…the food system. In a release, the secretary’s office said the address underscored “USDA’s commitment to increase competition, bolster access to healthy, affordable food, ensure growers and workers receive a…
Biden Administration Makes Further Investments to Strengthen the Food Supply Chain
…processing workers. Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack. “For too long, farmers and ranchers have seen the value and the opportunities they work so hard to create move away from the rural…
Week in Review: Future of Imidacloprid Use & Billion-Pound Pistachio Crop Potential
The Pesticide Registration and Evaluation Committee has recommended the continued registration, sale, and agricultural use of imidacloprid products. President of American Pistachio Growers, Richard Matoian said that largely positive crop…
Canadian Dairy TRQ Provisions Remain in Violation of USMCA Terms
…and prevent U.S. workers, producers, farmers, and exporters from getting the full benefit of the market access that Canada committed to under the USMCA.” Canada has also failed to allocate…
Ag Groups Express Concern Over Future of Pesticide Labeling
A total of 54 agricultural organizations have voiced concern regarding the possibility of a detrimental precedent being set. A letter was sent to President Joe Biden outlining concerns related to…
Commodity Container Assistance Program Taking Applications
…Oakland and the NWSA in Seattle have been identified as key gateways for American-grown agricultural commodities, and each has experienced significant challenges with the flow of containerized agricultural commodities and…
Some Positive News for Imidacloprid Use After Recent PREC Review
…Walnut Board & Commission, Joshua Rahm said PREC has recommended the continued registration, sale, and agricultural use of imidacloprid products. “That’s a positive recommendation for ag,” said Rahm. “In accordance…
Agronomy Week 2022
Celebrating an essential part of the agricultural process. That’s today’s This Land of Ours. An agronomist, field-sampling a trial plot of flax By Iowa State Department of Agronomy, CC BY-SA…
Agricultural Education Podcast Helps Foster Community of Teachers
Agricultural education is an industry built on connections, and this is made even easier through the resources gathered by agriculture education podcast, Here By The Owl. Co-hosts, Nikki Fideldy-Doll and…
Ag Groups Support Launch of Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity
…and ranchers, including improving relationships and reaching new agreements with this region’s countries. The IPEF will help reduce barriers, improve the adoption of science-based standards and grow American agricultural exports…
Cybersecurity on the Farm
…heightened cybersecurity as meticulous hackers request ransoms against agricultural companies. Dan Hanson with SVP Management Liability explains how cyber-attacks are a targeted avenue of opportunity. “They’re going to go to…
Week in Review: Smaller Almond Crop Forecasted & USDA Addresses Disaster Losses
The latest subjective almond forecast from the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service indicates a slight drop from last year. The USDA is providing approximately $6…
Mixed Reactions to Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act
Forward progress of the Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act of 2022 is generating mixed responses from the agricultural industry. The legislation, H.R. 7606, was recently approved by the House…
Almond Update: Lower Crop Estimate, But Almond Demand Remains Strong
…National Agricultural Statistics Service, the 2022 almond crop is forecasted to come in at 2.8 billion pounds. Almond Board of California President and CEO Richard Waycott said that the estimate…