…operation of the Dairy Board. Since 1966, Congress has authorized the establishment of 22 industry-funded research and promotion boards. They empower farmers and ranchers to leverage their own resources to…
Ag Producers’ Confidence Surges During January
…the same proportion of farmers thought new contract highs (38 percent) and new contract lows (39 percent) were possible (Figure 5). When asked about soybean prices, a larger share (44…
GIPSA Rule Comment Period Extended
…likely would restrict the buying and selling of livestock, lead to consolidation of the livestock industry – putting farmers out of business – and increase consumer prices for meat.” USDA…
USDA Removes Personal information from Animal Welfare Act Documents
…have in the past used these records to monitor government regulation of animal treatment and condemned the announcement. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: USDA Animal…
Soy Growers Defend Soymilk
…a supplier of soybeans and soybean meal to soyfoods producers. “As farmers, many ASA members also raise dairy cows; all soybean farmers are feed providers to the dairy industry. More…
First Syngenta Viptera Corn Case Scheduled for June
…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
…mitigate climate variability and ensure food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts, sign up for email updates or follow us on Twitter @usda_NIFA, #NIFAimpacts….
NMPF Urges Senate Ag Committee to Confirm Perdue as Ag Secretary
The National Milk Producers Federation urged the Senate Agriculture Committee to swiftly confirm former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue as the next U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, as NMPF, its 29 member…
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….