…sequenced by researchers at the Agricultural Research Service‘s (ARS) U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) in Clay Center, Nebraska. The breeds include Angus, Brangus and Hereford. The publicly accessible information…
USDA Seeks Project Proposals to Protect and Restore Critical Wetlands
…protect, restore and enhance critical wetlands on agricultural lands. Restored wetlands improve water quality downstream and improve wildlife habitat, while also providing flood prevention and recreational benefits to communities. Funding…
Farmers Need Solution to Immigration Challenge
…even when they provide wages higher than those paid by other local jobs. This “between a rock and hard place” dilemma has grown more acute as the national unemployment rate…
March WASDE Report Released This Week
…Broiler production is unchanged from last month. Milk production will rise as milk cow numbers are expected to increase more rapidly. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
U.S. Red Meat Exports Strong in January
January exports of U.S. beef and pork were up significantly year-over-year, maintaining the solid momentum established in the fourth quarter of 2016, according to statistics released by USDA and compiled…
Kansas Governor Brownback May Be An Ambassador
…world hunger. They include the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Food Program, and the International Fund for Agricultural Development. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Put COOL Into NAFTA Negotiations
…of COOL while it was in effect, but they’ve not taken a position on how to get the program going again. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
EWG Questions About Sonny Perdue
…state senator. They say there is “scant evidence he was actively engaged in farming, which is a requirement for receiving subsidies.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
California All-Orange Forecast Drops 2 Percent
…lowest since 2009, but the measured average fruit size was slightly above the previous year. Hear the full report from Mark Hudson of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural…
Almond Board: Hive Removal and Bee Forage
Honey bee health is top of mind this time of year. Almond Board Director of Agricultural Affairs, Bob Curtis, tells us about two important topics: hive removal timing and honey…
NCBA Hails Senate Passage of BLM Planning Rule Repeal
…to approve a joint resolution of disapproval, which will fully repeal the final rule if and when the resolution becomes law. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
37 Farm Bill Programs Need Budget Baselines After FY 2018
…baseline budget funding in the next farm bill include those under commodity, conservation, nutrition, rural development, research and energy, among others. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasters news service….
Tennessee HPAI Not Linked to China HPAI
…temporarily blocked poultry imports from Lincoln County, Tennessee, and the site of a low pathogenic avian influenza outbreak, Barron County, Wisconsin. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
National Milk Producers Make Farm Bill Recommendations
…the Livestock Gross Margin program and allowing producers to use both the Margin Protection Program and Livestock Gross Margin program simultaneously. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasters news service….