…student volunteers from the Jasper Place Permaculture Club. By Dgbajer (Teacher Photo) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons (bottom left) Trees are pruned for backyard orchards at Hayes Valley Farm,…
National FFA Organization Looking for Convention Newsroom Interns
…work closely with the National Association of Farm Broadcasting to coordinate and record interviews too. They’re also looking for social media specialists as well. Interested students are encouraged to reach…
Perdue: U.S. Ag in Dire Straits
…a goal of bringing in a USDA Undersecretary for Trade. It’s a position authorized in the 2014 Farm Bill but the position was empty in the final years of the…
Possible Key Points in the NAFTA Renegotiations
…American businesses should be heard in American courts. He believes American businesses don’t always get a fair shake in dispute resolution. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
White House Sends NAFTA Redo Notification Letter to Congress
Farm Journals Ag Web Dot Com reports that the Trump administration has officially laid out its strategies to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico in…
Dairy Industry Welcomes Swift Action by USTR Lighthizer to Launch NAFTA Modernization Efforts
…the dairy industry’s top trade partners. The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) have repeatedly urged administration officials…
Tax Reform Central to Improving Economy
Farmers and ranchers need the economic benefits that will follow from tax reform, the American Farm Bureau Federation told Congress in testimony submitted to the House Ways and Means Committee….
NMPF Facilitates NCIMS Passage of Proposals to Enhance Safety of Dairy Foods
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) helped secure several positive developments for dairy farmers and their cooperatives at the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS) this week, as multiple…
NCBA Joins Canadian, Mexican Partners in Presidential Letter
…U.S. Meat Export Federation,” Uden said. “In addition, exports now account for as much as 13% of overall U.S. beef production — and it’s more likely to be higher-quality cuts…
USDA Certifies Another Rural Business Investment Fund
…invested $20 million in 75 startup companies, attracted $90 million of outside capital and created approximately 250 jobs. Farm Credit System members are contributing $31 million to the Ag Innovation…
American Farm Bureau Looks Forward to NAFTA Renegotiation
Duvall The following may be attributed to American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall: “With the delivery of the required formal notice to Congress, the Trump administration has officially taken…
2016 California Cost of Milk Production Annual Available
California’s Dairy Industry in 2016 The California Dairy Statistics Annual for 2016 reported total milk production was down 1.1 percent, compared to the previous year, the number of dairy cows…
Stop Federal Water Extortion, Farm Bureau Says
…of unconstitutional taking that simply has to stop, Randy Parker, Utah Farm Bureau’s vice president of national government affairs, told the House Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. Legislation known…
Citrus Group Sues USDA Over Lemons
A group of California citrus growers has filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The U.S. Citrus Science Council issued a press release claiming the rule to…