Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the appointment of four members to serve on the United Sorghum Checkoff Program Board. Members will serve three-year terms. Producers appointed to the board are:…
Food Security in the United States in 2015
…in U.S. households in 2015. The report, Household Food Security in the United States in 2015, includes changes in food insecurity from previous years, the prevalence of food insecurity by…
China Moves to Reopen Market to U.S. Beef
…for trade – remains a top priority for the United States. The United States produces the highest-quality beef in the world, and China’s 1.3 billion consumers are an important market…
Western View: What to do with 44,000 Old Wild Horses
…horses still running on the free ranges of the west, it is a problem that won’t go away soon. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West….
Farmers Urging Congress to Swiftly Move on TPP Agreement
…challenge of feeding and fueling a growing world. But we can’t do that without trade agreements like TPP.” The Trans-Pacific Partnership is a trade agreement between the United States and…
Farm Bureau: “Move Swiftly on TPP Trade Agreement”
…deals that exclude and disadvantage the United States. …The status quo is not acceptable for industries that need new markets to sustain and grow our workforce’s in the United States.”…
Farmers Consider Impacts of River Plan
…million. A coalition of local governments and organizations in Stanislaus and Merced counties expressed opposition to the plan, saying, “Our region has never been more united on this issue,” and…
Canada Investigating PEDv Outbreak in Manitoba
…some eight million piglets on U.S. farms in 2014 and Manitoba is a major exporter of piglets to the United States. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Agri View: Farm-to-Market Roads
…In the United States, a farm-to-market road or ranch-to-market road is a state road or county road that connects rural or agricultural areas to market towns. These are better quality…
Food Products Database
…languages that establishes common terminology for data users across the agriculture and nutrition fields worldwide. GACS is a collaboration between USDA, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and…
Agri View: Apple Versatility
…varieties of apples are grown in the United States. 7500 varieties of apples are grown throughout the world. 100 varieties of apples are grown commercially in the United States. Apples…
Agri View: Education Opportunity for a Veteran
…businesses. In recognizing the value of introducing (or reintroducing) veterans to agricultural jobs, USDA encourages their participation in rural community and economic development. Background Veterans returning to the United States…
Psyllid Spreads North, Found in Placer County
…tip line on Sept. 8 brought state inspectors to a property in western Lincoln where specimens were collected from four trees that day. The specimens were positively identified the following…
Demand for Hay Depends on Level of its Quality
Lack of profitability on dairies, the No. 1 consumer of alfalfa and other forages, has depressed demand for hay, dragging down prices that had reached record-high levels two years ago,…