A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In this edition of USDA Week In Review, tracking the snow, chipping in for…
State and Federal Officials to Disscuss Drought Operations With California State Board of Food and Agriculture
…drought operations and potential actions for 2015. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 3rd, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the California Department of Food and Agriculture,…
Statement by Bob Stallman, President, AFBF Regarding AFBF, et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et al.
…Water Act mandates disclosure of information concerning permit issuance. For livestock and poultry farmers without a Clean Water Act permit, the court concluded that so long as the farmer’s personal…
ASTA Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference Underway in Tampa
It’s the annual gathering of the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA), where key players in the global vegetable and flower seed industries come together to do business and keep up…
Cattlemen Urge Renewal of Trade Promotion Authority
…an assurance that Congress will give the final agreement only an up or down vote. Over 12 million American jobs depend on exports, and with the renewal of TPA, valuable…
WUD, NRCS, and Audubon California Working Together
…wetlands of the Central Valley, but as that habitat has declined, the birds have established large nesting colonies in a particular plant used for dairy feed. From the NRCS: “We…
Agri View: Gone Symbol
Everett Griner talks about American farm icons vanishing in today’s Agri View. Gone Symbol…
USDA Week In Review January 16
A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In this edition of USDA Week In Review, farming’s future, improving water quality, and…
China Bans Imports of All U.S. Poultry and Eggs
…and one that will be costly to American poultry and egg farmers. AFBF will support the U.S. Trade Representative and USDA’s actions to correct this situation as quickly as possible….
Farm Bureau Approves Strategic Action Plan for 2015
…use biotech plant varieties and other innovative technologies; opposing expansion of federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act; and advancing legislation that reforms the Endangered Species Act. “We will work…
First USDA Forecast Shows Normal Water Supply Forecast for Much of the West
…National Drought Resilience Partnership, launched as part of the President’s Climate Action Plan, federal agencies are working closely with states, tribes and local governments to develop a coordinated response to…
Farm Bureau Delegates Set Public Policy Positions for 2015
Farmer and rancher delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 96th Annual Convention today approved resolutions that will provide the organization grassroots authority to ask Congress to finish many measures…
Pacific Regional Crop Production Report
…and the first week of January 2015, included the following commodities: Cotton – American Pima production is estimated at 520,000 bales for 2014, down 15 percent from 2013. Harvested acreage…
Experts Predict Growing Uncertainty for Water Supplies
A combination of population growth, increasing environmental demands and climate change poses long-term questions for water availability, particularly in the western U.S. Speakers at a workshop at the American Farm…