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Research Targets Olive Knot Strategies
…because of concern about the use of antibiotics in agriculture, an antibiotic called Kasugamycin – which is not used in animal or human medicine – was tested in field trials….
TPP Pork Producers’ No. 1 Priority During Fly-In
…to include funding in the next Farm Bill for a Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine bank and to oppose a U.S. Department of Agriculture regulation – the so-called GIPSA…
EPA Glyphosate Assessment Moved to Next Spring
…in 1974. Glyphosate is one of the most widely used herbicides in the United States. People apply it in agriculture and forestry, on lawns and gardens, and for weeds in…
Livestock Groups Launch Website on Antibiotic Changes
…groups include the Animal Health Institute, the National Pork Producers Council, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, and the Animal Agriculture Alliance. A news release from the Animal Health Institute says…
NFU Reacts to Bayer-Monsanto Merger
…consolidation of this magnitude cannot be the standard for agriculture, nor should we allow it to determine the landscape of agriculture. He said, “The merger deal between Bayer and Monsanto…
Tapping Sorghum’s Genetic Potential
…with higher grain yields and greater resistance to diseases and pests. The work by Robert R. Klein and his colleagues is important because with climate change and water shortages, sorghum…
New Markets Sought for Walnut Sector
…value for the last 10 years or more. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated this year’s crop at 670,000 tons, up 11 percent from last year. “Each year, we would…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for September 14
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American Agricultural Trade with Cuba
House Agriculture Committee Examines American Agricultural Trade with Cuba The House Agriculture Committee held a hearing to examine the potential for expanded agricultural trade between the United States and Cuba….
House Agriculture Committee Advances Three Bills
The House Agriculture Committee approved H.R. 470, the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act; H.R. 5883, legislation to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act; and H.R. 845, the National Forest…
Bayer, Monsanto Announce Agreement
…Monsanto’s leadership in Seeds & Traits and Climate Corporation platform along with Bayer’s broad Crop Protection product line across a comprehensive range of indications and crops in all key geographies….
State Ag Officials Seek OSHA Enforcement Extension
…of the state departments of agriculture in all fifty states and four U.S. territories. State departments of agriculture are responsible for a wide range of programs including food safety, combating…
U.S. Files WTO Complaint Against China
…of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. “I applaud U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack for working with the World Trade Organization to…