…you. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their collaborators are working to bring this uncommon Asian native fruit into the limelight. In 2016, the United States exported 7.4 million pounds…
McKinney Visit to India Good for U.S. Pork
…shipping goods to the United States. In concluding the trip, McKinney said: “the progress report is good.” India could begin allowing U.S. pork into the country as early as next…
New Pesticide Regulations Begin January 1
…California Department of Pesticide Regulations (DPR) disallows many applications within a quarter-mile radius from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Western Agricultural Processors Association was one of many groups opposing…
New Senate Hold on Ag Trade Nominee
…hold involves concerns surrounding a controversial produce proposal that the United States has introduced into the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Negotiations. The seasonal produce proposal is aimed at…
Secretary Perdue Supports Better Guestworker Program
Hillman interviewing Perdue about labor issues. United States Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue understands the importance of establishing an effective guestworker program and is optimistic about some of the progress…
Register for the Western Alfalfa and Forage Symposium
The 2017 Western Alfalfa and Forage Symposium at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada is happening Tuesday, November 28 through Thursday, November 30. The theme of this year’s event…
Secretary Perdue Launches Veteran Resources at USDA
…“From the beginning of this Administration, USDA has focused on how to best serve our veterans,” said Secretary Perdue. “These men and women of the United States military have kept…
China Online Mall To Buy Large Amounts of Beef and Pork
…ensure the U.S. meat products arrive at customers’ doors safely and rapidly. The beef and pork will be cold-chain transported from the United States and stored in JD’s own warehouses…
Advancing from Sustainable to Regenerative Agriculture
…as enhance the resiliency of living systems. The concept of regenerative agriculture has already received interest from over 150 organizations and companies, including some from outside of the United States….
Soilless Production Falls Under Organic Certification
…certified as organic in the United States. There were also no further restrictions placed on container growing, which is another method of hydroponic production that uses a solution of water,…
Global Food Prices Reported Lower
Global food prices dropped in October, led by lower dairy products. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s monthly Food Price Index averaged 176.4 points for the month of October,…
TPP Deal Expected This Week
The remaining 11 Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries plan to remove the Gross Domestic Product requirements to allow the deal to move forward without the United States this week. The Japan…
ASTA Supports USDA Action
Calls for Clarity on Plant Breeding Innovation Policy The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced it was withdrawing its proposed rule to…
U.S. Must Make Commitment to Agricultural Research
…that the United States is the “lowest-cost and most technologically innovative producer of food in the world … and has the safest food on the planet” because of the country’s…