Proposals for the new On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials (On-Farm Trials) program from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will be accepted through July 15. The additional sub-program was created by…
“Beef Cattle Industry Has Great Story to Tell” On Climate
…metrics like water resources, air and greenhouse gas emissions, and land resources. “The Roundtable is an example of ranchers leading the way on conservation,” Lyons-Blythe said. “Cattle ranchers took the…
Western View: Another Water Rights Grab
…more people. The private company working with Harvard – and several other big investors – is the Los Angeles firm of Renewable Resources Group. The firm buys up farmland…
Nomination Deadline Nears for 2019 California Leopold Conservation Award
…Sand County Foundation and given in honor of renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold. In California, the $10,000 award is presented with Sustainable Conservation and the California Farm Bureau Federation (CFBF). Nominations…
Industry Reaction on the Removal of Section 232 Tariffs
…or $1.5 billion on an annualized, industry-wide basis. Removing the metal tariffs restores zero-tariff trade to U.S. pork’s largest export market and allows NPPC to focus more resources on working…
U.S. Beef Gains Full Access to Japan
…terms and conditions will be posted May 20 to the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service Export Library and the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Export Verification Program web page. Source: USDA/Agricultural Marketing Service…
The USDA Announces New Vision for Animal Genomics
…to meet increasing future demands for animal products by a growing world population. The USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and Iowa State…
USDA Enhances African Swine Fever Surveillance Efforts
…and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will work with the swine industry, the states, and veterinary diagnostic laboratories to test for ASF. ASF is a highly contagious and deadly disease…
Almond Update: Subjective Forecast Expected, Low Carry-Over for 2019
The National Agricultural Statistics Service released their subjective forecast report for California almonds and the numbers are right where the industry expected with an increase over last year. Another report…
Legislation to Relieve Regulatory Burden on Livestock Haulers
…adhere to. The proposed bills are in response to a U.S. Department of Transportation rule requiring all truck drivers to adhere to Hours-of-Service (HOS) rules monitored by electronic logging devices…
Beef Cattle Cost Study Released from UC ANR
The University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources’ Agricultural Issues Center recently released a beef cattle cost study, detailing the cost and returns for beef production in California. The new…
USDA Inspection Rates to Increase 10%
…year more than half of the Agricultural Marketing Service’s rates for voluntary grading, inspection, certification, auditing, and laboratory services for a variety of agricultural commodities including meat and poultry, fruits and vegetables,…
Poultry Workshop Series Begins in Forestville on May 17
…Agriculture and Natural Resources website. Listen to the report below. Poultry Workshop Series Begins in Forestville on May 17 About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet…
Groups React to Chlorpyrifos Ban
…their land. At every turn, they strive to achieve efficiencies in their use of resources like water, fertilizer and pesticides, and seek to minimize both the human and environmental impacts…