…that once killed them. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) researchers are investigating agriculture-related antibiotic resistance and developing solutions to address food safety, animal production and protection, and the environment. Part of…
Experts Interpret Overtime Bill’s Effect on Farms
Now that Gov. Brown has signed the agricultural overtime bill, Assembly Bill 1066, employment specialists are working to interpret its provisions and help farmers and ranchers to prepare for them….
FWS Proposes Endangered Species Act Protections for Bumble Bee Species
…Service’s endangered species program. What is a rusty patched bumble bee? Appearance: Rusty patched bumble bees live in colonies made up of a single queen and female workers. Males and…
Duarte Nursery Stands Up to Federal Regulators
…asking the broad agricultural community to stand with him because of the very important legal issues at stake for all farmers and ranchers. “John Duarte isn’t that much different from…
Farmers Consider Impacts of River Plan
…Merced counties. Water and agricultural organizations estimated the board proposal could result in an average of another 350,000 acre-feet of water being dedicated to outflow, which would come on top…
Farm Groups Cautious of Merger Trend
…Johnson “NFU has been concerned about the long-term trends of consolidation in the agricultural inputs sector; specifically, the wave of merger and acquisition announcements involving five of the ‘Big Six’…
Agri View: Farm-to-Market Roads
…In the United States, a farm-to-market road or ranch-to-market road is a state road or county road that connects rural or agricultural areas to market towns. These are better quality…
NCGA CEO Testifies at Senate Hearing
…federal and state agricultural research funding, these agribusiness research investments are vital to the future of food production,” Novak testified. Earlier this year, NCGA and ASA joined forces to conduct…
NFU Joins in Promoting Safe Practices
…practices to avoid related accidents,” he added. Earlier this year, NFU launched a series of 10 videos designed to educate farm and ranch families, agriculture workers and consumers who visit…
Food Products Database
…unrestricted use worldwide. The Agricultural Research Service is the U.S. Department of Agriculture‘s chief scientific in-house research agency. The Agency strives to find solutions to agricultural problems affecting Americans every…
China Investing in Agriculture Modernization
…agriculture industry’s efficiency and foster rural income growth. The Agricultural Development Bank of China said over the weekend that the bank had signed an agreement with China’s Ministry of Agriculture…
Funding for 2016 “CalAgPlate” Grant Program
…state-adopted Agricultural Education Programs (Education Code Section 52450-52454), government agencies, and non-profit organizations that administer agricultural education programs. The application deadline is October 21, 2016. For further information and grant…
Farm Equipment Sales Mixed in 2016
…however. “The numbers for mid-size equipment, specifically that related to livestock, are not unexpected; in our quarterly North American agricultural equipment industry conditions survey for Q2 2016, falling livestock prices…
WRDA Bill Clears Senate with On-Farm Storage Exemption
…would also be exempt. Fischer said, “Most agricultural producers live miles away from the nearest source of fuel, so they have to rely on on-farm fuel storage to have access…