…U.S. (2007-13); Kevin de León, California Senate president pro tempore; Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia; Maria Echaveste, co-founder of the Nueva Vista Group; Luis Serra, executive director of the Energy…
Reba McEntire Named Farm Bureau Keynote Speaker
…2, 2017, so mark your calendars for Music City! More About Reba McEntire Reba McEntire’s latest album, a two-disc inspirational collection called “Sing it Now: Songs of Faith and Hope”…
South American Palm Weevil Makes Headway into California
…attractive food sources become available due to the changing desert landscape. Courtesy: UC ANR Mark Hoddle is a Biological Control Specialist and Principal Investigator in the Applied Biological Control Research…
Tomato Harvest Slowly Gains Momentum
It’s a slow but good start so far for the 2017 processing tomato harvest. A lot of roadblocks stand between the tomatoes and the marketplace, including spring rains that delayed…
Secretary Perdue Partners with FFA to Support Next Generation of Leaders in Agriculture
…the National FFA Organization, Mark Poeschl, signed a memorandum of understanding (PDF, 225 KB) between USDA and National FFA. You may click HERE or on the video below to watch…
Cattle Groups Applaud Proposed Delay of Electronic Logging Requirements for Trucking
…on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development approved its appropriations bill that includes the delay earlier this week. The full committee could mark up the legislation as soon as next week….
Mid-South Cotton Producers to See San Joaquin Valley Agriculture
…Columbus; and Dale Weaver from Macon; Arkansas – Caleb Miller from Leachville and Sam Shackelford from Montrose; Tennessee – Robert Hill from Gates and Mark Zarecor from Newbern; and Missouri…
Perdue, Branstad, to Celebrate U.S. Beef in China
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad will mark the return of U.S. beef to China this week. Friday, the duo will celebrate U.S. beef exports…
Official Flower of the Month of June
…rose is rich with history and meaning. Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, presented a rose to Eros, and Cleopatra lured Mark Antony with a room knee-deep in rose petals….
Robust Organic Sector Posts New Records in U.S. Sales
…billion in 2016, reflecting new sales of almost $3.7 billion from the previous year. The $43 billion in organic food sales marked the first time the American organic food market…
Critical Deadline in Groundwater Law Approaches
…DWR senior engineering geologist Mark Nordberg, who is the SGMA project manager, said the agency has conducted a roll call of counties to ensure the deadline will be met. “The…
Smart Water Deters Ag Theft
…hour. The product will stay on equipment for five years. Detectives can use a specific light to identify markings when they come across suspect equipment. Those markings can be tested…
Soggy Fields slow Start of Rice Planting
…market year such as this, he said “it’s not a bad option to have.” He already knows he won’t be able to plant 50 percent of his acreage—land in the…
Ag Secretary Perdue Moves to Make School Meals Great Again
…make food choices both healthful and appealing to students. Perdue made the announcement during a visit to Catoctin Elementary School in Leesburg, Virginia to mark School Nutrition Employee Week. Perdue…