The USDA-NASS, Pacific Region Office released the crop production forecast for September. The latest survey, which was conducted during the last week of August and the first week of September,…
USDA Seeks Nominees to the National Dairy Board
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is asking dairy producer organizations and other interested parties to nominate candidates to serve on the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. Nominations must…
Cotton Crop Condition Ratings Fall, but Production Forecast Rises
Cotton crop condition ratings are still falling, but USDA’s new production forecast is up from a month ago. Gary Crawford has the story. condition ratings fall…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for September 13
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
Conaway Applauds Initiation of Enforcement Action Against China’s Agricultural Subsidies
Conaway House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) joined U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and a bipartisan group of Members of Congress in…
Improving SNAP Employment and Training Programs
Rep. Jackie Walorski (IN-2), Chairwoman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, held a hearing to discuss the initiatives states are taking to further improve their SNAP Employment and Training…
Farm to School Grants to Increase Local Foods in Schools
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that up to $5 million in grant funds is available to help schools create or strengthen farm to school programs this school…
WTO Looking Into Dairy and Cheese Policies
…products. The negotiators will also be asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture about its plan to purchase domestic cheese from American dairy producers. A document circulating ahead of the meeting…
Four States Offer Ideas for Ag Economy
…hard time finding operating capital. A general consensus of recommendations to be passed on to the U.S. Department of Agriculture included the need for states to continue to work together,…
WASDE at a Glance
WASDE Report Corn: This month’s 2016/17 U.S. corn outlook is for lower production, reduced feed and residual use, lower stocks, and higher prices. Corn production is forecast at 15.093 billion…
Agri View: America Great Again?
…at American agriculture. We are head and shoulders above anybody else anywhere. Look at this. U.S. agriculture has more than doubled since 1948. Nobody can touch us on productivity, prices,…
Governor Signs Ag Overtime Bill
…authored by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez who spoke on behalf of the bill before it passed the Assembly last month. “We know that the report…from USDA that includes quarterly reports, we…
Duarte Case Helping WOTUS Fight
House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway delivered remarks on the House floor to draw attention to the negative impacts of Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers’ over-burdensome…
Proposals for Delta Habitat Restoration
…obligations under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. At the direction of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service, DWR must restore or create 8,000 acres…