…builds up pressure until the kernel finally explodes to many times its original volume. Americans today consume 17.3 billion quarts of popped popcorn each year! The average American eats about…
South Africa Now Taking U.S. Pork
South Africa now is accepting U.S. pork exports. The National Pork Producers Council, which worked with the Obama administration to convince Pretoria to lift a de facto ban on U.S….
U.S. Should Be Better Prepared For Pests, Diseases
In testimony today, the National Pork Producers Council urged congressional lawmakers to work with the Obama administration to improve the preparedness of the United States to deal with a foreign…
World Pistachio Day
The colorful pistachio nut that will be celebrated all over the world today. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. World Pistachio Day From: American Pistachio Growers.org A search…
USDA Invests $25 Million in High-Priority Watersheds to Improve Water Quality
…conservation and forestry over the course of this Administration, visit http://medium.com/usda-results. Resources List of 2016 watersheds National Water Quality Initiative webpage National Water Quality Initiative success stories Resource Stewardship webpage…
National FFA Week – Inspiration from our Future Farmers
Congratulations to the Future Farmers of America, FFA! This is National FFA Week, a tradition that began in 1947 when the National FFA Board of Directors adopted the week…
Agri View: Marijuana, a Hot Crop
…and is native to the mountainous forests of North America—mostly, these days, in Canada, though small populations do survive in the Appalachians in the east and the Sierra Nevadas in…
Commodity Classic Farmer-Focused Topics & Issues Sessions
…largest farmer-led, farmer-focused convention and trade show, produced by the National Corn Growers Association, American Soybean Association, National Association of Wheat Growers, National Sorghum Producers and the Association of Equipment…
State Water Project Allocations Doubled
…for environmental purposes were reduced in 2014 and 2015 by state regulators struggling to balance competing demands for water. Water project deliveries to farmers have been reduced drastically, with some…
Farm Bureau Donations Benefit Hungry Americans
…YF&R committee. “More than 50 percent of Americans that struggle with hunger live in rural areas and farming communities,” Coxbill said. “Through the coordinated efforts of America’s farmers and ranchers…
NACD Submits Letters to Ag Appropriations Committees for Conservation Operations
The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD), submitted letters to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committees today. The letters came in response to…
Bayer Grand Opening Of New Greenhouse Site In West Sacramento
…Change The Future Of Farming Bayer marked the grand opening of its West Sacramento greenhouse site yesterday to support the Crop Science division’s growing Biologics and Vegetable Seeds businesses. The…
Monsanto Searches for Next “Farm Mom of the Year”
…it has officially opened up nominations for its 2016 America’s Farmers Mom of the Year contest. “This is the seventh year we’ve held the America’s Farmers Mom of the Year…
Salt Out of Our Diet
…is a good idea. Unfortunately, 80 percent of the sodium we consume comes from restaurant meals and packaged foods. “As a result, the average American’s diet contains two to three…