The United States Department of Agriculture has announced funding for the 2015 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). California received $19.7 million out of approximately $63 million awarded nationwide. The…
Ag Sec. Vilsack Talks TPP
…manufacturing — we’re going to be able to get those to markets, and American companies that produce here in the United States are not going to be disadvantaged relative to…
NPPC Confident TPP Deal Good For U.S. Pork
…market opportunities for high-quality American pork products. The TPP, initiated in late 2008, is a regional trade deal that includes the United States, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia,…
NFU Vigorously Opposes TPP Without Currency Manipulation Enforcement
The following statement was released in response to the agreement finalizing the Trans-Pacific Partnership made between the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim nations. The statement should be attributed…
Statement by the President on the Trans-Pacific Partnership
…home. Over the summer, Democrats and Republicans in Congress came together to help the United States negotiate agreements for free and fair trade that would support our workers, our businesses,…
The Western View: Rally Friday – Take Back Our Water
There’s a rally Friday, and if it’s at all possible, we all need to go. The theme is, “Take Back Our Water.” The Western View: Rally Friday – Take Back…
USDA Announces $8.8 Million to Support a Diverse Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…in Minnesota and western Wisconsin to support the Latino Economic Development Center in assisting low-income, beginning Latino and Hmong farmers by providing direct training and assistance to increase land ownership,…
China to Remain Major Importer of U.S. and World Ag Productions
The United States and the world will continue to sell more and more agricultural products to China over the next decade. China to Remain Major Importer of U.S. and World…
The Western View: California Grown
…farming practices are as efficient and as cost effective as possible. This is an important message for our consumers. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West….
Sage Grouse Stays off Endangered Species List
…Act, a victory for western rangelands and livestock producers. Unfortunately, in conjunction with this decision, the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service announced that their restrictive land use…
Dairy Drip Project Close to Perfection
…Drip Project Close to Perfection DeJager Farms Manager Nate Ray says the drip project using lagoon water is close to perfection and could be a common tool on dairies soon….
California’s FREP/WPHA Conference Comes to Seaside November 5-6, 2015
The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) and the Western Plant Health Association (WPHA) are hosting their 23rd annual Fertilizer Research Conference at…
American Agri-Women Finishing Drive Across America as Part of 40th Anniversary Celebration
…Western states and now back through the fertile fields of the South,” says President Sue McCrum. “We’re not only celebrating our 40th anniversary, but laying the groundwork for more important…
Water Cuts Threaten Rice Field Bird Habitat
…to pay for added costs to pump groundwater. Decisions have not yet been announced. Four years into the drought, Mark Biddlecomb, Ducks Unlimited Western regional director, said conditions for migrating…