…Tom Vilsack. “Using green power helps grow American jobs, helps USDA programs and services become more sustainable, and demonstrates to every level of government and private industry that supporting clean…
Statement by Bob Stallman, President, AFBF, Regarding Election of Paul Ryan to Speaker of the House
…ranchers in his time in Congress.” “He has supported sensible changes in enforcement of the Endangered Species Act, backed open and fair trade with the rest of the world, fought…
Proposal to Revoke Chlorpyrifos Food Residue Tolerances
…Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). However, according to the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, it is unlikely the changes will take effect before December, 2016. Chlorpyrifos is widely used to…
Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Meetings Set In Clovis, Easton and Kerman
How the new Sustainable Groundwater Management Act is to be implemented and what the law is all about will be explained at three early November meetings. To help growers and…
Growth Energy Makes Major Gift to Agricultural Education Scholarship Fund
…career that will help further the innovation, promise and bounty of America’s farmers. American agriculture and those invested in it are the backbone of this nation and Growth Energy is…
Big Data Brings Farmers New Rewards, New Risks
…Committee today. Hurst, a board member of the American Farm Bureau Federation, was asked to testify on innovation and its implications for agriculture. “The big data movement—and the innovative technologies…
USDA Issues Safety-Net Payments to Farmers Facing Market Downturn
…impact on production decisions. Nationwide, 96 percent of soybean farms, 91 percent of corn farms, and 66 percent of wheat farms elected the ARC-County coverage option. Ninety-nine percent of long…
Science Does Not Support International Agency Opinion on Red Meat and Cancer
…by the IARC committee to list red meat as a probable carcinogen does not change that fact. The available scientific evidence simply does not support a causal relationship between red…
No More Constraints on U.S. Cotton Policy
…messages NCC President/CEO Gary Adams delivered here Wednesday in his testimony before the House Agriculture Committee’s hearing:“Foreign Subsidies: Jeopardizing Free Trade and Harming American Farmers.” Adams testimony came as the…
Nufarm at 2015 CAPCA Conference
…of crop protection products used by American farmers to protect their crops against damage caused by weeds, pests and disease. Nufarm offers a diversified product portfolio that includes herbicides, insecticides,…
Vilsack Stresses Almond Industry’s Economic Importance
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack highlighted the strong economic impact of the California almond sector this week as he met in Modesto with several almond leaders. Citing a UC Davis economic…
California livestock marketers attend LMA D.C.
…matter to the livestock marketing industry. Discussion centered on the long-term need to update Packers and Stockyards Act requirements and LMA’s current efforts to develop an collaborative, industry-based solution and…
DuPont Pioneer Awards Nearly $200,000 in Local Grants
…College Foundation Hooper Volunteer Fire Department House of Prayer and Equipping Center Inc. Lindsay Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Low Income Ministry of Dodge County Marquette Volunteer Fire and Rescue…
Federal Pesticide Changes Mirror California Rules
…chemical handlers who use and come into contact with the products at farms, forests, nurseries and greenhouses. The federal regulations will take effect in 14 months, revising rules originally issued…