to $4 million for research to help federal regulatory agencies make science-based…
National 4-H Council, AFBF Establish Partnership
Promote Agriculture Education and Connect Young People to Careers of Tomorrow Leaders of National 4-H Council and the American Farm Bureau Federation announced a newly established partnership during the signing…
CDFA Announces Vacancies
Nursery Advisory Board / Shell Egg Advisory Committee Six Vacancies on the Nursery Advisory Board The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Pest Exclusion Branch is announcing six vacancies…
Farm Credit System Reports Increasing Stress
…many different sectors of agriculture. Farm debt levels are still high while cash receipts continue to decline. Interest rates remain low but are slowly beginning to rise. That’s combined with…