The Central Valley Summit on Alternatives to Open Burning of Agricultural Waste is scheduled for Tuesday, November 7, and Wednesday, November 8, at the Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center…
House Committee to Hold Hearing on Glyphosate Allegations
The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology announced that it may soon hold a hearing on the International Agency for Cancer Research’s 2015 assessment that glyphosate is a carcinogen….
U.S. Must Make Commitment to Agricultural Research
…historical commitment to research. She pointed out that research helped the U.S. pork industry deal with diseases such as Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome and the H1N1 influenza virus. But,…
Cargill Aiming for Birth to Burger Beef Audit
…cited research showing consumers want more information about their food, saying the pilot program will help Cargill implement the standard to provide customers “an increased level of trust in the…
Clovis Withdraws Name from USDA Nomination
Clovis Sam Clovis withdrew his nomination to a Department of Agriculture post-Thursday. President Trump nominated Clovis earlier this year to serve as USDA’s undersecretary for research, education, and economics, effectively…
Almond Board: Leadership Program Personal Experience
…global market demand for almonds as well as investing in research to address resource efficiencies, food safety and growing practices. The Board does this on behalf of the 6,800 almond…
FMC Closes Transaction with DuPont
…transaction means FMC has acquired DuPont’s global chewing pest insecticide portfolio, its global cereal broadleaf herbicides, and a substantial portion of DuPont’s global crop protection research and development capabilities. The…
USDA Aims to Improve Food and Nutrition Education for Low-Income Communities
…is to invest in and advance agricultural research, education, and extension to solve societal challenges. NIFA’s investments in transformative science directly support the long-term prosperity and global preeminence of U.S….
Campbell Soup Company Joins Plant Based Lobbying Group
…an industry giant acknowledging retreating consumer demand for meat and dairy-heavy food. The company maintains its move to leave the Grocery Manufacturers Association wasn’t in preparation to join PBFA, but…
Seed Company Helps Jump-start Elementary Garden
…because we can meet all of the different requests that come in and then coordinate with the research on which trials that are being worked on in the field can…
Breeding Resistant Chickens for Improved Food Safety
…are also mapping the genomes of the pig, cow, and honey bee. Photo by Stephen Ausmus A new test developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in College Station, Texas,…
National Farmers Organization Talks NAFTA
…for commodity prices here in America. Mexico and Canada make up a significant share of American agricultural sales in commodities like corn, wheat, sorghum, red meat, and dairy products. Olson…
Conaway Supports House Guest Worker Bill
…needs of various producers.” The bill was first introduced earlier this month by Virginia Republican Representative Bob Goodlatte. At that time, more than 60 dairy groups penned a joint letter…
Dairy Industry Applauds Introduction of School Milk Nutrition Act
The nation’s dairy industry applauded the introduction of a bipartisan bill this week that would help reverse the decline in milk consumption in schools. The National Milk Producers Federation and…