Category Archives: Agriculture News
China Misses Trade Buying Deadline
China is a long way from meeting the commitments in its trade deal with the U.S. Farm Progress.com says the latest data shows the Southeast Asian nation has imported just over half the goods it promis...
Dec 31, 2020
New Blueberry Growers Alliance
America's blueberry growers including those in California are forming a new coalition called the American Blueberry Growers Alliance. The goal is to seek relief from rising imports that are harming th...
Dec 18, 2020
AgDiscovery Program Accepting Applications
The Department of Agriculture is now taking applications for the 2021 AgDiscovery program. AgDiscovery is a national summer outreach program designed to introduce students in grades 7-12 to agricultur...
Dec 17, 2020
Vilsack’s Possible Return to USDA
Several media outlets reported that President-elect Joe Biden intends to nominate Tom Vilsack to return as USDA Secretary of Agriculture, a post he held for eight years under Barack Obama. National Fa...
Dec 11, 2020
Trade Coalition Wants Chinese Tariffs Removed
Americans for Free Trade is a broad coalition that includes Farmers for Free Trade. That coalition sent a letter to president-elect Joe Biden, asking him to remove the tariffs that President Donald Tr...
Dec 10, 2020
Vilsack Might Return As Ag Secretary
Politico is reporting that Tom Vilsack may be Joe Biden's number one choice for Secretary of Agriculture. However, the article also says the final decision isn't made yet. The Hagstrom report quotes a...
Dec 09, 2020
Dairy Margin Coverage Program Numbers Low
The signup deadline for the Dairy Margin Coverage Program is coming up on December 11th, and the American Farm Bureau says the number of dairy operations signed up is lower than expected. So far, 7,84...
Dec 04, 2020
Congressman Jim Costa falls short
Valley Congressman Jim Costa falls short in his bid to become the top House of Representatives farm leader. The Democratic Steering Committee nominated Congressman David Scott of Georgia over Costa to...
Dec 03, 2020
Possible Action Against Imported Produce
Fresh produce coming into the United States is getting increasing scrutiny from the Trump Administration. Imported strawberries are now on the list of imported items that the administration wants inve...
Nov 16, 2020
CFAP Program Deadline
The USDA's Farm Service Agency is reminding farmers and ranchers that the deadline to apply for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 is December 11th. The program provides direct relief to produc...
Nov 13, 2020
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