…the Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI) to make it easier for researchers and policy makers work together using the same technical language. The GODAN initiative was co-founded by…
Vilsack Announces New Initiatives to Address Rural Opioid Epidemic
…Secretary Vilsack Announces New Local Initiatives to Address the Rural Opioid Epidemic Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced new USDA initiatives to strengthen outreach and education resources at the local level…
World Dairy Expo® Introduces New Category to Youth Fitting Contest
…old on the day of the contest. Both the Intermediate Division and the current Senior Division, ages 17 to 21 on the day of the contest, will be split into…
Farm to School Grants to Increase Local Foods in Schools
…to register for the webinar. Supporting farm to school programs is part of the USDA’s Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food (KYF2) Initiative, which coordinates the Department’s work to develop…
Animal Care Training Webinars Offered
…Health to offer a series of informational webinars as part of the FARM Version 3.0 rollout. This webinar series will further build upon the strong partnership between the Merck Dairy…
European Union Suspends Dow DuPont Merger Review
…first disclosed in December of 2015, and would unite the two companies before the split into three separate units. Dow and DuPont quietly made concessions to the EU in July…
Women in Agriculture Trade Mission is Underway
…USDA’s Women in Agriculture Initiative abroad as well as expanding export opportunities for U.S. food and agricultural products. Leaders from seven state agriculture departments as well as 23 U.S. agribusinesses…
Increased International Collaboration on Agricultural Science
…outcomes. Some of the research areas of interest for this U.S.-Israel collaborative initiative include food security, water for agriculture, food safety, sustainable bioenergy, and bioproducts. The NIFA-BARD agreement to support…
Smithfield Foods Donations Help Louisiana Flood Victims
…disaster zones with limited access to common resources including food for thousands of families. Smithfield’s protein donation is part of its Helping Hungry Homes® initiative to alleviate hunger across the…
Congress Back in Session This Week
…farm income is forcing the need to reassess Farm Bill programs sooner rather than later. Senators say however, those discussions seem much more likely next spring. Energy and tax incentive…
Walnut Objective Measurement Report
…primary, and each split leading to and including the accessible branch. The sample tree and accessible branch are marked by a single tag. On the accessible branch, every first of…
Agrium in Merger Talks with Potash Corp.
…what we currently anticipate; governmental and regulatory requirements and actions by governmental authorities, including changes in government policy, government ownership requirements, changes in environmental, tax and other laws or regulations…
Fruits & Nuts Review
…and weed control. Vineyards were irrigated to mitigate stress impacting sugar accumulation. The olive crop was reported to be progressing well at month’s end. Almond hull split increased in some…
Making it Easier to Donate Excess Food
…to donate food to the needy and get a tax credit in return. The state has extended a tax incentive for farmers who donate food to food banks, and made…