…don’t need to purchase the equipment to take advantage of the incentive. From the Almond Board of California: The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has raised its rate of financial…
USDA Trade Mission to Explore Export Opportunities in Middle East, North Africa
…Algeria and Jordan who will come to Cairo just for this event,” said Mark Slupek, deputy administrator of the Office of Trade Programs for USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service. The Middle…
India Still Top Global Milk Producer
…70 billion tons, each. In 2016, total production reached 154 billion tons compared with 96 billion produced in the United States. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Trump May Seek Only Minor Tweaks to NAFTA
…the draft could be revised. The administration must give Congress 90 days’ notice under trade law before beginning formal NAFTA renegotiations. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
USDA Warns it Only Takes One Person to Spread Harmful Invasive Pests
…spread these invasive pests to a new area. That’s why USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has designated April as Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month. Spring…
U.S. Hogs and Pigs Inventory Up 4 Percent
As of March 1, there were 71.0 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, up 4 percent from March 2016, but down 1 percent from December 1, 2016, according to…
RFA Statement on Senate Ag Committee Approval of Perdue to be USDA Secretary
…Secretary to have been a farmer. As a result, Governor Perdue appreciates the challenge facing farmers today, knows that building demand will be essential to rural economic stability, and certainly…
NCC Pleased With EPA’s Chlorpyrifos Action
EPA released an order on March 29 denying in full the petition requesting that the agency revoke all tolerances for chlorpyrifos. EPA now will move forward on updating and revising…
Western Growers Forms Partnership with New Mexico Chile Association
…as informational webinars, H-2A labor services, transportation services and expertise in trade and commodity services. “In entering this partnership, we are motivated by Western Growers’ focus on the federal policy…
Farm Bureau Cheers Perdue Committee Vote, Urges Full Senate to Confirm
…of handling and exporting the food Americans grow for the world. He is a real-world farmer who wants to build on farmers’ successful efforts to sustain and conserve the natural…
California and Australia – a Continuing Partnership
…to Australia we encouraged cooperation between our delegation members and the people and organizations we visited. Fostering connections between farmers and farm associations is critical to expanding innovation and experiences…
Western Growers Applauds Senate Ag Committee Perdue Vote
…sustainability of farmers across the country. Furthermore, we trust that Secretary-designate Perdue will pursue a resolution to one of our industry’s greatest needs, ensuring that immigration reform – one that…
Duvall Urges Swift Confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall urged swift confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the United States Supreme Court in a letter to the full Senate. “Supreme Court decisions…
Air Quality Discussions Include ‘No-Farm Days’
The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District produced a long list of measures that would be needed to meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) air quality standards. The list…