…to consolidation of the livestock industry, putting farmers out of business and increase consumer prices for meat.” NPPC, along with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and others, is calling on…
$21.8 Million to Combat Citrus Disease
…the funded research and extension activities. Pre-applications may only be submitted by federal agencies, national laboratories, colleges and universities, research institutions and organizations, private organizations or corporations, state agricultural experiment…
100 Percent Water Allocation for CVP
…in conserving our precious water resources.” On Feb. 28 and March 22, 2017, Reclamation announced a 100 percent allocation for all CVP contractors with the exception of agricultural water service…
Funding to Support Disaster Preparedness
…programs in each partner state. NIFA invests in and advances agricultural research, education, and extension and promotes transformative discoveries that solve societal challenges. NIFA support for the best and brightest…
Funding to Foster a Diverse Agricultural Science Workforce
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced $400,000 in available funding to support more women and minority representation in the agricultural science workforce….
USDA Announces $150.2 Million in Funding through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative
…operations. These two projects were funded through Critical Agricultural Research and Extension (CARE), an AFRI Foundational program supporting fast-track projects on urgent agricultural problems. A Texas A&M project investigated the…
Canada Closes a Door on U.S. Dairy Farmers
…dairy and milk products, along with the U.S. proximity to Canada, made U.S.-produced milk proteins a competitively priced input for Canadian cheese processors. U.S. dairy farmers and processors responded to…
World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) Report
The World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report was released showing U.S. wheat ending stocks for 2016/17 are raised 30 million bushels on lower feed and residual use. This…
Mexico Approves ChemChina Acquisition of Syngenta
…part” of its Adama unit’s pesticide business, and other conditions. The acquisition still needs approval from regulators in China and India. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Wheat Growers: Prospective Plantings Report Alarming
…Donald Trump Administration. Further, the Association says low prices and the associated low plantings will help to frame the upcoming Farm Bill discussion. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
Hog Prices Expected to Increase in 2017, Despite Challenges
…From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Weekly Outlook: Pork Industry Favored by Strong Demand by Chris Hurt, Department of Agricultural Economics…
Pence, Ross, to Talk Trade with Japan
…Smith said the U.S. “cannot afford” to miss the opportunity to reduce trade barriers with Japan, “especially for U.S. agriculture producers.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
China Lifts Barricade Against U.S. Beef
…the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, The U.S. Meat Export Federation and the North American Meat Institute, the letter called access to China “essential to the future health of the beef…
Making Products More Biodegradable With Starch
…in films and coatings to provide flexibility. However, it has limited biodegradability. At the USDA-Agricultural Research Service’s (ARS) National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research in Peoria, Illinois, scientists develop new…