A new joint agreement under the Winning on Reducing Food Waste initiative was recently signed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 10-29-18
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John Deere Gives Significant Grant to National FFA Organization
…FFA Living to Serve Platform inspires members to put leadership into action through service activities and prepares them to be responsible leaders in agriculture and many other professions in the…
Drought Monitor: Wet Harvest Continues Next Week
…precipitation over much of the nation, with drier-than-normal weather limited to the West Coast and lower Southeast. The latest data from the Department of Agriculture show that the nation’s corn…
Grain Industry Seeks to Modernize Global Ag Commodity Trade
The world’s largest grain processors are jointly seeking to standardize and digitize global agriculture shipping transactions. Archer Daniels Midland, Bunge, Cargill and Louis Dreyfus announced the collaboration this week in…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 10-26-18
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Fall Garden Transition Do’s and Don’ts
…but also a don’ts list, too. And depending on where you live, the climate will determine exactly where you’ll be with transitioning from fall to winter gardening. Chances are, by…
The Western View: A Fix for California Water Problems?
…on the northwestern third of the state, and the vast majority of the people and agriculture are far away. There are no natural delivery systems for that water beyond the…
USDA Announces 2019 Agricultural Outlook Forum
…sessions with agricultural industry leaders. USDA Chief Economist Robert Johansson will present the 2019 Economic Outlook for Agriculture. Future Leaders in Agriculture Program The USDA Future Leaders in Agriculture Program…
Trump Hints at Naming Wheeler Permanent EPA Administrator
…E15 sales to year-round without Congressional approval, a move ordered by President Trump and applauded by many agriculture groups earlier this month. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
China Blames Food Scraps for ASF Outbreak
China says the outbreak of African swine fever likely stems from the feeding of food scraps to pigs. China’s agriculture ministry Wednesday moved to ban the feeding of kitchen waste…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 10-25-18
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China-owned Smithfield Foods Eligible for U.S. Trade Relief
…Virginia-based, but China-owned, pork company can apply for federal money under a program created this summer. JBS of Brazil is also eligible to apply. The Department of Agriculture announced the…
HLB Detections Nearing 1,000, Priorities Refocused
…trees in Garden Grove and Anaheim,” said Interim Citrus Program Director with the California Department of Food and Agriculture, Victoria Hornbaker. “A lot of what we’re finding is in response…