…fee structure in response to market conditions, which will bring down near-term costs for solar projects. The rule complements the Department’s landscape-scale planning efforts, including the Western Solar Plan, California’s…
Incentives to Grow the Bioeconomy and Improve Forest Health
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val Dolcini announced that $1.5 million will be available in fiscal year 2017 for farmers and foresters who harvest and…
Motor Fuel Choices
…is just one important piece of a broader national effort to expand our ethanol infrastructure throughout our country.” Acting Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Michael Scuse at a Sheets convenience store/gas…
New Administration May Benefit Seed Industry
…affect agriculture overall with the seed industry included. With a new administration, there’s obviously a massive change-over within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency and all of…
Duvall Comments on Election Results
…our food supply is safe and sustainable. It’s time our elected leaders put that same diligence to work protecting U.S. agriculture by promoting innovation and ensuring we have an adequate…
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Research Beneficial to Agriculture
by Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture CDFA Secretary Karen Ross (lower, third from left) and Senior Advisor Bob Wynn (next to Sec. Ross) with scientists this…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for November 09
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…
West Coast Ports Improving Infrastructure, but More Needed
Operators of U.S. ports along the West Coast are taking steps to improve infrastructure, but the Government Accountability Office says there is more room for improvement. A report by the…
September Meat Exports Strong
New data from the Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Meat Export Federation show September was another solid month for U.S. red meat exports. The data shows pork, beef and…
With Election Day Over, Farm Groups Push for TPP
Many agriculture groups are now switching their focus to making a push for the Trans-Pacific Partnership before a new Congress. Groups including the American Farm Bureau Federation, the National Pork…
Election Results Not a Factor in Early Farm Bill Discussions
…talks to start early next year in both the House and Senate agriculture committees. The 2014 Farm Bill expires in 2018, but planning is already under way for a new…
Monitoring Plant Metabolism to Detect HLB
…testing and it could be used to screen and identify large areas of infection. Funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will aid in further development of software, making this…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for November 08
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…
Alberta Beef Producers Want TB Support
…marketing opportunities.” In late September, the U.S. Department of Agriculture notified the Canadian Food Inspection Agency that a case of bovine tuberculosis had been detected in a cow from Alberta…