…stakeholders solve challenging and contentious issues surrounding the health of their watersheds. The Bradford Rominger award honors individuals who exhibit the leadership, work ethic and integrity epitomized by the late…
Organizations Urge Appropriators to Protect Conservation Funding
…are already facing extreme economic hardship, it is more critical than ever that they have access to financial and technical assistance programs that can help them to become more resilient…
California Farm Groups Opposing State Gas Tax Proposal
…than a week. Rather than dealing another financial blow to the citizens and businesses of California – one that hits farmers and farm communities especially hard – we encourage the…
USDA Announces $1.2 Million to Support Aquaculture Research Projects
…directly address major constraints to the U.S. aquaculture industry and focus on one or more of the following program area priorities: genetics of commercial aquaculture species; critical disease issues impacting…
Farmers and Ranchers Need Comprehensive Tax Reform
…business is challenging under the best of circumstances,” Wolff said. “Farmers and ranchers need a tax code that recognizes the unique financial challenges that impact them.” Wolff urged Congress to…
EPA Budget Cuts Won’t Ease Mandates
…to happen at the federal level is not so much the cuts to the agencies, not saying that it shouldn’t, but that’s not going to help our issues,” he said….
Perdue Vote Won’t Happen This Week
…The groups added there is a growing list of issues at USDA, “particularly given the troubling economic conditions in rural America.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
House Agriculture Committee Leadership Calls for Swift Confirmation of Governor Sonny Perdue
…Governor Perdue clearly demonstrated that he has a strong command of the issues at his confirmation hearing, and we believe he has the qualities, background, and experience needed to be…
Funding to Relieve Veterinary Shortages
…that combat childhood obesity, improve and sustain rural economic growth, address water availability issues, increase food production, find new sources of energy, mitigate climate variability, and ensure food safety. To…
Seed Industry to “Storm the Hill”
…Farm Bill and funding for critical research and conservation programs, Congress is debating serious issues that will affect the seed industry’s ability to continue meeting the evolving needs of farmers,…
AFBF and NGFA Urge Senate to Confirm Sonny Perdue as Agriculture Secretary This Week
…NGFA said. “He is a dedicated, accomplished, innovative, problem-solving and proven public servant, and we need him at the USDA to begin addressing a backlog of policy issues that are…
FMC to Acquire Part of Divested DuPont Crop Protection Business
…call scheduled for May 2, 2017. Dyal Co. LLC and Citi acted as financial advisors and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz acted as legal counsel to FMC. Citi provided financing…
Almond Board: Big Increase for Low-Dust Incentive
…don’t need to purchase the equipment to take advantage of the incentive. From the Almond Board of California: The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has raised its rate of financial…
RFA Statement on Senate Ag Committee Approval of Perdue to be USDA Secretary
…certainly well qualified and well versed in agriculture issues, growing up on a farm and earning a doctorate in veterinary medicine. If confirmed, he will only be the third USDA…