…sold Agrisure Viptera, which was not approved for import by China at the time and was found in shipments of corn to China, causing significant losses to corn farmers across…
State Agriculture Leaders Call Food Safety a Farm Bill Priority
The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture has listed food safety as a 2018 farm bill priority. Specifically, NASDA prioritized the need farmers and ranchers may have for low-cost…
Farm Groups Endorse Agriculture Secretary Nominee Perdue
…669 agricultural organizations endorsed Sonny Perdue, the nominee for Agriculture Secretary. A Trump transition team official says the letter was written on behalf of “farmers, ranchers…and all other segments of…
Tomato Growers Evaluate Domestic, Export Markets
…the need for California’s farmers and others in agriculture to pull together and advocate for themselves. Permission for use is granted by the California Farm Bureau Federation when reprinting this…
Funding for Plant and Animal Phenomics and Microbiome Projects
…Michigan State University’s project aims to develop and validate new ways to use longitudinal data using mid-infrared spectroscopy (MIR) spectra to help predict robustness traits in dairy cattle. For example,…
NMPF Urges Senate Ag Committee to Confirm Perdue as Ag Secretary
…Mulhern. “The new secretary will have many issues on his plate of great concern to dairy farmers, such as fixing the dairy safety net program, developing export markets, updating child…
Robots and People Working Together to Save Water and Enhance Agriculture
…of the National Science Foundation’s National Robotics Initiative, the country’s premier robotics program, and involves three of the four UC CITRIS campuses. Farmers are already using technology such as infrared…
Blum Center Relaunching With Focus on Food
By Lorena Anderson, Assistant News Director, UC Merced Communications Everyone in the campus community can get fresh produce from the farmers market truck that comes to campus each week. (Image…
Dairy Trade in the Trump Era
…immediate harm to U.S. dairy farmers and processors. While Mexico has been an incredibly valuable trading partner for dairy, Canada, by sharp contrast, has habitually worked to undermine dairy trade….
Putting a Face on California Farmers
The California Farm Bureau is giving a face to California farmers by taking producers to the U.S. capital. Representatives get a personal experience, and leaders say that pays dividends when…
AFBF Pres. Duvall: Confirm Judge Gorsuch
…to regulating agencies, but should perform their constitutional role of interpreting the laws that Congress writes. That point alone is critical for many of the legal issues faced by farmers…
House Agriculture Committee Meets
…rules for the 115th Congress. “I am very excited to get to work crafting policies that will benefit America’s farmers and ranchers with the help of my esteemed colleagues this…
6 Things to Know About EPA Review of Pyrethroids
…assessment, and respond to comments.3. What information is useful for farmers to provide to the EPA?Additional information about the use of these products is being requested for this registration review…
Vilsack Endorses Agriculture Secretary Nominee Sonny Perdue
…he’s had the opportunity to work with Governor Perdue, in detailing Perdue’s commitment to farmers and ranchers, “regardless of size of production method.” President Donald Trump selected Perdue as his…