…several issues including trade, wildfires, agriculture research, infrastructure, cell-based meat, and rural prosperity. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung. Source: USDA Sponsored Content Parka Helps California Citrus Growers Protect Fruit Quality…
USDA Launches New Program to Create High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity in Rural America
…of online webinars and regional in-person workshops. The full list of upcoming public webinars and workshops can be found at the ReConnect Program’s resource portal at reconnect.usda.gov. In April 2017,…
EPA and Army Propose New “Waters of the United States” Definition
…review and revise the definition of “waters of the United States” consistent with President Trump’s February 2017 Executive Order entitled “Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by…
Cattlemen Urge Action to Reduce Trade Barriers in Japan
…export market for U.S. beef, accounting for nearly $2 billion in sales in 2017. However, U.S. beef exports face tariffs as high as 50 percent under some circumstances. “NCBA strongly…
Environmental Footprint of California Livestock Often Gets Inflated
…beef with livestock, so to say, they use global numbers to convince people here in California and the U.S. to forgo the consumption of milk, meat, eggs and so forth,”…
U.S. Beef Gains New Market Access in Morocco
…get a taste of it, they’ll surely want more.” In 2017, the United States was the world’s third largest beef exporter, with global sales of beef and beef products valued…
Secretary Perdue Names NRCS Chief
…of the Virginias, a customer-owned financial cooperative that provides resources and education outreach to local farmers and the community. Since June 2017, he has been farming full-time on the family…
Beyond Meat Files for Initial Public Offering
…touting nearly quadrupled sales from 2015 through 2017. While the company shows impressive sales growth, Beyond Meat’s profitability remains a concern as 2016 and 2017 showed net losses amidst heavy…
USDA Announces Funding for CA Water Infrastructure
…larger maps online. In April 2017, President Donald J. Trump established the Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity to identify legislative, regulatory and policy changes that could promote…
Egg Laying Chickens with Personalities
…Plymouth Rocks, have been bred to be more of an egg production breed than meat production. Plymouth Rocks have excellent egg production, sometimes laying up to 6 eggs per week….
Agri View: BFTP-Butcher Shop a Thing of the Past
Do you remember when you could walk into your local butcher shop and order a cut of meat just the way you wanted it? Maybe you needed a bit of…
Agri View: BFTP-Selecting Meat in the Supermarket
What would you do if you selected meat or milk from a cloned animal in your supermarket? Everett Griner talks about the interesting results of a survey in today’s Agri…
Japan May Remove Age Restrictions on Beef Imports
…billion dollars’ worth of American beef in 2017 and has already imported $1.3 billion from U.S. beef suppliers as of September of this year. Japanese officials indicated that before any…
Cell-Cultured Meat Products to Be Regulated by Both USDA and FDA
The regulation of cell-cultured meat products will officially be administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The recent announcement of shared…