…your profitability,” Dufour noted. Managing Soil as An Ecology Can Create Better Growing Conditions About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West Sponsored Content Let’s Talk…
Cell-Cultured Meat Products to Be Regulated by Both USDA and FDA
…and information sharing between the agencies to allow each to carry out our respective roles,” U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue said in a statement. “This regulatory framework will leverage…
Agricultural Stewardship of Water Highlighted in Survey
…The survey typically provides a more accurate picture of agricultural water use, which often highlights the stewardship characteristics of American farmers. “There’s a general notion that maybe the ag sector…
USDA Partners with Communities to Bring High-Speed Broadband e-Connectivity Infrastructure to Rural Areas
…the Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity to identify legislative, regulatory and policy changes that could promote agriculture and prosperity in rural communities. In January 2018, Secretary Perdue…
Groundwater Collection Project Gathers Data by Flying Over Regions of Land
The Greater, Mid and East Kaweah Groundwater Sustainability Agencies are partnering on a project to collect groundwater data in Tulare County. The project will use low flying helicopters and other…
Important Industry Insight Offered at Latino Farmer Conference
…Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals – Matt Ramsey November 4, 2025 CIR Agriculture Harvester Products…
Secretary Perdue on Dept. of Labor Rulemaking on H-2A Visa Program
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue praised proposed rulemaking by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), which could help farmers advertise job openings to domestic workers as required under the…
Countries Embrace Genome Editing in Contrast of EU’s Opinion
…traits into agricultural organisms, as compared to other breeding methods.” About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection…
Perdue: Technology Will Be Needed
Technology was a topic of conversation recently for Agriculture’s top official saying they will be essential for the future. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue talked with reporters last week about the…
IBM Trailing Blockchain in Food System
IBM began testing the traceability technology, blockchain, with several major retailers in October. Walmart, Kroger and several other retailers joined IBM’s blockchain project called ‘Food Trust’. The company stated in…
What Will Drive Animal Disease Traceability Advancements?
Animal disease traceability was a topic of discussion this week for Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. He would like consumer demand to drive innovation and notes that blockchain technology is a…
Secretary Perdue Regarding EPA Decision on Dicamba
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement regarding the decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to extend the registration of dicamba for two years. The extension…
Funding to Increase Access to Education, Workforce Training and Health Care Opportunities in Rural Communities
…USDA’s investments in rural communities: Washburn University, in Kansas, is being awarded $349,213 to help provide resources to enable two-way interactive distance learning via video teleconferencing technology. The technology will…
USDA/FDA Meeting on What to Call Cell-Cultured Meat
Politico says a recent two-day joint USDA/FDA public gathering on cell-cultured food technology boiled down to a simple question. If it looks like meat and tastes like meat, can you…