House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) issued the following statement regarding the multilateral agreement reached at the 10th WTO Ministerial…
Drone Registration Rules Announced
…Registration will open December 21 at www.faa.gov/uas/registration. From the FAA website: The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced a streamlined and user-friendly, web-based aircraft registration process…
Agri View: Trade Talks and Cuba
Everett Griner talks about U.S. and Cuban agriculture officials talking trade in today’s Agri View. Trade Talks and Cuba From ERS Amber Waves website: In December 2014, the United States…
USDA Announces $3.4 Million in Funding Available Through International Wheat Partnership Research Program
…be made through USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), which is authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. The new International Wheat Yield…
Omnibus Approval Key for Cattle Producers
…too long, and we commend the leadership of Senate Agriculture Chairman Pat Roberts, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway and Representative Jim Costa (D-Calif.) for ensuring the United States is…
NFU Praises Omnibus Parts, Concerned About Others
…and Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE),” said Johnson. “Likewise, we are thankful for stable funding in areas such as the Rural Energy for America program and Value-Added Producer Grants….
Vilsack on the COOL Requirements for Beef and Pork
Vilsack Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today released the following statement regarding the language in the omnibus bill repealing the country of origin labeling requirements for beef and pork products. “The…
Astronomer Dr. Laura Danly on Soil Health
Dr. Laura Danly of California’s Griffith Observatory is helping the U.S. Department of Agriculture promote its “healthy soils” campaign. So why is an astronomer talking about soil, rather than the…
Agri View: U.S. Farm Raised
…not be able to eat. Especially catfish. U.S. Farm Raised From U.S. Farm Raised Catfish website: Farming Catfish The Ponds Ponds are built over clay-rich soils, where they are filled…
Omnibus a Win for Ag, But No Fix for WOTUS or GMOs
Congressional omnibus spending and tax extender bills will benefit agriculture greatly if passed, the American Farm Bureau said today. Farm Bureau said the bills would provide relief to America’s farmers…
The Western View: Red Combines
…International Harvester and Case IH from 1915 to 2015. That’s 100 years of changes to a machine that revolutionized agriculture and brought mass production to grain farming. The combine was…
Marmorated Stink Bug: Just a Matter of Time
The brown marmorated stink bug has yet to become a problem for California agriculture but examples around the United States show it’s just a matter of time. Just a Matter…
Water Cuts Inevitable for Valley Future
…The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has developed a Strategic Plan for its Sustainable Groundwater Management (SGM) Program. DWR’s SGM Program will implement the new and expanded responsibilities identified in…
COOL Repeal in Omnibus Spending Bill
House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) Today, House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) issued the following statement in response to the inclusion of language repealing mandatory…