The House GOP released its budget this week, calling for $10 billion in spending cuts to agricultural programs through the next ten years. However, Politico’s Morning Agriculture Report says the…
Farm Bureau Responds to USTR’s NAFTA Objectives
…in U.S. ag exports to Canada and Mexico, and the administration’s negotiating objectives for the agreement will maintain and improve agricultural trade with our nearest trading partners. We look forward…
Vaccine Bank Needed To Protect Food, National Security
Citing economic and food and national security concerns, an ad hoc coalition of more than 100 agricultural organizations and allied industries groups urged Congress to include in the next Farm…
Air Curtain Burner Solves Pile of Problems
…are an increasing problem with fewer cogeneration options available. Minturn Hulling Cooperative, with the help of Western Agricultural Processors Association (WAPA), went through the rigorous process of permitting the burner…
USTR Releases NAFTA Negotiating Objectives
…market access. The Administration remains committed to conducting the negotiations with timely and substantive results for America’s workers, farmers, ranchers, and businesses. The text of USTR Negotiating Objectives for NAFTA….
Chlorine Dioxide Pouches Can Make Produce Safer and Reduce Spoilage
…make the nation’s produce safer by killing off pathogens that make people sick. The pouch, developed with help from Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists, releases chlorine dioxide gas, which eliminates…
Urban Agriculture Conservation Grants Awarded
…to help conservation districts and their partners provide much needed technical assistance for agricultural conservation in urban areas with limited access to fresh and healthy foods. Since then, NACD has…
American Farm Bureau Lists Farm Bill Goals
…to the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 or the Agricultural Act of 1949; Prioritize our top funding concerns (risk management tools, which include both federal crop insurance and Title I…
KORUS Review Could Follow NAFTA Renegotiations
…NAFTA. According to a USTR fact sheet, Korea is currently the fifth largest U.S. agricultural export market, with beef leading the way, followed by lemons, shelled almonds, cheese, cherries and…
Almond Board: Almond Crop Forecast
This year’s California almond crop is forecasted to exceed 2 billion pounds, according to the California Almond Objective Measurement Report by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics…
Funding for Research on Plant-Biotic Interactions
…projects in the food and agricultural sciences. The Plant Biotic Interactions program supports fundamental and applied research to provide a deeper understanding of the complex interactions between plants, their associated…
Farms and Ranches Need Tax Relief Now
from American Farm Bureau Farm and ranch families need a permanent tax code that boosts the agricultural economy and frees them to reinvest in their businesses, Scott VanderWal, a South…
Development of Technologies Vital for Specialty Crops
The House Agriculture Committee heard testimony from California growers on the significance of technology and innovation in the production of specialty crops. Wenger speaking to the House Agricultural Committee. Paul…
Politico: Nebraska Ag Director Being Considered for USDA Under Secretary
…Ibach is most likely in the running for undersecretary for marketing and regulatory programs, which oversees the Agricultural Marketing Service, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the Grain Inspection…