After bi-partisan passage in both chambers of Congress, President Obama vetoed Senate Joint Resolution 22, disapproval of the EPA’s “waters of the United States” rule. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President…
Agri View: Agriculture Productivity
…ERS projected future productivity growth with alternative public R&D investment scenarios. This analysis found that declines in public R&D have a more pronounced effects in the longrun than in the…
NCGA Priority and Policy Conference Yields Insight into Top Issues
The National Corn Growers Association’s annual Priority and Policy Conference, held last week in St. Louis, brought together a wide array of stakeholders for discussions on the direction of the…
Vilsack Leads Trade Mission to Chile and Peru
…Peru, steady economic growth and an expanding middle-class population are fueling demand for high-quality, made-in-America food and agricultural products. Now that the United States enjoys open access to these markets,…
Communications Now Could Ease Future Port Issues
Many people believe California will see problems from a port shutdown again in the future and starting communications now may help out the process then. Easing Future Port Issues The…
USDA Microloans Help Purchase Land and Improve Property
…for America’s farmers and ranchers to utilize, especially as new and beginning farmers and ranchers look for the assistance they need to get started. To learn more about the FSA…
Ports Shutdown Slowed Growth in 2015
…consumed. Shipments were delayed and delayed and delayed and that meant that customers either just pushed purchases further out in the future or they just cancelled,” Almond Board of California…
Farm Credit
…infrastructure projects in rural America. “Its rural commuities in agriculture. Everything from telecommunications to real estate loans for farmers. It’s the entire piece that supports that rural communities of America.”…
Agri View: Bad Economic Year
…historic investments in rural America and American agriculture. Two-thirds of all rural counties gained jobs over the past year and the American economy overall has created 8 million jobs over…
Fuel Up To Play 60 Growing Success And Support
…National Dairy Council and National Football League in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This free program offers funding opportunities for schools and an online Playbook full of school-tested…
Fee Free Days This Weekend In National Forests
…of the US Forest Service tell us more. Fee Free Days This Weekend In National Forests From the National Park Service On Monday, January 18, national parks throughout the country…
Dietary Guidelines
…The Dietary Guidelines for Americans: What It Is, What It Is Not The main purpose of the Dietary Guidelines is to inform the development of Federal food, nutrition, and health…
Agri View: Buy or Rent Farmland
…Andrew Jenner Writer for Modern Farmer Whether they’re diving into 1,200 acres of corn or a few raised beds of farmers market veggies, beginning farmers need land. Getting it, though,…
NGB and ASTA Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference
Join the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) and National Garden Bureau (NGB) for the ASTA Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference, January 30 – February 2, 2016 at the Disneyland Hotel…