from American Farm Bureau Farm and ranch families need a permanent tax code that boosts the agricultural economy and frees them to reinvest in their businesses, Scott VanderWal, a South…
Development of Technologies Vital for Specialty Crops
The House Agriculture Committee heard testimony from California growers on the significance of technology and innovation in the production of specialty crops. Wenger speaking to the House Agricultural Committee. Paul…
Politico: Nebraska Ag Director Being Considered for USDA Under Secretary
…Ibach is most likely in the running for undersecretary for marketing and regulatory programs, which oversees the Agricultural Marketing Service, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the Grain Inspection…
AgNet West Radio Celebrates Five Years
…The diversity of California agriculture is unlike the agricultural landscape of the Midwest and requires a different approach to broadcasting farm news. For all the information that growers are interested…
ASTA Testifies before House Ag Committee on Plant Breeding Innovation, Farm Bill
…valued at approximately $860 million annually. Federally funded U.S. agricultural research has played an important role in expanding our understanding of plant genetics leading to new crop varieties. Partnerships between…
Red Meat Export Momentum Continues
…exports accounted for a larger share in 2017. May pork exports accounted for 29.4 percent of total production. May beef exports were six percent higher than last year, coming in…
Trade Retaliation Worries Ag Groups
…that such a move would negatively impact U.S. food and agriculture exports. The groups said in the letter that, “the aftermath of those restrictions could be disastrous for the global…
Veterinarians: Establish Offshore FMD Vaccine Bank
…to U.S. meat exports and create a surplus of meat on the domestic market, would cost the beef and pork industries a combined $128 billion over 10 years if livestock…
Agriculture Groups Worried About Import Restrictions
…from placing restrictions on imports of steel and aluminum. The organizations are very concerned that such restrictions will boomerang against U.S. food and agriculture exports. The groups warned that “the…
Many Other Ways to Save Bees
…After all, they are responsible for pollinating approximately 250,000 plants species. About 7 years ago their efforts contributed to approximately19-billion dollars worth of agricultural crops in the U-S. This figure…
Western View: Ventura County
…value of 2.2 billion dollars, It’s the 11th largest agricultural county in the Country. There are over 2,000 farms in the county and they grow more than 100 types of…
Mid-South Cotton Producers to See San Joaquin Valley Agriculture
Twelve cotton producers from Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Missouri will observe cotton and other agricultural operations in California’s San Joaquin Valley the week of July 17 as part of…
Best Plants to Plant to Feed the Bees
…food. Such as avocados, almonds and many of our favorite tree fruits. And we can’t forget honey! Bees are such a valuable agricultural resource, they are responsible for pollinating 80…
Russia Extends Ban on U.S. and E.U. Produce
…from the E.U. in other markets. USDA statistics show that apple exports to Russia in 2013 were worth over $13 million dollars. Pear exports that same year totaled $12 million…