…and the National Pork Producers Council says the pork industry would be forced to cut production, raising prices for U.S. consumers. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
TPP Showing Slight Signs of Life in Congress
…TPP — potentially making any number of changes to the 12-nation agreement that has already been through five years of negotiations. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
CA State Plan: Make Water Conservation A Way of Life
…the result of extensive community and stakeholder engagement across California. The plan was prepared by the Department of Water Resources, the State Water Resources Control Board, the Public Utilities Commission,…
New Process Quickly Analyzes Acrylamide in French Fries
By Sandra Avant, Agriculture Research Service ARS scientists have developed a method that rapidly estimates the amount of acrylamide in white potato French fries. (Photo by Stephen Ausmus.) A technique…
Farmers and Ranchers to Protect Working Grasslands
…demonstrates that voluntary, incentive-based conservation methods benefit producers and help to preserve our natural resources,” said Taylor. “Combining conservation and wildlife benefits, while still supporting livestock production, is a clear…
More Cattle Culling Planned in Canada Amid Bovine TB
…strains previously discovered in Canada. It is, however, “closely related” to a strain originating from cattle in central Mexico in 1997. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Japan Still Determined on Completing TPP
…up 85 percent of the pact’s GDP –that effectively gives the U.S. and Japan the power to kill the trade deal. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Mexico Prepared to Modernize NAFTA, Wants Guest-Worker System
…“The circular migration of the past was broken, and that’s when the problems began,” adding “We need to re-establish the movement.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Trump EPA Administrator Pick on the Horizon
…has previously headed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and is a member of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Cargill, BASF Developing Omega-3 Rich Canola
…replace fish oil in feed rations with oil from EPA/DHA canola. “As a fish feed producer, we need to reduce our dependency on marine resources,” Einar Wathne, president of Cargill…
Spread Cheer, Not Invasive Hungry Pests, This Holiday Season
…from friends and families. Or they can hide in or on firewood brought from another location to light a holiday fire. As such, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service…
Growth of U.S. Dairy Exports
by Jerry Cessna, Lindsay Kuberka (USDA/FAS), Christopher G. Davis, Roger Hoskin, USDA Economic Research Service From 2004 to 2014, the value of U.S. dairy product exports more than quadrupled, and…
Agriculture Education Helping Grow the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…to engage K-14 students in the food, agriculture, natural resources, and human (FANH) sciences. These awards, totaling about $841,250, are made through NIFA’s Secondary Education, Two-Year Post-secondary Education, and Agriculture…
Research to Support Healthy Agroecosystems
…population.” NIFA’s AFRI Foundational: Bioenergy, Natural Resources, and Environment Program supports research on healthy agroecosystems and their underlying natural resources essential to the sustained long-term production of agricultural goods and…