Dairy Organizations Lament Impact of Canada’s Barriers to Dairy Trade as North American Summit Begins The United States, Canada and Mexico kicked off the North American Leaders’ Summit in Ottawa….
Safe Fruit and Juice
…the greenhouse. Image courtesy of USDA/ARS The American tree fruit industry is facing challenges of climate change, reductions in available labor, global competition, the need for reduced chemical inputs, the…
ASTA Supports GMO Labeling Agreement
ASTA Supports Roberts-Stabenow Agreement on GMO Labeling The American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) applauds Senate Agriculture Chairman Pat Roberts and Ranking Member Stabenow for reaching a common sense food-labeling agreement….
Agricultural Imagery and Technology
…we heard about today are building blocks for more improvements to come,” said Acting Subcommittee Chairman Frank Lucas. “American farmers and ranchers are utilizing technology to produce more and better…
USDA Announces Key Measures to Improve Pollinator Health
…with two honey bee organizations, the American Honey Producers Association and the American Beekeeping Federation, to facilitate an ongoing partnership that will ensure USDA’s conservation initiatives are as advantageous as…
ADC Forms Farmer Advisory Board
…it’s the ‘color’ they need.” Other ADC founding members include: The American Farm Bureau Federation, AGCO, Auburn University, CNH Industrial, Crop IMS, Ice Miller LLP, Purdue University, The Ohio State…
Western View: Reason for National Monuments
…the Sierra Club. It’s to preserve places that are important to all Americans. The Antiquities act of 1906 gives the President the right to create National Monuments in order to…
ASTA New Leadership to Guide Future of Seed Industry
More than 470 seed industry professionals from across the nation gathered in Portland, Oregon June 18-22 for a joint Annual Convention of the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) and the…
SWEEP Funding
…San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Fresno County June 29, 2016 (Wednesday) from 9:30 am to 11:30 am •American Pistachio Growers Conference Room 9 River Park Place East, Suite 410 Fresno,…
Honeybees-How to Keep Them
…reverb “colony collapse disorder.” Back in 2006, American beekeepers began reporting staggering losses, ranging from 30 to 90 percent of their hives. Since then, the alarming phenomenon—in which adult bees…
U.S. Meat Industry Represents $1.02 Trillion in Economic Output
…North American Meat Institute, found the meat and poultry industry is responsible for 5.4 million jobs and $257 billion in wages. The report says not only does the meat and…
11th-Hour Push for GMO Labeling Standard
…CEO; Leslie Sarasin, Food Marketing Institute president and CEO; and Steve Censky, American Soybean Association CEO. You can hear their remarks below. Chuck Conner Pamela Bailey Leslie Sarasin Steve Censky…
Agri View: Pesticide Residue
…produce industries are ignoring a striking market trend: American consumers are voting with their pocketbooks for produce with less pesticide. Yet EWG’s Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™ recognizes that…
NMPF Endorses Creating Tax Incentive Legislation
…expected to be introduced this year in the Senate. The legislation was also endorsed by the American Biogas Council: “For a healthy economy, we need healthy soils and clean watersheds….