…employment or already employed in agricultural production. Established in 2001, the Youth Farm Safety Education and Certification (YFSEC) program provides instruction that leads to industry-recognized credentials for agricultural students and…
Subcommittee Examines Farm Policy in Advance of the Next Farm Bill
…of crafting the next farm bill. Members heard from producers who discussed the importance of both commodity policy and crop insurance. This hearing continues the committee’s hearing series to set…
Study Shows Capacity Funding is a Valued Investments to States
…research and applied agricultural research on specialty crops, livestock, and agricultural commodities specific to local geographies and production environments. Read the entire report at the NIFA website. NIFA invests in…
EU Approves Dow DuPont Merger with Agreement to Sell R&D Assets
…Monday after Dow and DuPont agreed to address concerns that the merger would leave few incentives to produce new crop protection products in the future. An EU spokesperson taking part…
JBS Suspends Brazil Product After Meat Scandal
The world’s biggest packer, JBS, suspended meat production at 33 of its 36 meatpacking plants in Brazil as countries continue to ban Brazilian beef due to the corruption scandal and…
Black Market Hackers Selling Tractor Repair Software Illegally
…eight states considering the “right-to-repair” legislation that would invalidate the John Deere licensing agreement. It would also prevent farmers from suing for “crop loss, lost profits, loss of goodwill, or…
Study: 82% of U.S. Households Buy Organic Regularly
…uniform standards and research investment targeted to organic production. Organic is fueled by consumers, and it thrives when USDA recognizes the importance of organic to rural economies and to rural…
Agri View: Downstream Dilemma
Everett Griner talks about what is put in the soil eventually ends up downstream in today’s Agri View. Downstream Dilemma It doesn’t matter what the crop is or where it…
Pacific Region Livestock Slaughter
…production, at 1.93 billion pounds, was 3 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.37 million head, up 3 percent from February 2016. Veal production totaled 5.60 million pounds,…
Funding to Support Research on Sustainable Water Use
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced $34 million in available funding for projects that promote sustainable water use for food production, processing,…
Spinach Growers See Increased Demand
…serves. The problem is “a cautionary tale” for other crops that are also ramping up organic production, she said, because the disease has been “lock-step with that increase.” “The more…
Yara West Sacramento is Newest Addition
…Ankarstrand, “will impact half a million acres of crop production across 20 different large-acre crops, which in turn will generate $500 million of farm revenue this year. This speaks to…
Fresno State Signs Ag Academic Pact with Brazilian University
…16 postgraduate agriculture programs in economics, administration, animal, bioengineering, crop, entomology, food, forestry, plant and soil sciences. The new agreement will strengthen a relationship that has already included five-month practical…
Agri View: Little known Peanut Facts
Everett Griner talks about little known facts about peanuts in today’s Agri View. Little known Peanut Facts It is a crop that most people know nothing about. It is an…