Farm groups including the National Corn Growers Association, the American Farm Bureau, and the U.S. Grains Council gave testimony Tuesday during hearings on the North American Free Trade Agreement. The…
USDA Launches Reorganization Commission
…plans for weeks, since President Trump announced his budget proposal, saying “this is going to be a tough year at USDA.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
EPA Sends WOTUS Repeal to Federal Register
…least a year to repeal and replace. The notice of repeal by the EPA was met by a celebration from agriculture groups, including the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. NCBA President…
Strong Egg Production in May
…million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Egg production in California totaled 299 million in May. That is an increase of 9 million from April and an increase of 2 million…
Cattle Inventories Up from Last Year
…percent increase from May of last year, at 1.95 million head. Other disappearance in May totaled 70,000 head, down 5 percent from May 2016. In California, inventory of cattle and…
Conaway Praises EPA Repeal of WOTUS, Calls for Continued Work to Protect Farmers and Ranchers
…America’s backyards, fields, and ditches and restoring certainty and integrity to our regulatory process. “But our work isn’t done. As the case of California farmer John Duarte clearly highlights, the…
NIFA Announces $4.3 Million for Higher Education Support
…sciences. FY 16 grants being announced today include: Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, $14,260 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, $692,054 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California, 139,597 University Corporation…
Managed Honeybee Colony Numbers Increasing
…have grown. The net result is that about 44 percent of colonies perished in 2015-2016, compared with 36 percent in 2010-2011. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Brazil Hopes to Reverse U.S. Ban on Brazilian Beef
…an allergic reaction to a vaccine against the foot-and-mouth disease. He claims the lumps did not represent a public health hazard. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Canada Disputing U.S. Claims Regarding Poultry Trade
…Agreement. The group, led by Delaware Democrat Tom Carper, claims trade barriers by Canada have harmed the U.S. poultry industry for 20 years. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
Agri View: Expanding Nut Production
Everett Griner talks about various types of nut production is not just in California and Georgia any longer in today’s Agri View. Expanding Nut Production The whole world is consuming…
Sanderson Farms Sued Over Drugs in Poultry
Three of the bigger activist groups filed suit against Sanderson Farms, a major poultry-producing company. Politico’s Morning Ag Report says the Organic Consumers Association, Friends of the Earth, and Center…
Groups React to Brazil Beef Announcement
…Association President Craig Uden supports the move to suspend Brazilian imports because it’s a result of USDA’s science-based testing protocol of imported beef. “This proves our food safety system works…
Syngenta Ordered to Pay Farmers Over $200 Million
…appeal. Class action lawsuits have been approved in several other states, including Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Ohio, and South Dakota. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….