…growth, address water availability issues, increase food production, find new sources of energy, mitigate climate variability and ensure food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science, visit…
House Agriculture Committee Prepares for Farm Bill by Exploring Economic Outlook in Rural America
…Agricultural Economics, College Station, TX Dr. Patrick Westhoff, Professor, Director for the Food and Agricultural Research Institute, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO Dr. D. Scott Brown, Assistant Extension Professor, University…
Trump Tells Canada to Expect Only “Tweaking” of NAFTA
…real concern for many Canadians” because how dependent Canada’s economy is on the nation’s relationship with the United States. Canada sends roughly 75 percent of its exports to the U.S….
USDA Seeks Nominators to Cattlemen’s Beef Board
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is accepting applications from any state cattle association or state general farm organization that wants to be certified as eligible…
U.S. Distillers Grains Exports Reached 11.48 Million Metric Tons in 2016
…of total U.S. CGF exports, while Turkey and Israel were other top markets; and Total exports of corn and corn-based ethanol co-products tallied 73 million metric tons in 2016, the…
“We Believe in Growing” Scholarship Winners Announced
…universities to major in an agricultural field. This year’s winners, Grace Guthrie and Derrick Nunes, will each receive $2,500 scholarships to be renewed up to four years, totaling $10,000 per…
New ARS Food and Nutrition Research Briefs Issued
By Kim Kaplan, Agricultural Research Service Research showing a higher dose of vitamin D may benefit pregnant women by reducing inflammation is among the new nutrition and health findings in…
USDA Seeks Local Food Grant Reviewers
Applications for Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program and Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced it is seeking reviewers to…
Dairy, Ag Groups Urge President Trump to Raise New Canadian Milk Pricing Scheme Issue in Meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau
…below cost in competition with U.S. dairy exports. The Ontario program has already cost U.S. companies $150 million in exports, thereby harming the American dairy farmers, dairy plant employees and…
South Africa Buys U.S. Sorghum, Open to U.S. Corn
…or mieliepap. While the United States had plenty of corn available for export at a reasonable price, lagging biotech trait approvals limited the amount of possible exports to South Africa….
House, Senate Transportation Committees Planning a Busy Year
…transportation priorities include updating the nation’s waterways transportation system, and ensuring viable road and rail transport of agricultural commodities and inputs. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
NCC Releases Economic Outlook
…export customers have changed with a significant reduction in exports to China. However, reduced exports to China have been partially offset by increased U.S. exports to Vietnam. For 2016, the…
February WASDE Report Released This Week
…use projections are unchanged from last month, leaving ending stocks at 420 million bushels. Global oilseed estimates include lower production and ending stocks. U.S. wheat exports are expected to rise…
Almond Board: Pollination
As almond growers are getting ready for pollination, Director of Agricultural Affairs for the Almond Board of California, Bob Curtis, says at the field level, best management practices are critical….