…funding are new plant varieties and cultivars, genetic engineering, fertilizers and other agricultural chemicals, enzymes, food production and additives, and animal husbandry and management. Cooperative Extension connects with community. The…
President Signs Resolution to Repeal BLM Planning 2.0
President Donald Trump Monday signed a congressional resolution directing the Bureau of Land Management to repeal their Planning 2.0 Rule. The resolution was supported by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association,…
Funding to Support Research on Sustainable Water Use
…and almost 80 percent of that is consumed in U.S. agriculture,” said NIFA Director Sonny Ramaswamy. “These investments help us develop and adapt resilient water management strategies to meet the…
Consumer Groups Rally Against Rollbacks
…and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) before issuing a proposed rule and after the issuance of an advance notice of proposed rulemaking; provide interested…
65 Percent Water Allocations for CVP
…water resource management, a 65 percent allocation approaches the unbelievable, given the amount of water available in the system. This allocation will compel farmers to continue to rely on groundwater,…
Milk Production Drops, Costs Rise from 2014
…& Management $1.52 Marketing $0.56 Operating $2.93 Labor $1.70 Replacements $2.12 Statewide Cost Comparison Summary Feed $10.46 cow hay and grain commodities. In 2015, alfalfa hay fed averaged $278 per…
Strengthening Dairy Safety Net Program Must be Priority as Farm Bill Discussions Commence
…management tools, such as the Livestock Gross Margin Program, to complement the risk management offered by the MPP safety net. “We look forward to working with this committee to enact…
Funding to Support Specialty Crop Pest Management
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced $11 million in available funding through the Minor Crop Pest Management Program (also known as Interregional…
USDA Announces Funding to Support Antimicrobial Resistance Research
…The program seeks to empower transdisciplinary teams to develop, refine, and disseminate science-based knowledge about food and agricultural management and production practices that can reduce or eliminate the risk of…
National Ag Day 2017
…careers may be divided into various categories. These include: Agribusiness Management, Agricultural and Natural Resources Communications, Building Construction Management, Agriscience, Resource Development and Management, Parks, Recreations, and Tourism Resources, Packaging,…
Ag Subcommittee Evaluates Effectiveness of Forestry Initiatives
…improve our management programs. As we have seen in the past few weeks in my home state of Oklahoma, as well as Texas, Kansas, and Colorado, wildfires can wreak havoc…
Study Shows Crop Insurance Firms’ Returns Have Decreased
…the federal government. The findings in the study commissioned by the National Corn Growers Association are in line with benchmarks established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency….
Agriculture Secretary Nominee Perdue Divesting Business Interests
…resign from positions as manager of Perdue Management Holdings, LLC, and as a board member of Perdue Business Holdings. Perdue would also leave positions at the National Grain and Feed…
General Mills to Commercialize Organic Perennial Wheat
…with The Land Institute, to support advanced research to measure the potential of Kernza to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with food production, determine best management practices for sustainable…