Demand for fruit in China continues to rapidly grow and U.S. exporters are fighting for market share. A report by the Department of Agriculture shows exports rose threefold to 3.8…
Training, Educating the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…of agricultural producers through the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP). “USDA is committed to supporting the next generation of farmers and ranchers, and we know that they have…
Banking Group Supports Bill Offering Tax Relief for Rural Lending
…Act would support farmers, ranchers and rural homeowners by providing tax relief for agricultural and rural residential lending. The bill was introduced by U.S. House Member Lynn Jenkins, a Republican…
USDA to Require Meat Packers to Report Online Cattle Buys
…bring more transparency to pricing following the May launch of the Fed Cattle Exchange, an online cattle auction site. Starting Wednesday, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service will start including these transactions…
Western View: Got Gas?
…backpacks on their shoulders, with bags that fill with methane gas as they go through their day. That’s happening to cows in Argentina. The National Institute for Agricultural Technology has…
Fruit Fly’s Genetic Code Revealed
…medfly populations. It can also work as a preventative measure, notes Al Handler, a research geneticist with the USDA-Agricultural Research Service’s (ARS) Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE)…
U.S. Hogs and Pigs Inventory Up 2 Percent
…the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report published today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Other key findings in the report were: Of the 70.9 million…
U.S. Corn and Soybean Stocks Up from 2015
…the Grain Stocks report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Producers reported that there were 627 million bushels of corn stored on farms,…
NIFA Awards Community Food Projects
…food and agricultural needs such as infrastructure, long-term planning, and marketing that benefits agricultural producers and low-income consumers. The 2016 awards include: Fairbanks Native Association, Fairbanks, Alaska, $104,754 Fresno Metropolitan…
Support for Minority and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers
…Florida, $148,368 North South Institute, Inc., Florida, $199,507 Global Growers Network Inc., Georgia, $196,698 Lei Ho’olaha, Hawaii, $100,000 The Kohala Center, Hawaii, $200,000 Southern University Agricultural and Mechanical College, Louisiana;…
Farm Economy Slumping into Fourth Quarter 2016
…quarter, the bank says profit margins for crop producers deteriorated in August and September. Profit margins also remained poor in the cattle and dairy sectors. Agricultural credit conditions have weakened…
State Proposes Regulation on Pesticide Use
California announces proposed rules on agricultural pesticide use near schools and child day-care centers The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) has released a proposed regulation that would give further…
Funding Available for Specialty Crop Research
…in plant breeding, pest management, production efficiency, new innovations and technology, and food safety in production and processing. Grant categories include standard research and extension projects, coordinated agricultural projects, and…
Citrus Crop Forecast Live Coverage Wednesday, October 12
A unique new sponsor targeting Florida citrus growers will result in broadcast “from location” in Italy The annual October citrus crop forecast from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural…