…don’t need to purchase the equipment to take advantage of the incentive. From the Almond Board of California: The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has raised its rate of financial…
USDA Trade Mission to Explore Export Opportunities in Middle East, North Africa
…Algeria and Jordan who will come to Cairo just for this event,” said Mark Slupek, deputy administrator of the Office of Trade Programs for USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service. The Middle…
India Still Top Global Milk Producer
…70 billion tons, each. In 2016, total production reached 154 billion tons compared with 96 billion produced in the United States. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Trump May Seek Only Minor Tweaks to NAFTA
…the draft could be revised. The administration must give Congress 90 days’ notice under trade law before beginning formal NAFTA renegotiations. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
USDA Warns it Only Takes One Person to Spread Harmful Invasive Pests
…phone numbers for reporting signs of invasive pests. Questions? Visit www.aphis.usda.gov/planthealth/sphd to find contact information for your local USDA office. Or call USDA’s Customer Service Call Center toll-free at 1-844-820-2234…
U.S. Hogs and Pigs Inventory Up 4 Percent
As of March 1, there were 71.0 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, up 4 percent from March 2016, but down 1 percent from December 1, 2016, according to…
RFA Statement on Senate Ag Committee Approval of Perdue to be USDA Secretary
…certainly well qualified and well versed in agriculture issues, growing up on a farm and earning a doctorate in veterinary medicine. If confirmed, he will only be the third USDA…
NCC Pleased With EPA’s Chlorpyrifos Action
EPA released an order on March 29 denying in full the petition requesting that the agency revoke all tolerances for chlorpyrifos. EPA now will move forward on updating and revising…
$1.9 Million for Alfalfa and Forage Research
…mitigate climate variability, and ensure food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts, sign up for email updates or follow us on Twitter @USDA_NIFA, #NIFAimpacts….
New Funding Opportunities for Higher Education
USDA Announces $4.5 Million for Higher Education Support The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced the availability of $4.5 million in funding to…
Western Growers Forms Partnership with New Mexico Chile Association
…as informational webinars, H-2A labor services, transportation services and expertise in trade and commodity services. “In entering this partnership, we are motivated by Western Growers’ focus on the federal policy…
Farm Bureau Cheers Perdue Committee Vote, Urges Full Senate to Confirm
…of handling and exporting the food Americans grow for the world. He is a real-world farmer who wants to build on farmers’ successful efforts to sustain and conserve the natural…
California and Australia – a Continuing Partnership
…Gunasekara, CDFA Science Advisor; Paul Wenger, California Farm Bureau Federation; Carlos Suarez, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service; Jan Hopmans, University of California, Davis; Dave Long, Hilltop Ranch/Merced Irrigation District; Emily…
Western Growers Applauds Senate Ag Committee Perdue Vote
…sustainability of farmers across the country. Furthermore, we trust that Secretary-designate Perdue will pursue a resolution to one of our industry’s greatest needs, ensuring that immigration reform – one that…