…taxes on ultra-filtered milk, which is used to make cheese. It had been imported tax-free but Canada changed direction after dairy farmers there complained. About 70 percent of dairy farmers…
NMPF Statement in Response to Canadian Ambassador’s Comments on Dairy Trade Dispute
…change in milk pricing, it is abundantly clear that the lost business incurred by U.S. farmers is directly tied to Canada’s milk pricing system. “The problems this pricing policy are…
2017 Corn Plantings Falling Behind
…average. Over the next ten days, the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center is predicting normal to cooler temperatures in the Eastern Corn Belt and normal to above average precipitation…
Deadline to Apply for Funding to Grow the Bioeconomy June 28th
…in user-inspired, groundbreaking discoveries that combat childhood obesity, improve and sustain rural economic growth, address water availability issues, increase food production, find new sources of energy, mitigate climate variability, and…
$6.3 Million in Funding Available for Resilient Agroecosystems-July 13 Deadline
…Agroecosystems and Climate Challenge Area is to improve sustainable agriculture and food systems. In FY 2017, this Challenge Area will invest in one priority area: climate, land use, and land…
Agri View: Autonomous Tractors
…of farming is changing The world’s population is growing Demand for food is increasing CNH Industrial is leading this change Developing new concept technologies To make agriculture more sustainable and…
Reebok to Manufacture Shoes Made from Corn, Organic Cotton
…most shoes just end up in landfills, which is something we are trying to change. As a brand, we will be focusing on sustainability with the Cotton + Corn program…
NFU Urging Trump to Keep U.S. in Paris Climate Agreement
…leadership on climate change. The Paris Agreement is vital to enhancing the climate resiliency of family farm operations and rural communities, and it allows family farmers and ranchers to join…
$21.8 Million to Combat Citrus Disease
…mitigate climate variability, and ensure food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts, sign up for email updates or follow us on Twitter @USDA_NIFA, #NIFAimpacts….
Funding to Support Disaster Preparedness
…of energy, mitigate climate variability, and ensure food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts, sign up for email updates or follow us on Twitter…
Funding to Foster a Diverse Agricultural Science Workforce
…water availability issues, increase food production, find new sources of energy, mitigate climate variability, and ensure food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts, sign…
USDA Announces $150.2 Million in Funding through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative
…and sustain rural economic growth, address water availability issues, increase food production, find new sources of energy, mitigate climate variability, and ensure food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact…
Egg-Citing News – Food Prices Down for Easter
…to lower exports or changes in supply,” he said. “As farm-gate prices for livestock products have declined and remained lower, prices in the retail meat case have become more competitive,”…
State Releases Plan to Make Water Conservation a Way of Life
…help us endure the next inevitable drought.” California’s climate is the most variable in the nation and naturally swings between flood and drought. Climate change is increasing average temperatures, shrinking…