The GMO labeling bill passed by Congress and signed into law last week puts labeling efforts into a holding pattern while the U.S. Department of Agriculture works on the rulemaking…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for August 1
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…
Lower Hog Prices
…The U.S. Department of Agriculture says supplies are likely to pick up through the rest of the year. A commodities broker at Archer Financial Services in Chicago says, “Feed is…
Freight Cars Can Wait on American Railroads
American agriculture uses freight train cars on the nation’s railroads to ship countless numbers of commodities to ports for overseas shipping. The Washington Post says freight railroads lost out to…
Agri View: Agriculture Future
Everett Griner talks about the importance of educating young people for a future in agriculture in today’s Agri View. Agriculture Future Agriculture faces a serious problem before it reaches the…
Pesticide Information for Schools Pilot Project
…Lea Brooks, former assistant director of communications for the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR). While state and local pesticide rules have long provided special safeguards for schools and other…
Farmers Increasing Rye Plantings
…biggest area since 1989 and a 12 percent increase from last year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In Canada, a major rye exporter along with the European Union…
Rural for Hillary Group Forms at DNC
…not formally affiliated with Clinton’s campaign, the group did hold a closed-door session with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack earlier this week, according to the Hagstrom Report. Organizers of the group…
Agri View: Changing Weather
…the corresponding growing season) has been increasing nationally since the 1980s, with the largest increases occurring in the western United States, affecting ecosystems and agriculture. Across the United States, the…
CDFA to Discuss Medical Cannabis and GMO Labeling
…sale of medical cannabis. Several state agencies, including the Department of Food and Agriculture, Department of Public Health, Department of Pesticide Residue and the California Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation…
Effects of Agricultural Conservation
USDA Begins Second Year of National Project to Quantify Effects of Agricultural Conservation The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service is contacting 25,000 farmers and ranchers now…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for July 28
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$1 Billion Ag Fund
China-based Investment Group Creates $1 Billion Ag Fund An investment group based in Beijing, China plans to establish a $1 billion fund for special food and agriculture investment in Australia….
Vilsack Happy with Clinton VP Pick
Vilsack Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says he is not upset that Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton did not choose him as her running mate and says he will do anything for…