…sent to Acting U.S. Trade Representative Stephen Vaughn, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Acting Secretary of Agriculture Michael Young. The Senators wrote: “Dairy farmers should not have their businesses ruined…
Pence, Ross, to Talk Trade with Japan
Vice President Mike Pence and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will travel to Japan to discuss trade later this month. The duo is scheduled to travel to Tokyo on April 18th….
State Releases Plan to Make Water Conservation a Way of Life
…every day,” said California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross. “They are prepared to continue in that spirit in adherence to groundwater regulations and the adoption of more…
Perdue Vote Could be Stalled Until May
It’s been nearly 11 weeks since President Donald Trump nominated Sonny Perdue as Agriculture Secretary, and a partisan brawl in the Senate will push the wait into early April, or…
Purdue Ag Economy Barometer Shows Slip in Confidence
…Expectations fell to 126 – 22 points lower than a month earlier. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. Read the full Ag Economy Report from Perdue University….
Perdue Vote Won’t Happen This Week
The U.S. Senate will not be taking a vote to confirm Agriculture Secretary nominee Sonny Perdue this week. Instead, the Senate will be focusing time on a filibuster and confirmation…
House Agriculture Committee Leadership Calls for Swift Confirmation of Governor Sonny Perdue
…Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, and Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, encouraging the swift confirmation of Governor Sonny Perdue as the nation’s next Secretary of Agriculture. Dear Senators: We wish…
AFBF and NGFA Urge Senate to Confirm Sonny Perdue as Agriculture Secretary This Week
The American Farm Bureau Federation and National Grain and Feed Association joined in calling on the U.S. Senate to confirm Sonny Perdue as the 31st agriculture secretary this week before…
USDA Offers Renewal Options for Expiring Conservation Stewardship Program Contracts
…Options for Expiring Conservation Stewardship Program Contracts Acting Deputy Agriculture Secretary Michael Young today announced that a contract renewal sign-up is underway for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), USDA’s largest…
RFA Statement on Senate Ag Committee Approval of Perdue to be USDA Secretary
…Bob Dinneen had the following statement: Perdue “We congratulate Sonny Perdue on receiving approval by the Senate Agriculture Committee to be the next U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. Governor Perdue is…
Farm Bureau Cheers Perdue Committee Vote, Urges Full Senate to Confirm
The following may be attributed to Zippy Duvall, President, American Farm Bureau Federation: “Today’s vote by the Senate Agriculture committee to move Sonny Perdue’s nomination to the full Senate for…
California and Australia – a Continuing Partnership
by Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture Ross Our visit to Australia was another step in furthering California’s commitment on climate smart agriculture. The trip not only…
Western Growers Applauds Senate Ag Committee Perdue Vote
…the bipartisan decision of the Senate Agriculture Committee to advance Secretary-designate Sonny Perdue’s nomination as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to the Senate floor. Secretary-designate Perdue performed admirably during his confirmation…
Senate Agriculture Committee Swiftly Advances USDA Secretary Nominee Perdue
…the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. Perdue may now be considered by the full U.S. Senate for confirmation. “I’m pleased our Committee has made swift strides to move Governor Perdue’s nomination…