…Gone in the Wrong Direction?” is the title of Dennis M. Bier‘s 2017 Agricultural Research Service (ARS) W. O. Atwater Memorial Lecture, which he delivers today at the Experimental Biology…
Sonny Perdue Sworn in as 31st U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
…environment that allowed employers to flourish and manufacturers and agricultural producers to achieve record levels of exports. He followed these accomplishments with a successful career in agribusiness, where he focused…
Historic White House Ag Roundtable Discussion Includes California Farmer
…sophomore at the University of Minnesota’s College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences; National FFA officer (central region vice president), 2016-2017 Lynetta Griner of Florida, owner/operator of Usher Land…
NFU President Attends March for Science in D.C.
…federal policy. Johnson also said there should be more publicly funded, independent and peer-reviewed agricultural research to inform both farmers and policymakers. More than 70 percent of U.S. agricultural research…
Ag Groups Pleased With Perdue Confirmation
…the economy of one of the top agricultural states in this nation,” NACD President Brent Van Dyke said. “He has a proven track record for effective governing and a reputation…
Tulare County Celebrates Farm Bureau Leaders
…732-8301. Tulare County Farm Bureau will present the following major awards: the Agriculturalist of the Year Award, Service to Farm Bureau, Friend of Farm Bureau, Agricultural Business of the Year,…
A Better Way to Pasteurize Eggs
An Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist and his colleagues have developed a technology that rapidly pasteurizes eggs and could sharply reduce the number of illnesses caused each year by egg-borne…
Farm Lending Continues to Moderate
Lending activity at agricultural banks across the country continued to decline in the first quarter of 2017. A report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City says economic conditions…
The Western View: The Central Valley Habitat Exchange
…have declined. Today, California faces the challenge of recovering these species, and the ecosystems on which they depend, while maintaining productive agricultural lands. The Environmental Defense Fund, or EDF, has…
Funding to Educate the Future Agricultural Science Workforce
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced $18 million in available funding to foster the next generation of agricultural science professionals. Funding is…
Food, Conservation Groups Invest in Soil to Sustain Food Production
…per acre in many agricultural soils. These same soil health practices that are good for farmers can also improve water quality, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and enhance pollinator and other…
ARS Announces New Scientific Impact Video Series
Andrew Moyer, in his Peoria laboratory, discovered the process for mass producing penicillin. The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is pleased to debut a video series highlighting important scientific advances that…
The Potential Effects of Increased Demand for U.S. Agricultural Exports on Metro and Nonmetro Employment
…sectors, both agricultural and nonagricultural. However, we concentrate on the agricultural and food and beverage sectors that produce agricultural exports, as defined by USDA. The model includes a regional extension…
USDA to Hold Expert Panel Meeting on Publication of Farm Operator Demographics
Public Comments Welcomed The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) announces a public meeting of an expert panel to consider questions surrounding publication of farm operator demographic…