…Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) food safety guidelines into a variety of agricultural production and processing systems, including conventional, sustainable and organic systems. New projects will focus on, but are not…
AFBF’s President Duvall Joins in Historic White House Ag Roundtable
Duvall During a meeting with farmers and ranchers, President Donald Trump pledged that his administration, including newly installed Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, would work to address critical challenges faced…
Executive Order Creates New Agriculture Panel
…national interest to ensure that regulatory burdens do not unnecessarily encumber agricultural production, constrain economic growth, hamper job creation, or increase the cost of food for Americans and our customers…
2017 W.O. Atwater Memorial Lecturer Renews Call for Excellence in Nutrition Research
Dennis M. Bier, M.D. presents the ARS W.O. Atwater Memorial Lecture at the Experimental Biology meeting in Chicago on April 25. “Traveling the Road from Precision to Imprecision: Have I…
Sonny Perdue Sworn in as 31st U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
Sonny Perdue, with his wife Mary, takes the oath of office administered by Associate Justice Clarence Thomas in the U.S. Supreme Court Building, becoming the 31st U.S. Secretary of Agriculture….
Historic White House Ag Roundtable Discussion Includes California Farmer
…House to showcase the diverse nature of agriculture production in the U.S. California will be represented by A.G. Kawamura of California, third-generation fruit and vegetable grower and shipper from Orange…
Vending Machine Salads
How do you like your salad? Cathy Isom tells us about a company that is turning a vending machine into a veggie machine. That’s coming up on This Land…
NFU President Attends March for Science in D.C.
National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson spoke to thousands attending the Washington, D.C. March for Science over the weekend that also included former Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan. Johnson spoke…
Syngenta Corn Lawsuits Underway
The first of several lawsuits filed against Syngenta is underway. Syngenta is facing dozens of lawsuits that claim a move by the company depressed corn prices in 2013. The farmers…
U.S., EU, Opening Door to TTIP Talks
The European Union and the United States could soon be reviving negotiations of the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross over the weekend told the…
Trump Promises Agriculture Executive Order Tuesday
The White House over the weekend promised an executive order for agriculture. In a memo to reporters, the White House press office said President Donald Trump would hold a roundtable…
Agri View: Farmer’s Almanac
Everett Griner talks about the Farmer’s Almanac. The most continuous read and used magazine in the U.S. in today’s Agri View. The first edition was published…
Ag Groups Pleased With Perdue Confirmation
…attributed to cotton is in excess of $95 billion. As the U.S. cotton industry’s central organization, the NCC represents 25,000-plus industry members that include cotton producers as well as ginners,…
Chairman Conaway Applauds the Confirmation of Secretary Perdue
Perdue House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway issued the following statement upon the confirmation of Governor Sonny Perdue as the 31st Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture…