…is equitable and cost-effective. Efficiency is the cheapest and smartest way to extend our water resources.” The plan involved extensive stakeholder outreach and engagement, with more than 20 public meetings…
Funding to Repay Educational Loans for Veterinarians
…heavy cost of four years of professional veterinary medical training, which can average more than $150,000. Without the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program to help relieve that financial burden, many…
Agri View: Cattle Grazing Cost
Everett Griner talks about cost of grazing cattle increasing in today’s Agri View. Cattle Grazing Cost You raise cattle, you have to have pasture. The more cattle you raise, the…
NCC Conveys Farm Law Priorities
…have increased from year-ago levels, many producers continue to struggle with prices at levels not adequate to cover all production costs. USDA 2016 data shows that 19 percent of cotton…
APHIS Announces Public Meetings on Animal Disease Traceability
…the time needed to respond, and decreases the cost to producers and the government. APHIS is hosting these meeting to discuss participants’ assessment of the ADT framework and to hear…
Don’t Let the Tail Wag the Dog
…feed costs, paying premiums for increasing levels of coverage – has declined because the program underestimates their true feed costs. In 2015, the MPP’s first full year, 56% of dairy…
Agriculture Groups Focus on Importance of Immigration Reform in Letter to President
…the labor shortage “negatively impacts economic competitiveness, local economies and jobs.” The groups say they support strengthening the border and says the U.S. must relieve pressure on the border by…
USDA Warns it Only Takes One Person to Spread Harmful Invasive Pests
April is Awareness Month for Invasive Plant Pests Each year, harmful invasive plant pests and diseases cost the United States about $40 billion in crop losses, damage to forests and…
RFA Statement on Senate Ag Committee Approval of Perdue to be USDA Secretary
…understands the importance of value-added markets like ethanol. “Agriculture is the lifeblood of our industry, helping to produce the cleanest, lowest cost and highest source of octane fuel on the…
Western Growers Forms Partnership with New Mexico Chile Association
…as informational webinars, H-2A labor services, transportation services and expertise in trade and commodity services. “In entering this partnership, we are motivated by Western Growers’ focus on the federal policy…
Air Quality Discussions Include ‘No-Farm Days’
…the list of measures would cost. “If we implemented all of the measures – the 20,000 tractors, 76 locomotives and all of these trucks – the district put an estimated…
Report Names Ag Labor in Human Trafficking List
A new report on sex and labor trafficking in the United States places agriculture labor in the top 25 industries for human trafficking. The Typology of Modern Slavery report announced…
Western View: Fake Science Journals Prove Anything You Want
…cost of publishing on the Internet is so low, anyone can afford to do it. Western View However, as big a problem as ‘fake news’ has become, there’s an even…
Subcommittee Examines the Future of SNAP
…addition to helping eligible low-income households provide their families with a low-cost, nutritious diet. The valuable insight we gained from our witnesses today will be beneficial as we continue to…