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…
Ag Reacts to Trump TPP Move
…clear and obvious benefit to the California citrus industry and broader U.S. agricultural sector.” The TPP included an immediate elimination of tariffs on citrus exports to Vietnam and a gradual…
Three Named as USDA Deputy Secretary Candidates
…was Indiana agriculture director when Vice President Mike Pence was governor of Indiana. Meanwhile, Indiana farmer Kip Tom is considered a candidate for White House agricultural liaison. Taking over the…
NMPF, USDEC Urge Trump Administration Not to Cede Export Opportunities
…to protect the agricultural trade relationship between the United States and Mexico. The dairy groups spoke out Monday as President Trump formally withdrew the United States from the 12-nation Trans-Pacific…
AFBF Pres. Duvall Re: Importance of Trade to U.S. Agriculture
…to protect and advance U.S. agricultural interests in the critical Asia-Pacific region. “American agriculture is virtually always a winner when trade agreements remove barriers to U.S. crop and livestock exports…
Cattlemen Express Concerns With Trump Administration’s Trade Action
…day because we don’t have TPP, and since NAFTA was implemented, exports of American-produced beef to Mexico have grown by more than 750 percent. We’re especially concerned that the Administration…
USDA Grants California Over 5 Million for Citrus Greening Research
…Disease Research and Extension Program since 2014. Other projects in the current grant award include: Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, $4,274,523 Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, $2,476,099 USDA Agricultural Research…
Canada Exporters Fretting Over Import Tax Proposal
…exports to the U.S. to drop by about nine percent, with non-petroleum goods sinking almost 11 percent. Exports are expected to drive about a third of Canada’s economic growth in…
USDA Proposes Revisions to Genetic Engineering Policy
…what the proposal means for the American agricultural industry. Q: So this is the first major revision of the regulations since they were established in 1987. What are your thoughts…
Georgia Agriculture Under Former Governor Sonny Perdue
…of Georgia in 2003, the state saw an increase in agricultural sales under Perdue’s watch. In 2002, USDA Data shows 49,000 farms made $4.9 billion in sales. By 2012, the…