California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Secretary Karen Ross is holding several public forums across the state seeking input from farmers, ranchers and other stakeholders on priorities for the…
Funding for Potato Breeding Research
…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….
USDA Invests in Citrus Greening Research
…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….
Funding to Support Agriculture Programs at Hispanic-Serving Institutions
…mitigating climate variability and ensuring 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….
Strong Ag Background with Sonny Perdue
…voice that agriculture needs. “Sonny Perdue and I became friends when he was governor and I was president of the Georgia Farm Bureau. He told me and our farmers that…
Conaway on Nomination of Former Governor Sonny Perdue for USDA Secretary
Conaway Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway issued the following statement upon the announcement of President-Elect Donald Trump’s selection of former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue to be the nominee for…
Western Growers Supports Perdue Nomination
…statement: “We support the nomination of former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue as Secretary of Agriculture and congratulate him on gaining the confidence of President-elect Trump. Over the course of Governor…
Perdue Nominated as Ag Secretary; Ag Groups Show Support
…President, American Farm Bureau Federation: “The nomination of former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue for Secretary of Agriculture is welcome news to the nation’s farmers and ranchers. Gov. Perdue will provide…
Farm Leaders Taking Part in Inaugural Parade Friday
…Bureau President Zippy Duvall, American Soybean Association President Ron Moore, U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance CEO Randy Krotz, National Pork Producers Council President John Weber, and National Association of Farm…
Agri View: Farmer’s Share
Everett Griner talks about the farmer’s share of the family menu in today’s Agri View. Farmers Share You know very few of us who sit down for a meal at…
State Water Project Allocation Increased
…2006 – 100 percent DWR’s California Data Exchange Center Web sites show current water conditions at the state’s largest reservoirs and weather stations. Reservoirs: http://cdec.water.ca.gov/reservoir.html Precipitation: http://cdec.water.ca.gov/snow_rain.html Snow: http://cdec.water.ca.gov/snow/current/snow/index.html …
Funding to Support Agricultural Education at 1890s Land-grant Institutions
…provides services to beef producers in the Black Belt region, a southern region that has a high percentage of African-American farmers and ranchers, and the surrounding counties. The project also…
USDA Strengthens Integrity of the Organic Label
…production. Establishing minimum indoor and outdoor space requirements for poultry. The final rule will publish in the Jan. 19, 2017, Federal Register, and can be viewed at www.regulations.gov or on…
Another ‘Midnight’ Regulation Dumped On Farmers
…requiring that all farmers wear bib overalls or paint their barns red in deference to public sentiment.” Some of the standards even could jeopardize animal and public health, said NPPC…