Everett Griner talks about hurricane losses in today’s Agri View. Everett tells us about some of the agricultural losses suffered from the recent hurricanes in the southeast and Puerto Rico….
California Farm Bureau Welcoming New Leadership at Annual Meeting
…the leading agricultural businesses from across the nation. The breakout sessions will also be covering a variety of subjects including agricultural research, rural crime and safety, and other important issues…
NIFA Funds Food Safety and Nutrition to Promote Safe Food Supply
…production of safe, high-quality, nourishing food.” AFRI is America’s flagship competitive grants program for foundational and translational research, education, and extension projects in the food and agricultural sciences. These awards…
Canada Group Issues Report on Trade Without NAFTA
…U.S. crop producers would also be affected, as the report says they would face tariffs averaging nearly four percent on exports to Canada and a lofty 11 percent on exports…
2017 Census of Agriculture Gets Underway
Questionnaires being sent to over 3 million U.S. producers The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) starts mailing the 2017 Census of Agriculture to the nation’s…
Register for New Educational Program for Beginning Farmers
…and Beginning Farmer Resource Coordinator for FGF. “We’re trying to cultivate the next generation of farmers.” The nine-month program is designed to provide aspiring farmers with a foundation of agricultural…
Trade Tops China, Canada Meeting Agenda
…almost $21 billion in 2016, led by forest and agricultural products. Officials from China say a potential bilateral trade deal with Canada would boost economic integration in the Asia-Pacific region….
Survey Shows Young Farmers Ready to Defy Odds
…policy reforms it calls the “Young Farmer Agenda.” The agenda includes addressing land access, student debt management, and increasing the skilled agricultural workforce. The survey can be found at www.youngfarmers.org….
Grassley, Ag State Senators Maintain Push for NAFTA
…The U.S. Chamber of Commerce says NAFTA supports 138,000 jobs and $5.3 billion in exports from Grassley’s home state. At a recent appearance in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Grassley noted that…
NIFA-Support for Education, Mentoring, and Technical Assistance Programs to Help New Farmers and Ranchers
…and advance agricultural research, education, and extension to solve societal challenges. NIFA’s investments in transformative science directly support the long-term prosperity and global preeminence of U.S. agriculture. To learn more…
Cattlemen Applaud Court-Ordered Stay in Farm Emissions Reporting
…“Agricultural operations were never intended to be regulated by these laws, so this court-ordered stay until January 22 is very welcome news.” Uden says the NCBA will continue to use…
GAO: USDA Should Increase Checkoff Program Oversight
At the request of House Minority Leader and California Democrat Nancy Pelosi, the Government Accountability Office prepared a report regarding the Agricultural Marketing Service and its oversight of national checkoff…
China Is The New Top Buyer of American Agricultural Goods
New numbers out this week show that China is the new number one buyer of American agricultural goods. Pork Business Dot Com says the fiscal year 2017 numbers show that…
Agriculture Among NAFTA Topics on Final Day
…exports helped to offset a serious drop in farm income over the last several years. “Due to the current state of the farm economy, a full withdrawal from NAFTA would…