…has previously headed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and is a member of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Spread Cheer, Not Invasive Hungry Pests, This Holiday Season
…from friends and families. Or they can hide in or on firewood brought from another location to light a holiday fire. As such, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service…
National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board Nominees Sought
…June 30, 2020. USDA welcomes membership on industry boards that reflects the diversity of the individuals served by the program. USDA encourages all eligible women, minorities, and persons with disabilities…
Growth of U.S. Dairy Exports
by Jerry Cessna, Lindsay Kuberka (USDA/FAS), Christopher G. Davis, Roger Hoskin, USDA Economic Research Service From 2004 to 2014, the value of U.S. dairy product exports more than quadrupled, and…
Agriculture Education Helping Grow the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…sciences. The project has a strong service learning component: 58 interns will grow food to be sold at farmers markets and donated to food-insecure families, including their own. Johnson County…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for November 29
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…
Research to Support Healthy Agroecosystems
…like arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Scientists and extension educators from the University of Idaho, Washington State University, Oregon State University and USDA’s Agricultural Research Service collaborated on a planning grant to…
GAO Says RFS Likely to Fall Short of Greenhouse Gas Goal
…under the RFS to date has been conventional corn-starch ethanol, which achieves smaller greenhouse gas emission reductions compared with advanced biofuels.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Indonesia Planning to Stop Corn Imports by 2018 or Sooner
…in 2013-14 before the restrictions took effect, and the country has purchased around only 800,000 metric tons of corn this year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Bird Flu Expanding Across Europe
…200,000 laying hens to reduce further infection. An estimated 27,000 birds died in the first weeks’ European states confirmed the infections. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Vilsack Disappointed in China Biotech Approval Delays
…Committee meeting next month and expects the remaining eight biotech traits will be reviewed based on science and risk, and approved. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Obama Administration Finishing Many Regulations
…of Land Management’s major rule on leases for wind and solar projects on federal land is expected before Obama leaves office. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
China: Potential Trade War Not a ‘One-Way Street’
…the consequences of unilateral action and accelerate efforts to secure an Asia-wide trade pact that does not include the United States. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
CDFA SWEEP Program Awards 167 Projects
…Environmental Farming Act of 1995. The Act mandates that the Department establish and oversee an Environmental Farming Program to provide incentives to farmers whose practices promote the well-being of ecosystems…