…“Perhaps the best, most effective, efficient United States Department of Agriculture in history since President Lincoln first launched this department,” she said of her vision. She stressed the importance of…
USDA/APHIS Uses Emergency Funding to Combat Exotic Fruit Fly Outbreaks
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Voices of the Valley: Connecting Community to Farms and Fields
…fresh produce that nourishes us. This episode of the Voices of the Valley podcast is brought to you today by the Western Growers Association. Supporting producers that grow the best…
Interim Rule on Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks Announced
…feedstock commodity crops grown in the United States. These guidelines will facilitate the recognition of climate-smart agriculture within clean transportation fuel programs, creating new market opportunities for biofuel feedstock producers…
American Agriculture History Minute: Beginning of Land Stewardship
…When farmers and ranchers were encouraged to plant all possible land in support of the war effort. The United States and federal programs were then administered through the Soil and…
AgNet News Hour Friday, 01-17-25
…Agriculture Secretary. Kasey Cronquist, the president of both the North American Blueberry Council and the US High Bush Blueberry Council, discussed the growth of the blueberry industry in the United…
AgNet News Hour Wednesday, 01-15-25
…United Stock Growers of America, discussed the USDA’s pending rule to protect producers from anti-competitive practices without requiring harm to the entire industry. He emphasized the need for the new…
Western Snowpack Gives Insight into Water Supplies
DepositPhotos image The first outlook of Western Mountain snowpack for the new year gives some insight to potential water supplies for the region’s farm irrigators and municipalities this Spring and…
Newly Elected Congressman Adam Gray Highlights Agriculture, Water Challenges
…most productive farmland in the world, Gray emphasized the significance of his district, which he described as “the largest dairy district actually, in the United States Congress.” Water Infrastructure: A…
Exporters Watching Trump Trade Discussions
…in USMCA needs to be maintained,” she said. “And then on the potential new opportunities, the obvious one is the United Kingdom.” Borror says the U.S. and United Kingdom held…
Export Sales Begin 2025 on a Lower Note
…in Brazil and Argentina become better defined, buyers often shift purchases away from the United States. This shift can cause American export numbers to go down. However, he points out…
American Agriculture History Minute: Agriculture Continues Westward Movement
DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. American Agriculture History Minute: Agriculture Continues Westward Movement Agriculture continued its western movement in the early years. Farm spread…
American Agriculture History Minute: Missouri River’s Contribution to American Agriculture
…the longest river in the United States, starting in southwestern Montana and flowing over 2,300 miles before entering the Mississippi north of St. Louis. The Missouri River was one of…
American Agriculture History Minute: Land-Grant Universities Outside the United States
…with an American Agriculture History Minute. American Agriculture History Minute: Land-Grant Universities Outside the United States Land-grant universities exist in nearly every state as a result of the Morrill Act…