The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominations for individuals to serve on the American Egg Board for the 2018-2019 term. Any non-exempt egg producer…
Farm Bureau Welcomes Decision to Improve NAFTA
…severe blow to the agricultural sector and we appreciate the path that will allow for reform and enhancement, rather than abandonment of past achievements. “The NAFTA modernization effort should recognize…
Bipartisan Congressional Letter Voices Support for Tackling of Canada’s Protectionist Dairy Practices
…signed the letter, recognizing the importance of our exports to Mexico while noting that Canadian dairy policies are directly hurting American exports,” said Michael Dykes, D.V.M., president and CEO of…
National FFA Organization Awards More Than $2.7 Million in Scholarships
…million has been awarded in scholarship funds through the National FFA Organization. The selection process takes into account the whole student, including FFA involvement, work experience, supervised agricultural experience, community…
2016 California Almond Acreage Report
…Stanislaus, Merced and Madera were the leading counties. These five counties had 73 percent of the total bearing acreage. OBJECTIVES The Pacific Regional Office of the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics…
Productivity Growth and the Revival of Russian Agriculture
by Nicholas Rada, William Liefert, and Olga Liefert, USDA Economic Research Service What Is the Issue? Russia’s agricultural output fell during the country’s transition from a planned to a market…
USDA Seeks Nominees for Christmas Tree Promotion Board
…more information, visit the Christmas Tree Promotion Board page on USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) website or contact Victoria Carpenter at (202) 720-6930, email VictoriaM.Carpenter@ams.usda.gov. Since 1966, Congress has authorized…
Funding to Support the Agricultural Sciences
…Guam developed new agricultural sciences curricula, materials, and library resources. The University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez offered onsite work experiences for undergraduate students studying agricultural sciences. NIFA invests in…
USDA to Study Antibiotics Use in Pork operations
…Monitoring System, along with the National Agricultural Statistics Service, is conducting a new data collection and reporting effort that will focus on antimicrobial use and stewardship practices on swine nursery…
Rural Economy Index Lower Again
…45.6 from 47.5 in March indicating a continued pessimistic outlook among bankers. “Until agricultural commodity prices begin to trend higher, I expect banker’s economic outlook to remain weak,” said Goss….
Agri View: Pork Exports to China
Everett Griner talks about U.S. pork exports to China in today’s Agri View. The general population of China is becoming wealthier. Now that is a statement…
USDA Announces $4.8 Million Available to Support Food Safety Outreach Program
…Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) food safety guidelines into a variety of agricultural production and processing systems, including conventional, sustainable and organic systems. New projects will focus on, but are not…
AFBF’s President Duvall Joins in Historic White House Ag Roundtable
…Duvall of Georgia, beef cattle and poultry farmer, president, American Farm Bureau Federation Valerie Earley of Minnesota, recent graduate of the University of Minnesota’s College of Food, Agricultural and Natural…
Executive Order Creates New Agriculture Panel
…educational opportunities for students in rural communities, particularly in agricultural education, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; (iv) empower the State, local, and tribal agencies that implement rural economic development, agricultural,…