…grain farmers’ market access globally and open up existing export markets to new levels of competition. Over the past two decades, U.S. agricultural exports to Canada and Mexico tripled and…
Trump Mexico Tax Would Hurt Agriculture
…to pay for a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico, estimated to be worth billions of dollars. The tax would presumably apply to agricultural products, including fruits and vegetables…
Beekeepers, Farmers Prepare for Pollination
…director of agricultural affairs for the Almond Board of California, said concerns arise each year about whether there will be enough bees. Speaking at an Almond Board-led workshop in Woodland…
Cattlemen Applaud Death Tax Repeal Legislation
…Tracy Brunner, “I can attest that the death tax can wreak havoc with agricultural families and it’s long past time we kill it once and for all.” NCBA has long…
NRCS California Offers Post-Flood Assistance
…provide long-term support to repair erosion on agricultural lands such as gullies, streams, or hillsides. NRCS takes applications on an ongoing basis throughout the year and encourage interested landowners to…
U.S. Ag Group Signs $300 Million Algeria Deal
An Algerian company recently signed a deal with an American farm group to set up $300 million in agricultural projects in the country. Algeria’s Ag Minister says the north African…
Ag Groups Want NAFTA Gains Preserved
…letter notes that U.S. food and agricultural exports have produced a trade surplus for nearly 50 years. The letter says, “Consistent growth over that period of time has resulted in…
Smart Phone App Balances Conservation and Production
By Jan Suszkiw, Agricultural Research Service USDA-NRCS rangeland scientist Emilio Carrillo tests the new LandPKS mobile app on his smartphone. Photo by Jeffrey Herrick. New mobile phone applications (“apps”) are…
TPP is Out; So Now What?
…to start on building individual relationships with countries, and it’s up to farmers to remind the new administration how important agricultural trade is. President Trump officially withdrew the United States…
Agricultural Research Service Receives Communication Guidance
An internal email sent to the Agricultural Research Service allegedly directs the department not to release any public facing documents, but the Department of Agriculture says the email “was flawed”…
Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference This Weekend
…panel of industry professionals from the University of Florida (UF) will be discussing the agricultural and business environment in Cuba. They will be discussing the evolution of Cuba’s agricultural environment…
Geneticist Edward Buckler Awarded First NAS Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences
…find solutions to agricultural problems affecting Americans every day. ARS conducts research to develop and transfer solutions to agricultural problems of high national priority and provide information access and dissemination…
Maintaining Pork Exports to Canada, Mexico Critical
…Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. In fact, U.S. manufacturing exports to Canada and Mexico have increased nearly 260 percent over the past 23 years, and U.S. farm exports to…
Annette Jones, DVM, on Animal Health & Food Safety
…the State and consumers of California agricultural products to assure the safety, availability and affordability of agricultural products by promoting California agriculture, protecting public and animal health while enhancing stewardship…