…text of the newsletter by e-mail or simply an advisory when a new issue has been posted online. ARS is the U.S. Department of Agriculture‘s chief intramural scientific research agency….
South Africa Buys U.S. Sorghum, Open to U.S. Corn
Outreach by the U.S. Grains Council in South Africa over the past year has helped achieve export victories there, with recent sales of U.S. sorghum and biotechnology trait approvals that…
Planners Report on Implementing Groundwater Law
…we’ve been working on a consolidated approach of having one groundwater sustainability agency to submit one plan for that whole sub-basin,” Sicke said, adding that the Yolo County Farm Bureau…
EPA Confirmation Vote on the Horizon
Pruitt Senate Environment and Public Works Committee ranking member Tom Carper, a Delaware Democrat, expects the Full Senate to consider Scott Pruitt’s nomination to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…
A “Huge Victory:” Cattlemen Hail U.S. House Passage of Resolution to Repeal BLM’s Planning 2.0 Rule
…Planning 2.0 Rule, which would represent a wholesale shift in management focus at BLM by prioritizing “social and environmental change” over ensuring multiple use of public lands, and by eliminating…
January Dairy Market Report
…U.S. milk prices as 2016 drew to a close. The all-milk price hit a high for the first 11 months of the year in November, while the Margin Protection Program…
USDA Removes Personal information from Animal Welfare Act Documents
The Department of Agriculture has removed some personal information from documents posted online involving the Animal Welfare Act and the Horse Protection Act. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service…
Scientists Give Old Elm Tree a High-Tech Helping Hand
…genetic legacy. Photo by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. In front of the city hall building in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, there’s a weathered old elm tree that’s seen…
ARS Genetics Researcher Named Fairchild Medal Recipient
…species into the U.S. The Agricultural Research Service is the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s chief scientific in-house research agency. ARS focuses on solutions to agricultural problems affecting Americans every day….
Congressman Gaetz; Why Abolish the EPA
Gaetz Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz filed a bill proposing to abolish the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Since 1970, the EPA has worked at the federal government level to ensure…
Putting a Face on California Farmers
…directors found it important to go back (to Washington, D.C.) for a few days to meet with elected officials and agency folks,” CFBF President Paul Wenger said. Wenger said this…
Florida Representative Drafts Legislation to Abolish EPA
A U.S. Representative from Florida emailed details to other lawmakers this week regarding a draft bill to “completely abolish” the Environmental Protection Agency. Florida Republican Matt Gaetz (gates) sent the…
Committee Vote on EPA Chief Delayed
Pruitt A boycott Wednesday led the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee to delay a vote on Scott Pruitt’s nomination to head the Environmental Protection Agency. The committee’s 10 Democrats…
House Agriculture Committee Meets
…implementation. We also recently wrapped up a two-year, top-to-bottom review of SNAP, and we examined the benefits of biotechnology, the future of agricultural trade, the importance of agriculture to our…
