The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today made two announcements about its Animal Welfare Assessment Program (AWAP), which offers an independent assessment for industry animal welfare…
AgWell Solar Helps Growers with Energy Optimization
…company will be at the World Ag Expo demonstrating how the AgWell Solar Brand takes a holistic approach to the use of solar energy. By maximizing the efficiency of pumps,…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 02-14-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue talks at the World Ag Expo and our sponsor, Coldwell Solar, tells…
Secretary of Agriculture Hears California Concerns at World Ag Expo
The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue participated in a town hall meeting at the 51st World Ag Expo taking place at the International Agri-Center in Tulare. Attendees got the…
USDA: Pesticide Residue Levels Show No Risk to Consumers
…above limits set by the Environmental Protection Agency. A USDA report titled “What Consumers Should Know” says, again this year, the U.S. food supply is one of the safest in…
E.M. Tharp and World Ag Expo® “We Believe in Growing” Scholarship Winners Announced
…student. “We are thrilled to join again with World Ag Expo® to support agricultural education,” said Casey Tharp, Vice President of E.M. Tharp, Inc. “There is so much ambition and…
President’s Infrastructure Plan Paves Way for Boosting Rural Economy, Farm Bureau Says
…U.S. agriculture’s place as a world leader in production. We also applaud the administration for placing the decisions of how these dollars should be spent back at the local level….
Farm City Newsday Monday, 02-12-18
…“What the spending bill means for agriculture and we talk to our friends at AgWell Solar, a division of Nuance Energy, who is sponsoring our coverage from World Ag Expo.”…
The Western View: VOC Lab
Citrus greening disease or HLB has become one of the greatest threats to the citrus industry around the world. It is a devastating disease for which no cure has been…
Foreign Competitors Increasing Spending on Ag Exports
…twice what the U.S. authorizes for agricultural export development under the farm bill,” says Mark Powers, Chair of the Coalition to Promote U.S. Ag Exports. Canada and Italy have doubled…
NRCS and the Rice Stewardship Partnership Helping Central Valley Irrigation
…Ducks Unlimited Inc. is the world’s largest nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving North America’s continually disappearing waterfowl habitats. Established in 1937, Ducks Unlimited has conserved more than 13.6 million acres…
USDA February WASDE Report
The latest monthly World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report from the Department of Agriculture shows lower estimated soybean exports for the 2017-18 crop year. USDA lowered soybean exports…
Agri View: Meat Consumption
…now. And, so are eggs. Income is one factor that lines up these numbers. And, they are worldwide. Did you know that? That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner……
New Program Aimed at Increasing Prune Consumption
…have rebounded from all the weather-related challenges that we’ve experienced over the last few years,” Mitchell said. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West…