…Okolona, Mississippi helped agricultural community leaders connect senior farmers and new and beginning farmers to preserve farming legacies. A 2501 grant to Florida International University helped veterans and young urban…
Pork Industry Battling Challenges From Trade to Labor Shortage
…consumer and importer of pork in the world, but U.S. hog farmers have been sidelined, Herring told the subcommittee, due to China’s 62% tariff on American pork that have cost…
Pima Preference in California Cotton Acreage Increase
The latest numbers show an increase to overall planted acreage for California cotton this year, according to the 2019 planted acreage report from USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Overall…
Perdue on the Department of Labor’s Proposed H2A Modernized Rule
…and improve access to a legal source of agricultural labor: “President Trump once again shows his commitment to helping America’s farmers, ranchers, and producers continue to be the most productive…
Last Minute Push to Revive COOL in USMCA
…Several groups that have been in opposition to the labeling requirement include the National Pork Producers Council, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, and the North American Meat Institute. Citing the…
Five New Strawberry Varieties Available to Growers
UC Davis Royal Royce strawberry variety is one of the five new strawberry varieties from the Strawberry Breeding Program at the University of California, Davis that will help farmers manage…
Pushing for USMCA Ratification: ‘California Farmers, Let Your Voice Be Heard’
…voice of the American people. So, California farmers, let your voice be heard.” Several guest speakers discussed the impact that the replacement for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)…
The Western View: Buffalo Bill Center Covers the West
…human history, as well as the fascinating geology of the area. They tell the stories of the plains Indians and the Euro-American explorers and settlers of the 1800s. There’s an…
USDA Now Making Payments for New Dairy Margin Coverage Program
…that goal. For more information, visit farmers.gov DMC webpage or contact your local USDA service center. To locate your local FSA office, visit farmers.gov/service-locator Source: USDA/Farm Service Agency Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester…
Rural Broadband Will Boost Economy, Improve Sustainability and Animal Welfare
…House subcommittee. “While most Americans take broadband for granted, 26.4% of rural Americans lack access to broadband,” the Missouri farmer told the Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy and Credit….
NCBA, State Affiliates Urge Congress to Ratify USMCA
WASHINGTON (NCBA) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) sent a letter signed by 39 of its state affiliates to U.S. Senate and House leaders urging them to support the…
Almond Update: Objective Measurement Report Forecasts 2.2 Billion Pounds
The 2019 California Almond Objective Measurement Report was released by the National Agricultural Statistics Service this week, and the forecast is down 12 percent from the subjective forecast in May. The report…
Investment Not Happening Where Needed for AgTech
…ends of that spectrum and not in the middle where farmers can benefit from it the most. Listen to the story. Investment Not Happening Where Needed for AgTech About the…
NCC Emerging Leaders Program Completes First Session
The Emerging Leaders Program participants met with lawmakers, their staffers and key government agency officials during their visit to Washington, DC. Courtesy National Cotton Council The thirteen American cotton industry…