Category Archives: Agriculture News
Monarch Butterfly Population Moves Closer to Extinction
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Researchers say the number of western monarch butterflies wintering along the California coast has plummeted to a record low, putting the orange-and-black insects closer to ...
Jan 20, 2021
USDA Offers Additional CFAP Help
Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says the USDA will provide additional assistance through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. The agency will be expanding eligibility for some agricultural producers and...
Jan 19, 2021
Vaccine Hesitancy in Rural America
A recent study finds rural residents are hesitant to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The Kaiser Family Foundation COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor tracks the dynamic nature of public opinion as vaccine developm...
Jan 15, 2021
Meat Worker COVID-19 Cases Drop
A new analysis of independent data for 2020 shows that new COVID-19 infection rates amongst meat and poultry workers were five times lower in December than in May. Meanwhile, rates in the general popu...
Jan 14, 2021
AFBF Urges Turn the Page on Partisanship
A top farm organization leader says it is time to “turn the page” on partisan politics. Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall made the comments during an opening press conference as part of t...
Jan 12, 2021
U.S. Raising Tariffs on Certain European Imports
The U.S. government says it will raise tariffs on certain products coming into the country from the European Union. Reuters says those products include wines from France and Germany, as well as aircra...
Jan 04, 2021
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
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