Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation, issued the following statement regarding the House Agriculture Committee approval of a bipartisan farm bill. “The House Agriculture Committee today approved its version…
House Ag Committee Approves Farm Bill
Chairman Frank Lucas of Oklahoma and Ranking Member Collin Peterson of Minnesota issued the following statements after the House Agriculture Committee approved H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk…
Opening Statement of Chair. Frank D. Lucas Committee on Agriculture To Consider the 2013 Farm Bill
Today, we are considering H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013. It is the product of more than three years of work. This work began…
AFBF: Farm Bill Markup Underway
The Senate Agriculture Committee’s Farm Bill markup session is presently underway. The senate’s markup is to be followed by the House Ag Committee’s markup session on the Bill this Wednesday,…
Vilsack Says Farm Bill Must Include Research
As lawmakers are getting ready to tackle the Farm Bill once again, US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says it needs to include funds for research. Sabrina Hill has more. Click…
Grants to Help Fund Dairy Research
There was a landmark announcement for the U.S. dairy industry from Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open or download audio report. The USDA is working…
Napa Wine Event Promotes Agriculture
Residents in the Napa Valley area learned a bit about winemaking, and a lot about agriculture at the Afternoon in the Vineyards event. Sabrina Hill has the story. Click to…
AgNeTVideo: Napa’s Afternoon in the Vineyards
…and Enology at Trefethen Winery. He says events like Afternoon in the Vineyards are a great way to get the general public involved with their local agriculture. “Absolutely, you know,…
California Ag Leader Passes
…He sat on the board of the Ag Council of California for many years, and as served its president. In addition to all of his agriculture work, McInturf enjoyed Danish…
Census of Ag Forms Due
Producers who still need to submit their 2012 Census of Agriculture forms have until the end of May to do so. Rod Bain has more. Click to open or download…
G8 Nations to Share Agriculture Data
At a special international conference in Washington, D.C., the G8 nations will be committing to share their agricultural data with the world and go one step further. Gary Crawford explains….
USDA, Dairy Agreement to Help Environment
…main focus is to reach the long-term goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 25 percent by 2020. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says he is proud of resigning the agreement. One…
New App to Report Invasive Pests
There’s a new high-tech way for growers to report invasive pests. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open or download audio report. The California Department of Food and Agriculture is introducing…
USDA, Dairy Producers Renew Agreement
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today renewed a historic agreement with U.S. dairy producers to accelerate the adoption of innovative waste-to-energy projects and energy efficiency improvements on U.S. dairy farms, both…