…report including National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) National Program Leaders Drs. Deirdra Chester, Dionne Toombs, and Isabel Walls, other U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists, the Millennium Challenge Corporation,…
California Delegation Set to Learn Conservation Strategies
…California State Board of Food and Agriculture The California Climate-Smart Agriculture Policy Mission is funded in part by the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program….
Citrus Industry This Week: Citrus Expo; Bactericide Discussion; Crop Forecast
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes information on Citrus Expo news, a summary of a grower discussion on bactericide use and the latest citrus crop forecast….
Center for Regulatory Effectiveness Calls EPA Atrazine Accusations False
The Center for Regulatory Effectiveness states the Environmental Protection Agency’s new “preliminary” ecological risk assessment relies on computer models to predict environmental effects from use of the herbicide atrazine. The…
Almond Leadership Program Focuses on Issues
…Twenty-one participants engaged in conversations aimed to educate them on the future of the almond industry in California. Almonds are the number one agricultural export in California, and California produces…
NPPC President Weber Talks Exports, TPP on Capital Hill
U.S. Pork Needs Exports; TPP Would Boost Them The U.S. pork industry must continue to grow its exports and do so through free trade agreements such as the pending Trans-Pacific…
NMPF Chairman Mooney Speaks on Capital Hill
…Mooney said that well-negotiated trade agreements have the potential to increase export opportunities for America’s dairy farmers, but he warned that the terms of free trade agreements must be tenaciously…
Food Safe Technology
Americans have the safest food in the world. Cathy Isom tells us about the new technology researchers are using to protect our nation’s food. That story is ahead on This…
Wheat Genome Sequence Released
…calories consumed in the world. As the global population grows, so too does its dependence on wheat. To meet future demands of a projected world population of 9.6 billion by…
Dolcini Tours Farms
…a field in Columbia County, Washington. USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val Dolcini recently traveled to the west coast where he made stops to FSA offices and farming operations…
New ‘Homegrown’ Blog
A closer look into the life of America’s farmers and ranchers The House Agriculture Committee debuted a new blog, Homegrown, to chronicle daily life of American farmers and ranchers from…
NPPC Honors Industry Leader ‘Pig’ Paul
Commemorative Painting Is First In Series Produced By Steel Cow Artist The National Pork Producers Council, at the 28th annual World Pork Expo held here, unveiled a commemorative painting in…
Cotton Growers Forced to Adapt
…“We grow the highest quality, highest yielding cotton in the world. I’m not saying that just because I represent California cotton growers, I’m saying that because it’s the truth. We…
NMPF Board Adopts Resolution
…is already causing disruptions in the marketplace, even before it takes effect, and a further worsening of this situation will severely harm farmers by threatening the continued utilization of agricultural…