By Kim Kaplan, USDA Agriculture Research Service Geneticist Ed Buckler measures a maize ear for statistical analysis. Photo by Scott Bauer. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) geneticist Edward Buckler will receive…
Maintaining Pork Exports to Canada, Mexico Critical
The National Pork Producers Council committed to work with the Trump administration to preserve tariff-free market access for U.S. pork exports to Canada and Mexico. The administration is planning to…
Annette Jones, DVM, on Animal Health & Food Safety
…the State and consumers of California agricultural products to assure the safety, availability and affordability of agricultural products by promoting California agriculture, protecting public and animal health while enhancing stewardship…
Six California Projects that Reduce Pesticide Use
…Cotton Pest Control Board, California Department of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Plant Health Inspection Service, and the National Cotton Council. Media interested in this project can…
Ag Reacts to Trump TPP Move
…do all it can to develop new markets for U.S. agricultural goods and to protect and advance U.S. agricultural interests in the critical Asia-Pacific region.” National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President…
National Peanut Butter Day
Cathy Isom fills us in on why National Peanut Butter Day is celebrating a whole day devoted to what could very well be America’s favorite protein. That’s coming up on…
EU Dairy Farmers Spray Milk Powder in Price Protest
…are driving them to the brink of bankruptcy and releasing more milk powder on the market would further complicate their plight. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
ChemChina Files for U.S. Antitrust Approval of Syngenta Takeover
…have been submitted. A Syngenta spokesperson says both companies remain fully committed to the transaction and are confident of its closing. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Fourth Quarter 2016 Farm Lending Slows
…a slower rate of loan repayments, but the increase in farm debt was the smallest increase in more than three years. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Three Named as USDA Deputy Secretary Candidates
…Senate to act. A team assisting Clovis will hire staff and begin crafting policy until Perdue is allowed to take office. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Trump EPA Plan Calls for Eliminating WOTUS
…or federal district courts. The Trump administration could choose not to defend WOTUS in court, effectively killing enforcement of the rule. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
CCM Supports Stay on Argentine Lemon Rule
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) in accordance with guidance from the White House issued January 20, 2017, today issued a stay for…
NMPF, USDEC Urge Trump Administration Not to Cede Export Opportunities
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) urged the Trump Administration not to retreat from pursuing new trade opportunities in the Pacific Rim, and…
AFBF Pres. Duvall Re: Importance of Trade to U.S. Agriculture
…struggling agriculture economy. With this decision, it is critical that the new administration begin work immediately to do all it can to develop new markets for U.S. agricultural goods and…