…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…
USDA Announces Launch of the Start Simple with MyPlate Campaign
In a continuing effort to help Americans make healthy food choices, and in honor of National Nutrition Month®, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue announced a new campaign…
U.S. to End Trade Preference Program for India and Turkey
…for different reasons. Turkey has been classified as a GSP beneficiary developing country from nearly the beginning of the program. The country has since experienced dramatic growth in Gross National…
USDA Predicts Increase in Farm Income for 2019
…billion,” said Preston, who also mentioned that the report shows “corn up 5.2 percent, cotton up 6.5 percent, fruit and nuts up 8.2 percent, and wheat up 5.4 percent.” Cash…
Study Clarifies U.S. Beef’s Resource Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
…of Arkansas-Fayetteville and Sara Place, with National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, which is partially funding the study. The team began its beef life-cycle analysis in 2013 and published the first of…
Secretary Perdue Comments on President Trump’s Budget Proposal
…conservative and lays out a vision for an accountable federal government that cuts spending. With our national debt soaring to over $22 trillion, we can no longer kick the can…
FFA Chapters Use Innovative Microsoft Solution to Delve Deeper Into Agriculture
Fifty FFA chapters have received Microsoft FarmBeats Student Kits as part of a collaboration between the National FFA Organization and Microsoft Corp. For the FFA Blue 365 Challenge, chapters were…
Optimism for the Future of American Cotton in China
…U.S. cotton producers was referenced by several members of the committee in their questioning of Ambassador Lighthizer,” said Reece Langley, Vice President of Washington Operations for the National Cotton Council….
Farm City Newsday Friday, 03-08-19
…effects of Chinese tariffs on American cotton and how the use of biologicals continues to become more popular. You’ll also hear from California Farm Bureau’s first vice president Shannon Douglas…
Formal Lab-Grown Fake Meat Agreement is “What Consumers Deserve”
Fake Meat Courtesy NCBA National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President Jennifer Houston released the following statement in response to the formal agreement announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and…
USDA Provides Funding to California to Support Projects that Protect Agriculture and Natural Resources
…$2,214,226 to support National Clean Plant Network foundation plant stocks for citrus, grapes, fruit trees, sweet potato, and roses; $1,779,510 to support California’s Emergency Plant Health Response Teams for responding…
BASF Sells Two Properties to Competitors
…global markets, with expectations of being launched this year in the U.S., pending EPA registration. In addition to nematode protection, in corn, cotton and soybeans, the seed treatment contains a…
Survey Evaluating Energy Costs of Groundwater Pumping Remains Open
…share their experiences with the energy required to pump groundwater. The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) was awarded funding for the project through the California Energy Commission Electric Program Investment…