…Trump had indicated an intention to have the deal signed with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Chile next month. That summit has since been…
74th Annual CARCD Conference to Highlight Timely Issues
…health, water management, and improving the relevance and visibility of RCD’s. The CARCD conference also celebrates the longstanding partnership between RCD’s and the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service. Student finalists…
Orchard Recycling Getting Closer to Financial Assistance
…reductions of greenhouse gas emissions in agroecosystems has been validated by modeling Whole Orchard Recycling, in partnership with the California Air Resources Board, for more than nine years in an…
Catastrophic Decline of the Western Monarch
…Grove Sanctuary, Pacific Grove, CA. Yet, as tough as it is, the Western Monarch is in a tragic decline. in the 1980s, there were 4 and a half million…
Cargill and FFA Partner to Inspire and Educate Future Leaders
…supports prosperous families and rewarding careers, and produces the food we need to feed a growing population.” “National FFA values Cargill’s longtime support through their sponsorship and partnership based on…
Officials Praise New Biological Opinions for the SWP and CVP
…of the Mid-Pacific Region of the Bureau of Reclamation Ernest Conant noted his optimism that the proposed operation will have a far greater impact on the environment than previous plans…
President Trump Signs U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement. Ag Groups Respond
…and other countries in the wake of U.S. withdrawal from the multinational Trans-Pacific Partnership process. The Japan bilateral agreement keeps intact essentially all the trade benefits the United States would…
Scientists Release First Map of Areas Suitable for Spotted Lanternfly Establishment in U.S. and World
…SLF could eventually become established in most of New England and the mid-Atlantic states, the central United States, and Pacific coastal states, explained ecologist Tewodros Wakie with the ARS Temperate Tree…
USDA Invests $11M In Research That Will Support Specialty Crop Farmers
…640 KB) concluded that “IR-4’s partnership with agriculture has contributed to 95,261 jobs with a total labor income of $5.6 billion, and annual contributions to the gross domestic product totaling…
Agriculture Groups Respond to Japan Trade Deal
…farmers and ranchers on a level playing field to compete in Japan with countries that participate in the Trans-Pacific Partnership. That’s good news. “The time for trade wars has come…
New Japanese Trade Deal Expands Market for Agricultural Products
…U.S. opted out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The new Japanese trade deal should put U.S. products on a level playing field with other countries who were included in the…
Hope Remains for SB 559 Despite Failing to Pass in Legislature
…to lead a partnership for repairing a facility that benefits all of California and to achieve key policy goals related to achieving sustainable groundwater management and clean drinking water,” the…
USDA Resources Available for Farmers Hurt by 2018, 2019 Disasters
…legal entity, other than a joint venture or general partnership, cannot receive more than $125,000 in payments under WHIP+, if their average adjusted gross farm income is less than 75…
Input Needed for Forthcoming H-2A Cost Estimator Tool
A partnership between AgSafe and UnitedAg is allowing for the development of an H-2A cost estimator tool that can assist with decision making when it comes to the H-2A program….