What used to be an student organization for “future farmers” is now expanding to urban areas and new agricultural related studies. Gary Crawford has more. FFA Expanding to More Urban…
El Nino and Drought Could Deliver a One-Two Punch to Unprotected Soils
Plowing and shaping fields in the fall is common practice in many parts of California, but the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is recommending a different strategy this year. “Let…
Judge Orders Nationwide Stay of WOTUS Rule
…any harm to the agencies in keeping the status quo. A copy of the order can be found online. Get reactions from ag groups below. From the National Cattlemen’s Beef…
Growth Energy Praises NCGA and NFU’s Work to Highlight the Importance of the RFS to Farm Income
This morning, the National Corn Growers Association and the National Farmers Union held a press call where they unveiled a white paper discussing the importance of the RFS and how…
New USDA Fact Sheets Illustrate State-by-State Benefits of TPP
…American jobs and driving the nation’s rural economy. Created by the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), the fact sheets graphically depict how each state and individual commodities stand to benefit…
California Ag Leads the Nation in Funding for Specialty Crops
…of young and beginning farmers in agronomic, economic, and environmental stewardship skills; developing and implementing beneficial management practices that improve farm viability, the agricultural economy, and the environment; and developing…
Ag Sec. Vilsack Talks TPP
…playing field in trade for American farmers. U.S. exports of agricultural products to TPP countries totaled $63 billion in 2014, 42 percent of total U.S. agricultural exports. Thanks to this…
USDA Awards $113 Million to Support Specialty Crop Production, Grow Opportunities for Rural Communities
…Obama’s commitment to strengthening local and regional food systems. These grants are administered by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) and USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). “Increasing market…
NCBA Applauds Conclusion of Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association has learned that the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations have successfully concluded today in Atlanta. NCBA President and Chugwater, Wyo., cattleman, Philip Ellis said this agreement will…
NPPC Confident TPP Deal Good For U.S. Pork
The National Pork Producers Council expressed confidence that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement negotiators concluded in Atlanta will benefit all sectors of the U.S. economy and will provide enormous new…
“Congress Will Thoroughly Review TPP” – McCarthy
…deal that also reaches the guidelines set out by Congress. A good deal would open up new markets to American goods and services while creating new jobs and increasing take-home…
NFU Vigorously Opposes TPP Without Currency Manipulation Enforcement
…to National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson: “Just as we feared, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is moving forward without any meaningful language addressing one of the chief tools used…
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Regarding the Agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership
…Agricultural Service and the Office of the Chief Economist. I’d also like to thank the formal trade advisors and experts from agricultural commodity groups who provided valuable market information and…
Statement by the President on the Trans-Pacific Partnership
…a range of barriers they face abroad, including ensuring that foreign regulations and agricultural inspections are based on science, eliminating agricultural export subsidies, and minimizing unpredictable export bans. • U.S….