…while the Administration works on free, fair and reciprocal trade deals to open more markets to help American farmers compete globally. To date, more than $8.3 billion has been paid…
Hold The Line Against Huanglongbing: The Time Has Come to Meet ACP Head On
HLB Can Be Devastating HLB is the most devastating citrus disease worldwide and threatens all commercial citrus production. According to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service 2018 Annual Statistical Bulletin,…
Farming Has a Long History in the Western U. S.
Ancient dwelling (800 years old) at Wupatki, Arizona The mysterious cliff dwellings in the American southwest are fascinating places. They are historical registers that teach us just a little of…
Slow and Steady Progress in Gene Editing for HLB Resistance
…it will still take a while to get these trees approved and ready for farmers and make sure there are no side effects,” Haro von Mogel said. Listen to the…
California Almond Acreage Increases in 2018
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reports that California’s almond acreage continued to increase in 2018. Bearing acres, or orchards that have matured enough to produce a crop, are reported…
Additional Funding Available for Two Air Quality Incentive Programs
…agricultural material. To be eligible, farmers have to use the material for soil incorporation or land application as an alternative to the burning of the material. Certain crop types include…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 04-24-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering the NRCS Conservation Stewardship Program which recognizes farmers for…
NCBA CEO Kendal Frazier Announces Plans for Retirement
After 34 years with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), the past four as CEO, Kendal Frazier announced his plans for retirement this morning. Kendal’s career began as a farm…
USDA Opens Application Portal for New ReConnect Rural Broadband Infrastructure Program
…rural America.” Congress first appropriated funds for the new Rural e-Connectivity Pilot Program, known as ReConnect, in 2018. The program will be a proof-of-concept, enabling USDA to create and implement…
Farm Groups Ask President, Congress for Disaster Relief
…Puerto Rico encountered its own humanitarian crisis from hurricanes Irma and Maria. For many farmers, these events have meant near complete losses.” Read the letter. Source: American Farm Bureau Federation…
Ag Census Looks at Data Differently
The release of the National Agriculture Statistic Service’s Census of Agriculture showed there are more women and younger farmers who are making decisions on farms nationwide. The service found this…
US Wins Another Dispute Over Chinese Trade Practices
…announced that the WTO panel found China had administered its tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for wheat, corn, and rice in a manner that unfairly limited American grain farmers access to the…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 04-18-19
…Union and how they are not likely to include agriculture, we explore the complexity of seed development as well as how USDA’s website Farmers.gov provides farmers with some H-2A guidance….
Weak Honey Bee Colonies May Fail From Cold Exposure During Shipping
…U.S. Department of Agriculture’s chief scientific in-house research agency. Daily, ARS focuses on solutions to agricultural problems affecting America. Each dollar invested in agricultural research results in $20 of economic…