…conservation partnerships; developing new markets for rural-made products; and investing in infrastructure, housing and community facilities to help improve quality of life in rural America. For more information, visit www.aphis.usda.gov/farmbill….
Agri View: Export Trade
Everett Griner talks about farm exports are vital to farm progress in today’s Agri View. Export Trade…
Tough Sledding for U.S. Wheat in World Marketings
It continues to be tough sledding for U.S. wheat in world markets. Gary Crawford has the story. Tough Sledding for U.S. Wheat in World Marketings…
Secretary Vilsack and Former Agriculture Secretaries Veneman and Glickman Announce Bipartisan Efforts to Expand Trade
…As former U.S. Secretaries of Agriculture, we know firsthand the importance of trade to America’s farm and ranch families. Access to export markets is vital for increasing sales and supporting…
USDA Provides One-Time Extension of Deadline to Update Base Acres or Yield History for ARC/PLC Programs
…relief to farmers and ranchers; strengthening risk management tools; expanding access to rural credit; funding critical research; establishing innovative public-private conservation partnerships; developing new markets for rural-made products; and investing…
DuPont Pioneer Enhances Grower Service and Support
…decade, pending regulatory approvals in key import markets. Event DP 4114 will help enable Pioneer to develop higher yielding corn hybrids and expand its triple-stack offerings to about half of…
Almond Board of California Leadership Program Begins Seventh Year
…quality food product, making almonds California’s leading agricultural export in terms of value. The Almond Board of California promotes almonds through its research-based approach to all aspects of marketing, farming…
Export Training Course Comes to CDFA
This April, CDFA will be jointly hosting CALAGX 2015 – the only comprehensive export training program available to California’s specialty crop growers. The program provides intensive training to help companies…
Students Use National FFA Week to Share Importance of Agriculture
…agriculture teachers and FFA advisors. Members will host local farmers’ markets, visit elementary and middle schools to talk about FFA and agricultural education, complete community-service projects, participate in spirit days…
Grape Industry Bracing for Dry 2015
…recent storms bringing some precipitation to the state, the agriculture industry is bracing for another year with water restrictions. The wine industry has seen their markets go stale due to…
USDA Video: USDA Market News, 100 Years: the Trusted Source – Then, Now & Always
This seven-minute film gives an overview of USDA’s Market News program, with visits to Produce Wholesale markets, a livestock auction and the Chicago Board of Trade….
Increasing Production of Quality Wines
…of Quality Wines Reports showed California wine markets last year were stale. At the Unified Grape Symposium earlier this month, Allied Grape Growers Vice President of Operations Jeff Bitter said…
Statement by Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation, Regarding Passage of H.R. 636
“America’s farmers and ranchers need reliable tax tools to help them stay competitive in spite of changing weather and fluctuating markets. With the passage of H.R. 636, America’s Small Business…
House Agriculture Committee Reviews 2015 Agenda for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Today, the House Committee on Agriculture held a hearing to review the futures, options, and swaps markets that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) oversees. Chairman K. Michael Conaway urged…