…give the government broad jurisdiction over land and water. The Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, which took effect Aug. 28, 2015, was proposed in April 2014 by the…
Dairy Industry Want Margin Protection Program Fixed
…but added, “It’s not working.” He spoke at the joint annual meeting of the NMPF, Dairy Management, Inc., and the United Dairy Industry Association. A Milk Business dot com report…
NMPF Pres. Commemorates Centennial / Sets Path for Future
…demonstrating our high standards and our commitment to continuous improvement,” said Mulhern. When facing these customers, Mulhern said the dairy industry must remain continuously united, which means continuing strong relationships…
GMO Article Paints Incomplete Picture
…cultivation in the United States and Canada as compared to Western Europe. ASA President and Greenwood, Del., soybean farmer Richard Wilkins noted in a statement that dialogue on the issue…
American Lamb Board Appointments Announced
…first handler who markets or handles lamb or lamb products in the United States and pays the mandatory assessment. Must be nominated by a certified producer organization and submit a…
New York Times Claims GM Crops Offer No Benefit
…New York Times says: “Genetic modification in the United States and Canada has not accelerated increases in crop yields or led to an overall reduction in the use of chemical…
New Rangeland Fire Science Plan
…the imperiled ‘sagebrush sea,’ a roughly 500,000-square-mile-area of sagebrush steppe habitat across western North America. The science plan identifies 37 priority science needs that address knowledge gaps in five topic…
U.N. Vote on Cuba Embargo Good News for Ag
The United States abstained from a United Nations vote Wednesday on a resolution calling for an end to the Cuban trade embargo. Pro-Cuba trade groups called it good news because…
Crop Insurance Options for Upland Cotton Farmers
…throughout the southern United States, this report examines how SCO and STAX affect producer revenue across these disparate areas. The analysis of three cotton-producing counties (low, medium, and high risk)…
Bonsai Museum Celebrates 40th Anniversary
By Sharon Durham, USDA Agriculture Research Service The United States National Arboretum-National Bonsai and Penjing Museum, located in Washington, D.C.. Operated by the United States Department of Agricultures – Agricultural…
2016 Profiles in Leadership Award Recipient Honored
…Leadership Program, which is considered to be one of the premier leadership development experiences in the United States. Since it was first delivered in 1970, more than 1,300 men and…
EPA Investigating Reports of Improper Dicamba Use
…United States. The Missouri Department of Agriculture in August said it was investing more than 90 dicamba drift complaints. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch says insurance companies will not compensate farmers…
Canada PM Warming up to TPP, CETA Still Possible
…back on three of its top five trading partners,” being the United States, Japan and Mexico. Politico reports that the TPP was finalized before Trudeau took office, and he has…
Soil Health Key Topic of Climate-Smart Ag Meeting
…together with Monsanto Company, Soil Health Partnership, Washington University in St. Louis, Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, Howard G. Buffett Foundation and the United States Department of Agriculture, organized…