…July. A deal earlier this month allows more U.S. access into the Chinese market for beef, natural gas, and financial services. China would like to increase imports of agricultural products…
NAFTA a Success Story for Agriculture
…corn from Brazil, according to Tiemann. He says since the inception of NAFTA, U.S. ag exports to Canada and Mexico tripled and quintupled respectively. Noting concerns of the renegotiation of…
Experts Expect Down Farm Economy to Continue
…stress among farm borrowers. Kauffman expects the trends to continue in the near term as global supplies are likely to continue to weigh on agricultural commodity prices and profit margins….
Water in Agriculture Forum Highlights Cooperation Between California and Israel
Secretary Karen Ross and Israeli Agricultural Minister Uri Ariel signed a Letter of Intent (see below) on agricultural cooperation furthering the commitment between California and Israel in addressing issues…
Citrus Disease HLB Detection and Quarantine in Orange County
…citrus psyllid. CDFA, in cooperation with the USDA and the Orange County Agricultural Commissioner, has begun an extensive survey and limited treatment program in response to the detections. CDFA crews…
Western View: Visit to Citrus State Park
…an especially sweet and flavorful fruit. Word of this far superior orange quickly spread, and a great agricultural industry was born. In the early 1900s, an effort to promote citrus…
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…
Farm Service Agency County Committee Nomination Period Begins June 15
…once a month or as needed to make important decisions on disaster and conservation programs, emergency programs, commodity price support loan programs, county office employment, and other agricultural issues. Members…
NPPC White Paper Details Benefits Of NAFTA
…largest foreign markets. They imported more than $38 billion of U.S. products in 2016 or 28 percent of all U.S. agricultural exports. Those exports generated more than $48 billion in…
New Proposal Could Protect Farm Workers from Deportation
…some protection from possible deportation. The bill is called the Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017 (Senate Bill 1034). It would protect undocumented workers from deportation if they can prove…
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…
Conaway, Peterson Host Agriculture Committee Roundtable with Sec. Perdue and Amb. Lighthizer on Trade
…said Sec. Perdue. “I’m honored to meet with the members of the House Agriculture Committee and Sec. Perdue to further our discussions about protecting and expanding U.S. agricultural exports around…
ARS Hydrologist Honored for Bringing Accuracy to Soil Moisture Satellite Work
Research hydrologist Dr. Michael H. Cosh with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory in Beltsville, Maryland, was honored with an Arthur S. Flemming Award for using…
Funding For Commodity Board Projects to Support Ag Industry
…area priorities within two AFRI Requests for Applications (RFAs): Improving Food Safety, Critical Agricultural Research and Extension, and Plant Breeding for Agricultural Production in the Foundational Program RFA; and Breeding…