…agriculture, the National FFA Organization boasts a membership of nearly 670,000 nationwide. The National FFA Convention & Expo remains one of the largest student conventions in the world, annually drawing…
USDA Partners to Improve Water and Wastewater Infrastructure for Rural Americans
…2017, President Donald J. Trump established the Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity to identify legislative, regulatory and policy changes that could promote agriculture and prosperity in rural…
Using Solar Energy to Dry Pomace Increases Potential for Other Uses
…collaboration between the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and UC Merced and was funded through the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, which looks to…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 09-17-18
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Farm Bill Passage On-time Uncertain
…of the House Agriculture Committee return to Washington. Roberts says: “next week might be the final time that we have to reach some kind of agreement,” but added “the world…
Trump Administration Seeking China Trade Talks
…to U.S. economic indicators. Any movement towards reducing or removing the retaliatory tariffs China has placed on U.S. agriculture is considered positive, as China is looking elsewhere to fulfill import…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 09-14-18
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Global Hunger Continues to Increase
…report found that climate variability affecting rainfall patterns and agricultural seasons, and climate extremes such as droughts and floods, are among the key drivers behind the rise in hunger, together…
State Ag Officials Voice Concerns with Trade Approach
…of Agriculture passed two resolutions this week during its annual meeting that leadership says reaffirms the critical importance of international trade to the organization. The group of state agriculture officials…
USDA Details Trade Damage Estimate Calculations
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue released a detailed accounting of how the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) calculated estimated damage from trade disruptions. USDA’s Office of the Chief Economist…
WASDE Predicts Second-largest Corn Crop, Record Soybean Crop
The Latest World Agriculture Supply and Demand report predicts the second-largest corn crop for the United States this year and a record soybean crop. Corn production is forecast at 14.82…
USDA Says Meat and Animal Product Exports up in 2018
All major U.S. animal protein sources experienced growth in exports in the first half of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017. The Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 09-13-18
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California Cotton Acreage Falls Short of Early Predictions
…we had last year,” said California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association President and CEO Roger Isom. The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Pink Bollworm Program recently released the 2018…