…on these projects is available on the NIFA website. Past AFRI CARE projects include a Kansas State University project to develop interactive online decision-guiding tools to give beef cattle producers…
World Pork Expo Underway in Des Moines, Iowa
…Thursday. Learn more about the events and sessions at World Pork Expo this year online at world pork dot org (www.worldpork.org). From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Second Lady Karen Pence, Secretary Perdue Unveil Beehive at Vice President’s Residence
…has signed declaring June 19-25, 2017 as “National Pollinator Week” (Proclamation can be viewed online at https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/national-pollinator-week-secretary-proclamation.pdf (PDF, 97.5 KB)). Perdue noted that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and…
‘Pink Slime’ Trial Underway in South Dakota
…pre-trial hearing, BPI lawyer Eric Connolly said ABC broadcast and online reports about lean finely textured beef, or LFTB, used unreliable sources and purposely set out to stir up public…
FARM Animal Care Program Seeks Producer Feedback
…identified directly. Processors and cooperatives can contact dairyfarm@nmpf.org or Kayla Calvin at Colorado State kaylacalvin26@gmail.com if they want their organization to participate. Individual producers can take the online version or…
Tools to Navigate Nation’s Parks and Forests
…Service says its best to start at the computer. Go online and look up locations and activities at your local forest or anywhere in the U-S… Recreation-dot-gov, you can reserve…
Citrus Disease HLB Detection and Quarantine in Orange County
…Orange Counties are available online. Please check this link for future quarantine expansions in these counties, should they occur. Quarantines in new counties will be announced separately. CDFA, in partnership…
Robust Organic Sector Posts New Records in U.S. Sales
…31, 2017. More than 200 companies responded to the survey. Executive summaries of the survey are available upon request. The full report can be purchased, and online orders can be…
Critical Deadline in Groundwater Law Approaches
…must be in effect by 2022. For more information, see the DWR online SGMA portal at sgma.water.ca.gov/portal/. Permission for use is granted by the California Farm Bureau Federation. Christine Souza…
Canada Defeats GMO Labeling Bill
…have mandated GMO labeling in Canada. Online food industry publication FoodNavigator-USA reports the bill specified that Canada’s Food and Drugs Act be amended to say “No person shall sell any…
National FFA Organization Looking for Convention Newsroom Interns
…be published in many locations, including the national FFA magazine, as well as numerous online and social media outlets. The FFA organization is also looking for young radio reporters to…
USDA Seeks Feedback From California and Nevada Growers
…States for the 2017 crop year. Everyone who relies on agriculture for their livelihoods is interested in the results.” NASS gathers the data for the June Agricultural Survey online, by…
Farmers Union Confronts the Farm Crisis
…letter to NFU members, announcing the start of a campaign to raise awareness for the farm crisis and provide support to family farmers and ranchers. NFU launched a new online…
What You Can Grow in a Straw Bale Garden
…and other squash varieties. Make sure you stake them if you don’t want them growing into your walkways. To get started, check with you local garden center or online and…