…legislative correspondent who works for Representative Roger Williams of Texas, and two members of the Capitol Police who protect congressional members. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
New Zealand to Visit U.S. to Talk Trade
…continued New Zealand-U.S. cooperation and leadership on trade in the Asia-Pacific and our cooperation in the WTO against barriers to trade.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
No USDA Nominees Until September
…are piling up, but I’m tired of working 22 hours per day.” Perdue himself waited nearly 100 days after being nominated before receiving Senate confirmation. From the National Association of…
USDA to Speed Through GMO Labeling Rule
…senior analyst at the Agricultural Marketing Service’s Livestock, Poultry and Seed program told the International Dairy Foods Association’s regulatory conference in Washington on this week that USDA has started to…
Dow Degree Day Report: NOW in Pistachios, June 12
…the calculator at the University of California integrated pest management website. All locations use CIMIS weather stations. NOW Degree Day reports are sponsored by Dow AgroSciences and Intrepid Edge insecticide….
Critical Agricultural Water Resources Issues Funded
…Connected with Agriculture and Post-Harvest Processing Industry Water Use: The University of California, Berkeley, California, $463,338 Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, $462,499 University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, $458,043 University…
Wheat Geneticist Presented with Innovator of the Year Award
During the UC Davis Chancellor’s Innovation Awards ceremony last week, Jorge Dubcovsky was named as one of the 2017 Innovators of the Year by University of California, Davis, Interim Chancellor…
Vilsack Joins Feeding America Board
…including representatives from Wal-Mart, Kroger, Morgan Stanley, Allstate and various food banks. Vilsack reportedly joined the organization’s board of directors Tuesday. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Syngenta, BASF, Seeking to Purchase Bayer’s LibertyLink Business
…and DuPont agreed to sell its crop-protection assets to FMC in March to get a merger with Dow Chemical past regulators. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Rural Unemployment Rates Declining
…higher saw unemployment rates fall from around four percent to two percent. Read the full USDA Economic Research Service Rural Employment and Unemployment report. From the National Association of Farm…
Opposition Rising Against Perdue Rural Development Pick
…Senators Tuesday, saying Hazlett is working today at USDA, while the nominations for undersecretary positions remain delayed in the vetting process. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Mexico Shopping for Non-U.S. Pork
…priority is NAFTA. He says: “We want to protect pork exports to two of our biggest markets – Canada and Mexico.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
China, U.S., Expected to Sign Dairy Agreement
…accomplish.” A new registry program approved by China will allow immediate access to more than 80 U.S. milk processors to China. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
The Importance of Zinc in Almond Production
…to find yourself behind the 8-ball,” Beede noted. Zinc is a critical element of the enzyme system regulating fruit set and flower bud formation. Zinc is crucial to cell elongation…