Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue will give testimony to the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee Tuesday. The subcommittee will hold a hearing on President Donald Trump’s proposed budget for the fiscal year…
Trump Waterways Commitment Needs Funding
…2018 would cut the Army Corps of Engineers’ construction funding by more than 50 percent, with only enough funding to work on a single new lock and dam project on…
USDA Helps Expand Rural Broadband Infrastructure in Four States
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced that USDA is awarding four loans to help provide broadband service in rural portions of California, Illinois, Iowa and Texas. “Too many rural areas still…
Organic Research Institution Launches Industrial Hemp Research Project
The Rodale Institute has started a new industrial hemp research project focused on examining the crop’s role in soil health and regenerative organic agriculture. Proclaimed as the nation’s leading organic…
NCGA Launches Open Innovation Challenge to Find the Next Big Thing for Corn
…contributions to the economy. Up to six winning proposals will be selected and winners will each receive US$25,000. Winners will be announced in February 2018. NCGA may also explore funding…
Critical Agricultural Research and Extension Projects Gains Support
…U.S. agriculture. The funding is made possible through NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program, authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. “America’s agricultural systems are constantly exposed to biological…
NCGA Launches Open Innovation Challenge to Find the Next Big Thing for Corn
…each receive US$25,000. Winners will be announced in February 2018. NCGA may also explore funding or other support of an entry for further development and/or commercialization, even if the entry…
Beef and Pork Exports Moderate in April, Remain Above Year-ago Levels
…99,000 metric tons in April, up 13 percent from a year ago, valued at $550.4 million. For January through April, beef exports were up 14 percent in volume and 18…
USDA Announces $6 Million for Sustainable Energy Research
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced up to $6 million in available funding for research to support the next generation of…
Conference Instills Leadership in FFA Members
…sponsors CSX, Monsanto, Farm Credit and weekly sponsor Valent. For more information, visit FFA.org/WLC. The National FFA Organization provides leadership, personal growth and career success training through agricultural education to…
Rural America the New ‘Inner City’
…at an accelerating pace. The analysis says rural America now faces higher teen births and divorce rates than urban areas, and education and employment gaps have widened at a faster…
Plant Health and Production Workforce Funding from USDA
…and agricultural sciences. The AFRI program area of Plant Health and Production and Plant Products supports projects on foundational knowledge of agricultural production systems, pests, and beneficial species in agricultural…
Trump Budget Proposal Puts Perdue in Awkward Position
Perdue The deep cuts to the nation’s agricultural support programs proposed by President Donald Trump have put Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue in an awkward position with both lawmakers and…
Funding For Commodity Board Projects to Support Ag Industry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced five grants totaling more than $2.5 million for agricultural research that is funded jointly with national…