…and Agriculture Research (FFAR) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Agricultural Research Service is the U.S. Department of Agriculture‘s chief scientific in-house research agency. The Agency strives to…
Maintaining Pork Exports to Canada, Mexico Critical
…services, accounting for more than one-third of total U.S. exports, adding $80 billion to the U.S. economy and supporting more than 3 million American jobs, according to data from the…
Six California Projects that Reduce Pesticide Use
…at the California Environmental Protection Agency headquarters, 1001 I St. in Sacramento. This year’s award-winning projects are: The Cherry Buckskin Project. Coordinated by the University of California Cooperative Extension, Contra…
Ag Reacts to Trump TPP Move
…agreement. “Trade in food and farm products benefits both rural and urban areas of California,” CFBF President Paul Wenger said. “For example, farm products represent the top export from the…
EU Dairy Farmers Spray Milk Powder in Price Protest
…are driving them to the brink of bankruptcy and releasing more milk powder on the market would further complicate their plight. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
ChemChina Files for U.S. Antitrust Approval of Syngenta Takeover
…have been submitted. A Syngenta spokesperson says both companies remain fully committed to the transaction and are confident of its closing. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Fourth Quarter 2016 Farm Lending Slows
…a slower rate of loan repayments, but the increase in farm debt was the smallest increase in more than three years. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Three Named as USDA Deputy Secretary Candidates
…Senate to act. A team assisting Clovis will hire staff and begin crafting policy until Perdue is allowed to take office. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Trump EPA Plan Calls for Eliminating WOTUS
…or federal district courts. The Trump administration could choose not to defend WOTUS in court, effectively killing enforcement of the rule. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Agri View: Choice of Meat
…know that deer meat has replaced a lot of farm raised meat on the dinner table. And guess what. Farmers don’t care. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner….
CCM Supports Stay on Argentine Lemon Rule
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) in accordance with guidance from the White House issued January 20, 2017, today issued a stay for…
NMPF, USDEC Urge Trump Administration Not to Cede Export Opportunities
…Partnership (TPP) agreement, which NMPF and USDEC had supported because it contained benefits for America’s dairy farmers. A retreat from TPP “must not lead to a retreat from economic engagement…
USDA Grants California Over 5 Million for Citrus Greening Research
…Service (ARS), Athens, Georgia, $1,821,197 More information on these projects is available on the NIFA website. Information on efforts to control the Asian citrus psyllid and stop HLB in California…
2017 Food Trends
…Download 2017 Food Trends A new year means a whole new set of menu ideas for chefs and restaurateurs. Food-service giant Sysco identified 10 menu trends that may delight and…