The National Pork Board reacted to the recent research paper from the Ohio State University research study detailing the researchers’ discovery of an antibiotic-resistant gene in one farrowing barn. According…
Improving Water Quality in High-Priority Watersheds
…Service’s (NRCS) National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI). The NWQI helps farmers and ranchers implement voluntary conservation practices, such as nutrient management, cover crops, conservation cropping systems, filter strips, terraces and…
Funding for Robotic Research
…consumers and rural communities. This funding is made available through the National Robotics Initiative (NRI), a federal research partnership that includes NIFA, the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Aeronautics and…
CFBF President Urges Farmers to Work Toward Change
…build reservoirs, roads and other infrastructure that allowed California to become the greatest agricultural region in the world. Now, he said, the struggle has focused on defending the resources farmers…
CDFA: December is Farm to Food Bank Month
…providing healthy and nutritious farm products to people who need it most. With California’s great diversity of farm products and our abundant agricultural bounty, giving back to local communities is…
Dairy Groups Detail Importance of Dairy Trade
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) sent a joint letter today to President-elect Donald Trump outlining the importance of exports to the U.S….
Hot Dog and Sausage Council Unveils Searchable Ingredients Guide
…common terms consumers might find on packages such as uncured, natural casing, hormone free or organic. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: National Hot Dog and…
USDA Surveying Sheep Operations
Starting later this month, the Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA/NASS) will measure sheep inventories and wool production during a nationwide survey. The American Sheep Industry Association is…
Survey Shows Little Assistance from Farm Bill Dairy Program
…better, and that it had provided better payouts. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: Wisconsin Farmers Union Wisconsin dairy farmers have been stung this year by…
Poultry Industry Fears RFS Increase Will Alter Grain Prices
…meat industry publication Meatingplace that the RFS had cost the poultry industry $59 billion since becoming law. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: National Chicken Council…
House Speaker Promises Regulation Relief
…now, the rule remains tied up in the federal court system facing dozens of lawsuits and is under a nationwide stay. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Nations Racing to Fill Trade Leadership Gap Left by U.S.
…World Trade Organization rules by creating closed associations, while at the same time, Russia is touting its own regional trade proposals. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
National Honey Board Members and Alternates Named
…Hull, of Battle Lake, Minn. is the alternate marketing cooperative member. Board members selected by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture administer the program. USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) provides oversight…
World Soil Day: Celebrating the Magic Beneath
by CDFA and the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in California Today is World Soil Day, as recognized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to celebrate…






















