…offsets and possibly renewable energy. The ERG program, which accepts letters of intent and proposals on a rolling basis throughout the year, addresses emerging challenges that require new or unconventional…
CFBF: Requiring Workers Return to Home Country Not an Option
…suggested e-verify system, will just further complicate the state’s labor challenges. “It will cause a huge disruption in our workforce…we just don’t think these are viable or reasonable options,” Little…
USDA Announces More Local Control for School Meal Operations
…training requirements for nutrition professionals as part of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. While this strengthened many school meal programs, some small school districts faced challenges finding qualified…
Support for Farmers with Disabilities Through Innovative Technology
…the funding opportunity for details. NIFA’s mission is to invest in and advance agricultural research, education, and extension to solve societal challenges. NIFA’s investments in transformative science directly support the…
USDA Talks to Grocers About the “Harvest Box”
…including cereal, pasta, canned fruit, and meat. While the administration says the proposal would save $129 billion over ten years, it’s come under fire. The program would present logistical challenges…
Former Cotton and Groundwater Executive Casey Creamer Joins CCM Staff
…completed,” Nelsen concludes. “CCM has achieved a reputation of being highly effective, very credible, and an honest purveyor of grower needs. There will be challenges and opportunities for our industry…
Significant Growth Expected for Ice Cream Sales
…who are becoming more health conscious in their food choices. Other possible challenges relate to lactose intolerant consumers and their choice for lactose-free ice creams. About the Author Brian German…
FFA Members Celebrate National FFA Week
…planting and harvesting — it involves science, business and more. The organization’s mission is to prepare future generations for the challenges of feeding a growing population. Today, FFA continues to…
Canada: Trade Problems Expected with the U.S. Even if NAFTA is Signed
Canada expects trade challenges from the U.S. will continue even if the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) talks are successful. A senior Canadian government official says: “Even if a…
Agri View: Shipping Affects Food Prices
Everett Griner talks about how shipping cost affects the prices consumers pay for food in today’s Agri View. Now anybody who reads a paper or watches the news on TV…
Secretary of Agriculture Hears California Concerns at World Ag Expo
…a Giacomazzi almond orchard, and DeGroot Dairy. As part of Secretary Perdue’s mission to address the challenges facing American farmers, he has visited 33 states in the past nine months….
Canada Says Serious Challenges Remain in NAFTA Talks
Some serious challenges remain to be overcome before Canada will ever sign off on a renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement(NAFTA). Canada’s Foreign Minister, Chrystia Freeland, says hardline demands for…
Farm Bureau Asks Court to Block Obama WOTUS Rule
…U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision that the U.S. Court of Appeals lacked jurisdiction over legal challenges to the 2015 rule, resulting in the imminent lifting of a nationwide court order…
ADM, Bungee Talks Advancing
…takeover of Bunge last month, as Reuters points out that large grain traders that make money by buying, selling, storing and shipping commodity crops have struggled with global oversupplies and…