…the Department of Education, Housing and Urban Development, and the National Science Foundation. The Science Fellows collaborate with leading scientists from USDA’s Agricultural Research Service–one of the world’s premier scientific…
Ag Industry Reacts to EPA Draft Rule for Air
…plan – but effects will also hit home in rural America. National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson – however – says the changing climate has already begun to affect agriculture…
Earl Williams Receives Distinguished Service Award
…the National Cotton Council, the American Cotton Producers, the NCGA’s Advisory Policy Council and Supima’s board. A native of Arkansas, where his family was involved in cotton farming, Williams came…
SJV Weekly Cotton Market Review
For the San Joaquin Valley Spot cotton trading was inactive. Supplies were light. Demand was light. Average local spot prices were lower. Foreign mill inquiries were light. The crop progressed…
NASS to Survey Producers for June Survey
Prusacki During the first two weeks of June the National Agricultural Statistics Service will survey U.S. producers and visit different pieces of farmland to collect information for its June Ag,…
USDA Rolls Out Strong New Partnered Conservation Program
…in the Bay-Delta. http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/programs/farmbill/rcpp/?cid=stelprdb1254127. Additionally, the Colorado River Basin CCA will take in small portions of Imperial, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/programs/farmbill/rcpp/?cid=stelprdb1254126 The RCPP funds will be divided among…
USDA Awarding $6 Million to Prepare Farmers for New Farm Bill Programs
…mean for their businesses. The University of Illinois (lead for the National Coalition for Producer Education [NCPE]), along with the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University…
Agriculture Groups Urge TPP Deal Without Japan
The National Pork Producers Council today joined the International Dairy Foods Association, the National Association of Wheat Growers, the USA Rice Federation and the U.S. Wheat Association in calling on…
USDA/NASS Preparing for Key June Surveys
Rundle The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service is the agency responsible for collecting key data about crops around the nation, and largely the data has focused on crops like wheat…
Survey Season Kicking Into High Gear
Survey season is kicking into high gear for USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service – and NASS wants producers to know they can be confident in its commitment to data confidentiality…
USDA, Partners Usher In a New Era In Conservation
…the hiring of contractors, engineers, scientists, and others. A 2013 study commissioned by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation estimates that last year, conservation activities supported more than 660,000 jobs….
Agribusiness Export Training Seminars
…Master’s Degree in International Business Administration, M.I.B.A., became a Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) in 2011, and is a member of NASBITE, the National Association of Small Business International Trade…
National Weekly Rice Summary 05-27-14
…steady; second heads prices steady; brewers steady. Rice by-products: rice bran prices steady; hulls steady. For the full report and prices, National Weekly Rice Summary 05-27-14 ( full report .pdf)….
April Egg Production Up 2 Percent
…breeders placed 6.71 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during April 2014, up 8 percent from April 2013. Released May 23, 2014, by the National Agricultural…