…feed everyone.’” Secretary Perdue meets with Rep. Chellie Pingree (ME-1), Rep. David Young (IA-3), and food and agricultural stakeholders to discuss solutions to America’s food waste and loss problems. Background:…
NRCS Resources to Increase Pollinator Populations
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is working to increase pollinator populations by aiding farmers in making conservation improvements to help monarch butterflies and…
NAFTA Talks Continue This Week
The Renegotiation effort of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) continues this week with all sides eager to finish the talks. Representatives from the United States, Canada and Mexico…
Food Price Index up 2.7 Percent
…to its year-ago level. Finally, sugar prices were down 4.8 percent for the month, and down 24 percent from April 2017. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farm Credit Loan Volume up One Percent
…year. President and CEO of the Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation Tracey McCabe says the system remains “well-positioned” to support farmers as they face challenges this year. Net interest…
Canada Closes TB Investigation
…million in compensation for the destroyed animals. The successful investigation allows Canada to keep its bovine tuberculosis-free status regarding global trade. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Monsanto Leadership Out of Bayer Takeover
…which depends on required regulatory approvals. Until that date, both companies will continue to operate as competitors under their current structures. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Growth Energy Pressing Trump on Biofuels
…send “a clear and final signal” that the White House will “no longer tolerate oil-backed schemes to derail the rural recovery.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Agri View: Honeybee Research Continuing
…was the biggest problem bee farmers had until CCD showed up. If I understand it right, the recently received grant will be used to find ways to kill the Varroa…
Armed to Farm Program Provides Veterans with Farming Skills
…by the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT). The latest week-long training was recently offered in California for the first time at Glide Ranch in Davis. “We were amazed. We…
Fresno State Awarded Irrigation Innovation Grant
…consortium will “co-develop, test, prototype and improve innovations, equipment, technology and decision and information systems designed to equip farms of the future with cutting-edge technologies and strategies to enhance irrigation…
U.S.-China Talks End With Little Progress
…the talks. The U.S. was focused on a trade deficit with China that it says reached over $375 billion last year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Conservatives Attack House Farm Bill
…House version was passed out of the Ag Committee in a partisan, party-line vote. The Hill Dot Com says the bill is now facing attacks from conservative groups. Americans for…
USDA-White House Liaison Clovis Leaving Washington
…While we are sad Dr. Clovis is leaving USDA, we wish him well in his future endeavors back home in Iowa.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….