…which including countryside, agricultural land, mountains, forests, and oceanside. Depending on where you go, you could find yourself with some magnificent 360-degree views. You can take it all in while…
Senator Urging Farmers to Stand Up for NAFTA
…The senator wrote that he is convinced the U.S. is headed down a path toward withdrawal from NAFTA unless action is taken by agricultural groups to change the administration’s course….
Ag Coalition Stressing Importance of NAFTA
…the governors to let President Trump know that they “support a modernized NAFTA that maintains and enhances food and agricultural trade,” according to the Hagstrom Report. The letter comes as…
Perdue: U.S. Farm Exports Hit 3rd Highest Level on Record
…valued at $24 billion. Exports of corn, wheat and cotton all grew as well, with the value of cotton exports climbing 70 percent, to $5.9 billion, wheat exports up 21…
USDA Offers Assistance to Protect Privately-Owned Wetlands, Agricultural Lands and Grasslands
…Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) focuses on restoring and protecting wetlands as well as conserving productive agricultural lands and grasslands. Landowners are compensated for enrolling their land in easements. “Protecting…
USDA/NIFA Invests in Programs to Increase Crop Productivity, Profitability, and Stewardship of Three Crops
…University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, $250,000 USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Peoria, Illinois, $250,000 University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, $250,000 University of Maryland, Cambridge, Maryland, $290,000 Washington State University,…
Almond Board: Farmland Trusts
In this week’s Almond Update, we hear about one farmer’s decision to place an agricultural conservation easement on his property. Sabrina Hill talks with Tom Ulm, president of Ulm Farms…
Slight Majority of Americans Favor NAFTA
…agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture data points out that since NAFTA’s implementation in 1994, U.S. agricultural exports to Canada and Mexico have more than quadrupled. From the National Association of…
California’s Future Farmers Impress Secretary Perdue
…to California, Secretary Perdue heard from the agriculture community at a town hall meeting held at the Modesto Junior College Agricultural Pavilion, where he was also introduced to the newly…
Bringing Persimmons into the Limelight
…you. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their collaborators are working to bring this uncommon Asian native fruit into the limelight. In 2016, the United States exported 7.4 million pounds…
U.S. Poultry Groups Applaud WTO’s Indonesian Ruling
…the 18 Indonesian measures challenged by the U.S. were inconsistent with Indonesia’s WTO obligations. The poultry industry estimates the potential market for U.S. poultry exports to Indonesia at 170,000 metric…
McKinney Visit to India Good for U.S. Pork
The National Pork Producers Council says the recent trip to India by Department of Agriculture Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Affairs Ted McKinney bodes well for future pork exports. The…
Agriculture Groups Band Together to Support Section 199
More than 180 agricultural groups are coming together to support the Section 199 tax deduction not included in the tax reform proposal. The groups, led by the National Council of…
Almond Matters: Getting Proactive with Preemergents
…toughest weeds that farmers have to contend with in today’s agricultural production,” Field Market Development and Research Field Representative Tino Lopez said. “The fall germinating bio-type of fleabane and marestail…