…support local projects that are focused on education, food security and community betterment. The Pioneer Western Business Unit includes the Western Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas, Western Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and all…
Federal Pesticide Changes Mirror California Rules
…be relatively minor. The EPA announced revised Agricultural Worker Protection Standard regulations in what it described as an effort to reduce risks of injury and illness for agricultural workers and…
New CA Livestock Antibiotic Law Strictest in US
…California Veterinary Medical Association expressed concern over the bill, because now veterinarians might not be able to prescribe the drugs as a preventative to treat some diseases. The livestock antibiotic…
Opinion: You Know You’re At a California Fair When…
…was developed in the early nineteenth century when agricultural reformers in the northeastern United States organized local exhibitions to promote modern farming. Typical events included livestock judging, exhibits of new…
FFA Expanding to More Urban and Suburban Schools
What used to be an student organization for “future farmers” is now expanding to urban areas and new agricultural related studies. Gary Crawford has more. FFA Expanding to More Urban…
Judge Orders Nationwide Stay of WOTUS Rule
…Association Scott Yager, NCBA environmental counsel, discusses the Sixth Judicial Circuit’s stay of WOTUS Implementation: Beltway Beef – Scott Yager Philip Ellis, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association president said this action…
Growth Energy Praises NCGA and NFU’s Work to Highlight the Importance of the RFS to Farm Income
This morning, the National Corn Growers Association and the National Farmers Union held a press call where they unveiled a white paper discussing the importance of the RFS and how…
The Western View: The Clampers
Just who are the Clampers? The Western View: The Clampers Well, they are a good argument for something I’ve been told all my life – that men will be boys….
New USDA Fact Sheets Illustrate State-by-State Benefits of TPP
…demand for American agricultural products and expanded agricultural exports as a result of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement will support stronger commodity prices and increase farm income. Increased exports will support…
California Ag Leads the Nation in Funding for Specialty Crops
…of young and beginning farmers in agronomic, economic, and environmental stewardship skills; developing and implementing beneficial management practices that improve farm viability, the agricultural economy, and the environment; and developing…
Ag Sec. Vilsack Talks TPP
…playing field in trade for American farmers. U.S. exports of agricultural products to TPP countries totaled $63 billion in 2014, 42 percent of total U.S. agricultural exports. Thanks to this…
USDA Awards $113 Million to Support Specialty Crop Production, Grow Opportunities for Rural Communities
…crops,” through research, agricultural extension activities, and programs to increase demand and address the needs of America’s specialty crop industry. Today’s announcement is part of a USDA-wide effort supporting President…
NCBA Applauds Conclusion of Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association has learned that the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations have successfully concluded today in Atlanta. NCBA President and Chugwater, Wyo., cattleman, Philip Ellis said this agreement will…
NPPC Confident TPP Deal Good For U.S. Pork
…Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam, which account for nearly 40 percent of global GDP. “NPPC played an active role throughout the five-plus years of negotiations,” said association President…