…Donald J. Trump as Deputy Secretary, and Ted McKinney, selected by the president to be Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. Perdue issued the following statement: “I commend…
Public Meeting for Medfly Quarantine in Solano County
A meeting has been scheduled to address the Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) quarantine in Solano County. The Solano County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office along with the California Department of Food and…
Celebrate National Taco Day
…is really unknown, some claim the word originates from the silver mines in Mexico in the 18th century, when taco referred to the little explosives workers used to extract the…
Censky, McKinney Confirmations Good News for U.S. Agriculture
…and McKinney as the USDA’s deputy secretary and undersecretary of trade and foreign agricultural affairs, respectively. “The confirmations of Stephen Censky and Ted McKinney come at a critical time for…
Goodlatte Guest Worker Bill Up for Committee Vote Wednesday
…United Farm Workers and the AFL-CIO told Congress the bill would “create even more unfairness and dysfunction” in the immigration system. Goodlatte’s 2013 version of the bill passed out of…
Ag Economy Expectations Sliding
…some of the optimism that surfaced among producers in late 2016 and early 2017 is eroding. The Barometer surveys 400 agricultural producers monthly. A rating below 100 is negative, while…
Training Courses to Fulfill Part of Produce Safety Rule
…presented with information on good agricultural practices and co-management of natural resources. Soil amendments, wildlife, and land use, along with agricultural water will all be addressed as part of the…
Agriculture Groups Support Farm Guest Worker Bill
…a legal and stable supply of workers. The National Chicken Council says the bill would help farmers access legal workers to combat workforce shortages. The National Pork Producers Council says…
Trump on KORUS to Lighthizer: Call Me a “Crazy Guy”
…“by the way, I might,” if the U.S. doesn’t get trade concessions from Korea. According to a USTR fact sheet, Korea is currently the fifth largest U.S. agricultural export market,…
Farmers, Ranchers Ready for Long-overdue Immigration Reform
…the current system while addressing the needs of our current workforce and providing a streamlined visa process for skilled, agricultural workers in the future. Although Farm Bureau members have concerns…
HungerU Displays the Role of Agriculture in Combatting Hunger
…The more letters that get sent, the more they’ll take notice of it,” said Edmundson. One the biggest components to combatting food insecurity is agricultural production. The development of more…
House Member Outlines Need for Farm Bill
…piece of legislation more important” to his district than the farm bill. Marshal represents District One of Kansas, one of the largest agricultural-driven districts in the nation. He says the…
Senate Ag Sets Northey, Ibach Confirmation Hearing
…farm and foreign agricultural services. Meanwhile, Ibach was nominated to be undersecretary for marketing and regulatory programs. Northey is the current Iowa agriculture secretary, and Ibach is the Nebraska director…
Soft Durum Wheat Opens Door to Expand Food Uses
Soft Svevo durum wheat growing in an Idaho field. Photo by Craig Morris. Soft Svevo, a new soft durum wheat variety developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their…