Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering trade with the E.U., a walnut snacking opportunity that…
Producers Discouraged by Sec. Perdue’s Sentiment Toward Small Farms
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue recently made some statements that are causing some concern for operators of small farms. During a town hall-style meeting with farmers at the World…
Ag Groups Respond to Trump Administration Announcement Upholding the RFS
…farmers weren’t shy in telling the President that the impact of these waivers would lead to significant consequences for farmers, folks working at ethanol and biodiesel plants, and the countless…
Trump Delivers on a Key Promise to American Farmers
WASHINGTON, (USDA-October 4, 2019) — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue issued the following statements after President Donald J….
Farm City Newsday Friday, 10-04-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering the Japan and U.S. trade agreement, the House passing…
NCBA Exposes Relationship of OCM and HSUS
…entitled the “Rally to Stop the Stealin’ (sic)”. According to OCM, this event was intended to place pressure on the Trump Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny…
Scientists Release First Map of Areas Suitable for Spotted Lanternfly Establishment in U.S. and World
Spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula); adult winged Courtesy USDA/ARS WAPATO, WASHINGTON (USDA/ARS-October 3, 2019) — A map identifying the areas suitable for establishment of the spotted lanternfly (SLF) in the United…
USDA Invests $11M In Research That Will Support Specialty Crop Farmers
WASHINGTON (USDA-Oct. 3, 2019) — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary Scott Hutchins announced that the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has invested $11 million in…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 10-03-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Danielle Leal Multi-Media Journalist & AgNet News Hour Anchor Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March 1,…
Almond Update: Sanitation a Must as Harvest Wraps Up
California is on the home stretch of the 2019 almond harvest with later varieties like Fritz and Monterey now coming off the trees. UC Cooperative Extension Entomology Farm Advisor David…
Farm Bureau Releases Milk Program Recommendations
…not undergone substantial change in nearly two decades. A working group consisting of Farm Bureau grassroots leaders and other contributors from the Farm Bureau family prepared the report after broad…
President Trump Signs Stopgap Spending Bill to Fund Farm Payments
…next year. USDA will also be required to provide Congress with a breakdown of how trade damages are assessed. The stopgap bill also provides the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service with…
ARS and U.S. Army Join Forces to Revitalize Soil with Paper
Pulverized paper spread evenly over plots Photo courtesy of Ryan Busby, U.S. Army (USDA/ARS-Oct. 2, 2019) — The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is helping to arm the U.S. military with…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 10-02-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering an initiative to empower women in the ag industry,…