…University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, $250,000 USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Peoria, Illinois, $250,000 University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, $250,000 University of Maryland, Cambridge, Maryland, $290,000 Washington State University,…
Monsanto, Farm Groups Suing California Over Glyphosate
…coalition is the National Association of Wheat Growers and the National Corn Growers Association, among many other state and national organizations. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farm Bureau Seeks End to Organic Livestock Rule
…agency also says it’s delaying the rule so that it can answer important questions, including the likely costs and benefits analysis. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Senator Cruz Writes Iowa Governor Over RFS Dispute, Northey Hold
…negotiate a deal that allows corn farmers “to sell much more corn,” but without costing thousands of refinery workers their jobs. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Almond Board: Farmland Trusts
In this week’s Almond Update, we hear about one farmer’s decision to place an agricultural conservation easement on his property. Sabrina Hill talks with Tom Ulm, president of Ulm Farms…
Slight Majority of Americans Favor NAFTA
…Agriculture data points out that since NAFTA’s implementation in 1994, U.S. agricultural exports to Canada and Mexico have more than quadrupled. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Ross Alleges Special Interest, Like Agriculture, Making NAFTA Talks Harder
…harder.” However, the administration has continually threatened to remove the U.S. from NAFTA, a move agriculture groups call an economic disaster. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
California’s Future Farmers Impress Secretary Perdue
…to California, Secretary Perdue heard from the agriculture community at a town hall meeting held at the Modesto Junior College Agricultural Pavilion, where he was also introduced to the newly…
Bringing Persimmons into the Limelight
…you. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their collaborators are working to bring this uncommon Asian native fruit into the limelight. In 2016, the United States exported 7.4 million pounds…
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle-America Recycles Day
Cathy Isom tells us about a national call to action to reduce, reuse and recycle. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle-America Recycles Day Today This…
October Farm Equipment Sales Increase
…up 69 percent for the month. Sales of combines for the year total 3,439, an increase of three percent from 2016. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
U.S. Poultry Groups Applaud WTO’s Indonesian Ruling
…appeal of the panel finding, a move U.S. poultry groups say is a “resounding victory.” The USA Poultry & Egg Export Council, National Chicken Council, and National Turkey Federation echoed…
McKinney Visit to India Good for U.S. Pork
…McKinney said: “the progress report is good.” India could begin allowing U.S. pork into the country as early as next year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Agriculture Groups Band Together to Support Section 199
More than 180 agricultural groups are coming together to support the Section 199 tax deduction not included in the tax reform proposal. The groups, led by the National Council of…























