The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture has launched a mobile app for four of its My American Farm games. Available mobile games and corresponding STEM components that meet national…
U.S. Pork Can’t Afford Loss of Mexican Market
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) asked the Trump administration to carefully consider the fallout from cutting off trade between the United States and Mexico. U.S. pork producers and other…
NPPC Calls for Swift U.S./Japan Trade Negotiation
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) welcomed reports that the United States and Japan will commence trade negotiations on April 15, 2019 and urged the Trump administration to expeditiously complete…
California Climate Investments Make Progress on Emissions Goal
…replacement measures administered by the California Air Resources Board. Those programs combined to receive nearly $20 million in funding in 2018. The Strategic Growth Council’s Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program…
Program to Promote Pollinator Health Hits Milestone
The National Pollinator Garden Network (NPGN) was originally founded by nine organizations including the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA). In June 2015 the NPGN launched the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge (MPGC) and just recently…
CDFA Secretary Ross Receives Agriculturalist of the Year Award
…of the Agricultural Advisory Council. “I just get to do a job that I love and being called out for it seems like an embarrassment of riches,” Ross noted humbly….
Western View: Nebraska Flooded; Farmers Need A Hand
…load. NOAA – the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – said that snowmelt in the eastern part of the Dakotas will cause rivers to crest this week through the middle…
Deciphering the Walnut Genome
…Walnut Board and the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture Specialty Crop Research Initiative. The study can be found here. The Agricultural Research Service is the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s chief…
Details on the Administration’s Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2020
…was signed into law that provides certainty on these programs for the five-year timeframe of the new farm bill,” said Vice President of Washington Operations for the National Cotton Council,…
Dairy Producers Previously Enrolled in the Livestock Gross Margin Program Now Eligible for 2018 Margin Protection Program
…2018. It also integrated recent improvements to the MPP-Dairy in the new Dairy Margin Coverage program, beginning with the 2019 calendar year.” The MPP-Dairy program offers protection to dairy producers when the difference between the national all-milk price and the national…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 03-22-19
…avocado season, why some cotton growers are voicing their concerns in the Farm Bill implementation process and why Tulare County’s student participation in CFBF’s Leaders Conference is beneficial for the…
Voicing Cotton Concerns in Farm Bill Implementation
…Access Program and the Foreign Market Development session is of particular interest to the cotton industry. “That’s one session where the National Cotton Council will be participating to highlight the…
USDA Continues to Prevent African Swine Fever from Entering the U.S.
…the testing capabilities and testing capacity of the National Animal Health Laboratory Network. USDA is committed to working with the swine industry, our producers, other government agencies and neighboring countries…
Report Details Overall Benefits of Organic Production
…promoting healthy, carbon-storing soils while also driving strong economic returns and improving public health and prosperity.” California is already a national leader in regards to organic production with more than…