…mid-size organic producers. Grants totaling $16.49 million were made through the OREI program as follows: Agricultural Research Service, Booneville, Arkansas, $1,998,748 Organic Farming Research Foundation, Santa Cruz, California, $41,759 The…
California Wildfires Impacting Wine Industry
…estimates that the industry generates more than $55 billion in economic activity in California, and twice as much nationally, each year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
More Than 1,000 Stations Offering E15 in the U.S.
…of those are in major metropolitan areas including Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service. Video from-American Ethanol: Driving Performance…
Censky, McKinney, Sworn in at USDA
…at USDA. McKinney With the ceremony, Censky officially departed his job as CEO of the American Soybean Association after 23 years, 21 of which he spent as head of the…
Wildfires Continue to Sweep Through Northern California
Since late Sunday night, 16 wildfires in Northern California have consumed large areas of Yuba, Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino, Butte and Lake counties. The fires are spreading quickly, aided by windy…
Mexico, Canada, Could Seek Dairy Access to U.S.
…around the world, refine it, and have it count as Canadian when exported to the U.S. so it can enter duty-free. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Conaway: NAFTA Too Important to Screw up
…joined Conaway in Canada, saying the meeting gave the U.S. an “opportunity to demonstrate the importance of the deal for U.S. agriculture.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News…
Trade Expert: U.S. is Setting Up NAFTA for Failure
…behavior is a “vivid and unprecedented example of how not to negotiate.” He called it a tactic designed to ensure failure. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
UCCE Creates Ag Education Chair in Southern California
…for Land-Based Learning and California Polytechnic State University-Pomona, includes monthly sessions of classroom teaching, field trips, and hands-on learning to familiarize students with nutrition, water quality, wildlife-human interaction, gardening and…
Quota Implementation Plan Explained at Upcoming Meetings
A series of meetings will be held throughout California in the coming weeks offering information on the Quota Implementation Plan (QIP). The sessions will go over the statewide QIP referendum…
NAFTA Negotiators Head to Washington This Week
…says AFB and broadly, American agriculture, want NAFTA to continue and preserve huge gains since the deal first took effect in the early 1990s. From the National Association of Farm…
China Imports More U.S. Trash than Ag Products
…exports in 2016 to China were worth $14 billion, while corn was worth $1 billion, and pork products worth $715 million. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Microsoft Investing in Rural Tech Jobs, Broadband Projects
…nearly 500,000 unfilled computing jobs in the U.S. and that number is expected to triple by the end of next year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
World Wildlife Fund UK: Meat Production is Killing the Planet
…that feeding animals with crops that could be eaten by humans is an inefficient way to add protein to our diet. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….