…supports a “continuing conversation” with the public on safety issues and the “continued transparency” of pesticide safety data around the world. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Secretary Perdue Issues USDA Statement on Plant Breeding Innovation
…food produced in a manner that consumes fewer natural resources. This new innovation will help farmers do what we aspire to do at USDA: do right and feed everyone.” USDA…
Farmers for America – a Movie About the Present and the Future
…it poses some essential questions. Who will our farmers be? How can we support new and beginning farmers? It was an honor to meet Graham and two California farmers in…
USDA Developing Product Possibilities for Almond Waste
…with the USDA Western Regional Research Center. In the USDA lab near Berkeley, researchers have found a way to create a black powder from almond shells that looks similar to…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 03-28-18
…Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman. Several California crops were named by China to be targeted in trade retaliation the lack of Farm Bill progress is frustrating some leaders….
Almond Matters: Celebrating Women in Agriculture
…rise of women in leadership roles within companies, or within their own family farm.” Holtermann grew up farming almonds with her father and uncle while also participating in several agricultural…
Trade Coalition Launches Effort Against U.S. Tariffs
…market access” for U.S. farmers. The coalition was originally formed to protect agriculture’s interest in the North American Free Trade Agreement. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
McConnell Introduces Hemp legislation
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell this week announced legislation he intends to introduce in the Senate to support hemp farmers. The Hemp Farming Act of 2018 will legalize hemp as…
Veterinarians Take to Capitol Hill
…says, play a vital role in enabling veterinarians to fund their educations, which is increasingly important as veterinary debt has risen. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Deputy Secretary Censky to Keynote Farm Foundation Workshop
Censky A Farm Foundation workshop on rural Infrastructure Investment will feature Deputy Agriculture Secretary Steve Censky. A collaboration of Farm Foundation and the Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service, the…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 03-27-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman. Growers are feeling better about this year’s water situation with all of the weather seen in…
China: U.S. Has “Severely Damaged” the Multilateral Trade System
…other products, worth an estimated $1 billion. The second flight, should China move forward, covers pork, recycled aluminum, and other products. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Trade Tiff with China Serves as Negotiating Primer
…trade war. The list of proposed tariffs by China on U.S. imports also includes a 25 percent tariff on U.S. pork. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Agri View: Carrot Production
…lasting vegetable, few people are interested in its background. Well I found something that interested me. What state grows the most carrots? No…it is Georgia. In fact one commercial farm…