The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service recently released more information from the 2017 Census of Agriculture that is broken down by race, ethnicity, and gender. The national, state,…
California Receives Nearly $28 Million for Dairy Margin Coverage
…Wisconsin has the largest number of farmers signed up for the program. According to an analysis from the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), dairy farmers would have only received a…
President Trump Signs U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement. Ag Groups Respond
…trading relationship with Japan and NCGA looks forward to continued work for a successful Phase 2 of these important negotiations.” National Cattlemen’s Beef Association WASHINGTON (NCBA-Oct. 7, 2019) – National…
Registration Opens for Massive 2020 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show
…quickly. Annual meetings of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, the Cattlemen’s Beef Board, American National CattleWomen, CattleFax and National Cattlemen’s Foundation will be held at this event. Thousands of cattle…
Ag Groups Respond to Trump Administration Announcement Upholding the RFS
National Corn Growers Association (NCGA-Oct. 4, 2019) — The National Corn Growers Association welcomed an announcement from President Trump directing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to follow the letter of…
Trump Delivers on a Key Promise to American Farmers
…removing the U.S. from the job-killing Paris Climate Accord. The Administration has also expedited permitting approvals, has opened up federal land for development, including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR),…
NCBA Exposes Relationship of OCM and HSUS
Credit: Lakeview Images / Shutterstock.com WASHINGTON (NCBA-Oct. 3, 2017) — The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Vice President of Government Affairs, Ethan Lane, released the following statement in response to…
USDA Invests $11M In Research That Will Support Specialty Crop Farmers
WASHINGTON (USDA-Oct. 3, 2019) — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary Scott Hutchins announced that the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has invested $11 million in…
Things You Shouldn’t Throw into the Compost Bin
…no-no. The only way that it’s safe for you to compost tea bags or coffee filters is if you are sure they’re made from natural materials, such as cotton or…
ARS and U.S. Army Join Forces to Revitalize Soil with Paper
…Torbert, research leader at the ARS National Soils Dynamics Laboratory in Auburn, Alabama. ARS worked with the Army to determine the right rates of application and to make sure there were no…
National Chicken Council Unveils New Sustainability Resources
…recent National Chicken Council (NCC) survey results, however, knowledge of the environmental impact of chicken among consumers is low. Only half of survey participants (51%) are moderately knowledgeable about chicken’s…
Latest USDA Expectations for 2019 Cotton Crop
…production since the 2005 marketing year,” said Dr. Jody Campiche, Vice President of Economics and Policy Analysis for the National Cotton Council. “So, even with the lower level projected as…
U.S. Pork Producers Seeking Expanded Export Opportunities
…Therefore, expanding export opportunities through trade agreements remains a top priority for U.S. pork producers, National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) Director of International Affairs Maria Zieba said today at a…
Agriculture Groups Respond to Japan Trade Deal
…farmers and build upon our successful partnership with Japan.” Source: National Corn Growers Association NCC Applauds Signing of US-Japan Trade Deal Washington, D.C. (NCC-September 25, 2019) — The United States…