House Ag Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson says the biggest problem facing legislators as they write the new Farm Bill isn’t just funding. Peterson told sugar producers and processors this…
Dairy Producers Needed for Sorghum Research
…San Joaquin Counties for the University of California’s Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. The research initially began after writing a grant when water supplies were still extremely limited. “The…
California FFA: Agricultural Education Funding Vital
Members of the House Committee on Agriculture recently heard from nearly 100 Californians on a variety of topics including the need to invest in agricultural education. The committee held a…
Funding to Encourage SNAP Participants to Purchase Healthy Foods
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced 32 grants totaling $16.8 million to help Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants increase their purchases of fruits and vegetables. The program is…
Increase in Trade Funding leads Farm Bill Listening Session
…to the committee during the 2 1/2 hour listening session Saturday morning. Topics covered every aspect of farming with an emphasis on trade funding. You can listen to the entire…
Funding for Research to Improve Livestock and Aquaculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced 40 grants totaling more than $15.7 million for agricultural research on the production of beef, dairy,…
Folta: Ben and Jerry’s Report Work of Bad Science
The following is by Kevin Folta, a land-grant scientist and Professor and Chairman of the Horticultural Sciences Department at the University of Florida. There was a time that newspapers published…
UC Asian Citrus Psyllid Scouts Trying to Avert Huanglongbing Disaster
…PVC wand to knock off insects. The expansive ACP monitoring effort is funded by a $1.45 million multi-agency coordination grant from the USDA. The project funds promising tools and long-term…
Bankers List Goals for New Farm Bill, Ways to Prevent Farm Crisis
…provide continuity and enable agricultural producers and their lenders to engage in multi-year business decision making. Kluesner urged Congress to authorize permanent funding mechanisms for USDA farm loan programs and…
SoftBank Investing in Indoor Vertical Farming Company
…funding, according to organizers, will fuel further expansion and more farms. AgFunder, a portal connecting ag innovators with investors, says the investment is a “testament to the strength of the…
FDA Grants to Help States Comply with FSMA Produce Rule
…grants follow last year’s grant funding by FDA of $21.8 million. Grant award information can be found on FDA dot gov. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
NMPF Proposal to Improve H-2A for Dairy Advances Thanks to Rep. Newhouse
…funding bill, Rep. Newhouse offered an amendment that would allow farm employers to use the H-2A visa program to hire foreign workers, regardless of whether those employees are engaged in…
U.S. Dairy Increasing Pressure on Canada
…concessions that Canada doesn’t seem likely to grant. The deal could be a hindrance to the upcoming NAFTA talks, under which Canada sends a lot of its exports to the…
Vaccine Bank Needed To Protect Food, National Security
…Bill language establishing and funding a Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine bank. FMD is an infectious viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals, including cattle, pigs, and sheep; it is not a…