…Algeria and Jordan who will come to Cairo just for this event,” said Mark Slupek, deputy administrator of the Office of Trade Programs for USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service. The Middle…
India Still Top Global Milk Producer
…70 billion tons, each. In 2016, total production reached 154 billion tons compared with 96 billion produced in the United States. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Trump May Seek Only Minor Tweaks to NAFTA
…the draft could be revised. The administration must give Congress 90 days’ notice under trade law before beginning formal NAFTA renegotiations. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
USDA Warns it Only Takes One Person to Spread Harmful Invasive Pests
…spread these invasive pests to a new area. That’s why USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has designated April as Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month. Spring…
U.S. Hogs and Pigs Inventory Up 4 Percent
…the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Other key findings in the report were: Of the 71.0 million hogs…
NCC Pleased With EPA’s Chlorpyrifos Action
…Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health (CCCEH). The investigators would not release their data to EPA for independent review and the National Cotton Council (NCC) along with other agricultural stakeholders…
$1.9 Million for Alfalfa and Forage Research
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced the availability of $1.9 million in funding for research and development to improve the agricultural productivity,…
New Funding Opportunities for Higher Education
…help higher education institutions teach the next generation of food and agricultural science professionals. Funding is made through NIFA’s Higher Education Challenge (HEC) Grants Program. “Fostering tomorrow’s agricultural professionals is…
California and Australia – a Continuing Partnership
…Gunasekara, CDFA Science Advisor; Paul Wenger, California Farm Bureau Federation; Carlos Suarez, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service; Jan Hopmans, University of California, Davis; Dave Long, Hilltop Ranch/Merced Irrigation District; Emily…
Western Growers Applauds Senate Ag Committee Perdue Vote
…to building a partnership with Secretary-designate Perdue, working together to advance agricultural priorities in areas such as immigration, the farm bill, trade, nutrition, research funding and the environment, and urge…
Air Quality Discussions Include ‘No-Farm Days’
…was very aggressive, including replacement of all almond harvesters with low-emitting upgrades and the possibility of “no-farm days”. The list got a lot of people’s attention. Western Agricultural Processors Association…
Report Names Ag Labor in Human Trafficking List
…and 10,000 potential cases of labor exploitation. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From Polaris The Typology of Modern Slavery Agriculture & Animal Husbandry Traffickers exploit workers…
Very Early Planting Not Worth the Risks
…early planted crops. Planting very early also affects insurability, and if the crop needs to be replanted, can increase production costs. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Sonny Perdue Vote Delayed to Thursday
…his desk at the Department of Agriculture. The Senate will take a two-week Easter recess at the end of next week. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….