House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway offered his approval to a bill that would bring reforms to agriculture labor. Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee approves the Ag Act, which supporters…
Dairy Industry Applauds Introduction of School Milk Nutrition Act
…U.S. Department of Agriculture. The bill would allow schools to offer low-fat and fat-free milk, including flavored milk with no more than 150 calories per 8-ounce serving, to participants in…
Peterson Says Writing Farm Bill Will be a Challenge
The House Agriculture Committee held seven Farm Bill listening sessions this year with the goal of hearing what farmers and commodity groups are looking for in the next Farm Bill….
Secretary Perdue on Confirmation of Greg Ibach Key USDA Post
Ibach Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue applauded the Senate’s confirmation of Greg Ibach, who was nominated by President Donald J. Trump to serve as Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory…
Developing the Next Generation of California Farmers
…the agriculture industry. In Placer and Nevada counties, 72 percent of respondents to a 2016 agriculture survey had taken one or more business classes from UCCE. Workshops offered by UCCE…
Farm City Thursday, 10-26-17
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Agriculture Leading Commodity Trade Job Changes
Job changes in the commodities markets are led this year by agriculture, which makes up 43 percent of all job changes in the industry. Bloomberg reports that shrinking profits stemming…
Midwest Senators Introduce Farm Safety Net Fix
A bipartisan bill introduced this week seeks to strengthen and improve the Agriculture Risk Coverage-County Level program, which helps farmers when commodity prices fall to damaging levels. Introduced by North…
GAO Climate Change Report Estimates Lost Crop Revenues
A report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) predicts climate change will cost U.S. agriculture up to $9.2 billion between 2020 and 2039 in lost crop yields. The report also…
House Ag Chair Says Farm Bill Work Could Possibly Finish This Year
…farm bill and the needs that are out there in agriculture. Decisions House Ag Committee Chair Mike Conaway of Texas. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA Strengthens Agricultural Sciences at Hispanic-Serving Institutions
To Cultivate Future Scientists and Leaders The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced grants to support agricultural science education at Hispanic-Serving Institutions…
Farm City Wednesday, 10-25-17
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2016 Crop Experienced Lowest Raisin Prices in Over a Decade
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released the state summary for the 2016 crop, illustrating the lowest raisin prices in more than 10 years. Raisin Bargaining Association CEO…
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives Lists Farm Bill Priorities
…also calls for the expansion of all U.S. agriculture exports, support for a strong safety net and an assurance that farmers and ranchers will have access to needed labor. The…