U.S. to Benefit from Expanded Export Opportunities Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the United States and Hong Kong have agreed on new terms and conditions that pave the…
California Wheat Farmer Installed as USW Chairman
…in the world.” Motter is a managing partner of Spruce Farms, LLC, a diverse operation in California’s Imperial Valley that includes Desert Durum®, lettuce, onions, sugar beets, alfalfa hay, and…
Costa Announces $6.3 Million in Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency Grants
Rep. Jim Costa (D-Fresno) today announced $6.3 million in Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency grants. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, in partnership with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, released the…
USDA Announces Funding, Issues Federal Order to Combat PEDv
…$3.9 million to be used by USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to support the development of vaccines $2.4 million to cooperative agreement funding for States to support management and control…
USDA Selects 2014 Class of E. Kika De La Garza Fellows
…the Department of Education, Housing and Urban Development, and the National Science Foundation. The Science Fellows collaborate with leading scientists from USDA’s Agricultural Research Service–one of the world’s premier scientific…
Agri View: The More You Give
Everett Griner talks about farmers feeding the world in today’s Agri View. Agri View: The More You Give…
Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring “Real California Milk Month”
…below: PROCLAMATION California prides itself on its vibrant agricultural sector, of which the dairy industry forms a key part. Our dairy farms contribute in innumerable ways to the state’s economic…
Balancing Global Food Security and Climate Change Concerns
Bain US agriculture plays a key part in both mitigating climate change impacts and feeding the world, with efforts underway to do both. Rod Bain reports. Balancing Global Food Security…
Agribusiness Export Training Seminars
…initiative offering several training opportunities targeted toward select business demographics with varying levels of export experience. This seminar, Exporting in a Global Market , will explain the benefits of exporting…
USDA Role in Feeding World and Addressing Climate Change
There are a lot of conflicting views when it comes to climate change. Agriculture Department research and programs are balancing the need to increase food production while lessening impacts of…
UC Davis Report on Drought Impact
…the world. Much of the nation’s fresh fruits, nuts and vegetables are grown in the region’s 7 million acres of irrigated farmland. The analysis predicted several severe impacts for the…
UC Davis Study Determines Preliminary Findings of Economic Impact of Drought in Central Valley
…UC Davis professor emeritus of agricultural and resource economics. “We wanted to provide a foundation for state agricultural and water policymakers to understand the impacts of the drought on farmers…
USDA Announces Special Import Quota #14 for Upland Cotton
The Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation today announced a special import quota for upland cotton that permits importation of a quantity of upland cotton equal to one week’s domestic…
Yearly Survey Shows Better Results for Pollinators, but Losses Remain Significant
…personnel from ten Department agencies (Agricultural Research Service, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Farm Services Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Economic Research Service,…