…irrigated lands, such as pesticides, fertilizers, salts, pathogens, and sediment. At high enough concentrations, these pollutants can harm aquatic life or make water unusable for drinking water or agricultural uses….
Former Ag Trade Negotiator Says Much Work Left on NAFTA
A former Obama administration trade official says there is too much left to do before the deadline for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) talks. Former Chief Agricultural Negotiator…
USDA Helps Dairy and Beef Industries Reach More Domestic and Global Markets
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today made two announcements about its Animal Welfare Assessment Program (AWAP), which offers an independent assessment for industry animal welfare…
USDA Partners with Dairy Innovation Center
…‘green light’ to interact with our agencies and centralize our various research and voluntary conservation efforts to reach their goals.” USDA’s support for agricultural and waste-to-energy research has played a…
Beginning Farmer Training Program Receives State Approval
…apprentices will have the necessary education and business management skills to advance their professional agricultural career. The effort to get the beginning farmer training program approved was a collaboration between…
Feeding Minds Press Will Focus on Accurate Agriculture Books for Children
…at Feeding Minds Press. “Living on a family farm has made me passionate about writing agricultural stories for kids,” Detlefsen said. “I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to work with…
Cattlemen Applaud Introduction of Strong Bipartisan Bill in U.S. Senate
…would prevent farms, ranches, and other agricultural operations from having to report livestock manure data under CERCLA, the law that governs toxic Superfund sites. The bipartisan bill was introduced with…
Secretary of Agriculture Hears California Concerns at World Ag Expo
…opportunity to address Secretary Perdue with some of the concerns of the agricultural community. Before the meeting began, Secretary Perdue was made an honorary World Ag Expo volunteer and noted…
E.M. Tharp and World Ag Expo® “We Believe in Growing” Scholarship Winners Announced
…universities to major in an agricultural field. This year’s winners, Aalexias Woolf and Abbigail Prins, will each receive $2,500 scholarships to be renewed up to four years, totaling $10,000 per…
The Western View: VOC Lab
…and found consistent patterns which they could use to identify HLB infected trees. She says that their workers tested in lemons, Valencia, and grapefruit, in Texas, Florida and California. The…
Foreign Competitors Increasing Spending on Ag Exports
…twice what the U.S. authorizes for agricultural export development under the farm bill,” says Mark Powers, Chair of the Coalition to Promote U.S. Ag Exports. Canada and Italy have doubled…
What the Budget Bill Means for Farmers and Ranchers
…to get a deduction that incentivizes farmers to sell their products to agricultural cooperatives rather than private companies would make the cut. It wasn’t written into the Republican tax overhaul…
2017 California Winegrape Crush Size Confirms Grape Supply Stability
The California Agricultural Statistics Service released its annual Preliminary Grape Crush Report summarizing the size and value of the 2017 California grape crush. Allied Grape Growers estimated a four million-ton…
NRCS Specialist Returns from Retirement to Assist Wildfire Relief Efforts
…and hit the ground running assisting property owners, agricultural producers and others that had fire damage,” said Casale, “I’m back because people need my help. Our natural resources need the…