…urban areas, treatment coordinators have been engaged to make sure growers are working together for maximum effectiveness against the pest, and scientific research has been supported.” To learn more about…
Farm Groups Support Clovis Nomination
…nominate Clovis to serve as the USDA undersecretary for research, education, and economics, which also serves as the departments chief scientist. Senate Agriculture Committee ranking member Debbie Stabenow, Senate Appropriations…
Stabenow States Concern with Clovis Nomination
…nominee seems to lack the necessary agricultural science and research qualifications that are required by the Farm Bill.” President Trump announced he would nominate Clovis to serve as the USDA…
McKinney, Clovis, Officially Nominated for USDA Posts
McKinney President Donald Trump has nominated Ted McKinney for Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs and Dr. Sam Clovis for Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics. Dr….
GEM Avocados Getting Industry Interest
Researchers have been investigating GEM avocados as a possible alternative to the Hass variety, in hopes to enable other areas of California to grow avocados. Most of the state’s avocado…
AgNet Media to Host Sonny Perdue at Citrus Expo
…to rise above those challenges. The 2017 Citrus Expo will be held August 16–17 at the Lee Civic Center in North Fort Myers, Florida. Registration is now open. All pre-registered…
Love for Bacon Pushing Pork Belly Prices to Record Highs
…80 percent higher this year. This comes in spite of frozen reserves at a low not seen in sixty years. Market research firm Nielsen says Americans bought 14 percent more…
Farmers Worried About the Future of Health Care
It may not be front and center in agriculture like the farm bill discussion is, but farmers have a lot to worry about as Congress debates the future of health…
Chlorine Dioxide Pouches Can Make Produce Safer and Reduce Spoilage
…Agricultural Research Service podcast. Chlorine Dioxide Pouches Can Make Produce Safer and Reduce Spoilage-USDA/ARS Podcast You can read more about this research in the July 2017 issue of AgResearch magazine….
Almond Board: Almond Crop Forecast
…improve farming practices through research and innovation,” said Richard Waycott, ABC president and CEO, in response to the announcement. “It’s one of the few places on earth with a Mediterranean…
Funding for Research on Plant-Biotic Interactions
…funding is made possible through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program, authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. “The research to be supported by these grants will help reveal…
Politico: Nebraska Ag Director Being Considered for USDA Under Secretary
…farm services and trade, respectively. Also, Iowa economist Sam Clovis, a longtime Trump ally, is said to be the pick for the undersecretary for research, education, and economics. From the…
NAFTA Boosted Canada’s Corn Syrup Consumption
…has not been well-studied, according to the study’s researchers, who say that to date, most research on globalization and nutrition has examined the effects of foreign direct investment: how consumption…
ASTA Testifies before House Ag Committee on Plant Breeding Innovation, Farm Bill
…specialty crops. LaVigne stressed the importance of promoting a climate of innovation through the funding of critical Farm Bill research programs, and the enactment of clear and consistent, science-based policies…