APHIS Makes Available 2017 NASS Census of Agriculture Data on Major Animal Agricultural Commodities Via New Web Tool
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has released the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) 2017 Census of Agriculture web mapping application for major […]
Business tax hike defeated as California voters reject Proposition 15
California voters have rejected Proposition 15, a ballot measure that sought to make the biggest change to California property tax law in decades in order to raise money for local […]
Ag research gets boost in Senate appropriations bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee proposed a total of $23.33 billion in funding that was included in draft legislation released on Tuesday. The bill provides more than $3.3 billion for agricultural […]
Future calls for proper data governance
COVID-19 is pushing the poultry industry to adopt ‘Smart Farming’ quickly. Everyone is dreaming of the day when, with a click of a button, they can change the feed allocation […]
Farms work on nitrate control requirements
Local leaders, farmers and others in the Central Valley report additional progress in addressing salinity in surface water, and salt and nitrates in groundwater, in compliance with a program adopted […]
Injuries and Illnesses in Poultry Processing Fall Below All Manufacturing for First Time
The incidence of occupational injuries and illnesses within the poultry sector’s slaughter and processing workforce has fallen below all manufacturing for the first time since the Department of Labor’s Bureau […]
Costa seeks House Committee on Agriculture chairmanship
Rep. Jim Costa (CA-16) announced today he will seek the chairmanship of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture. The committee protects our food supply system, ensures all Americans are fed, advocates for […]
More than $7 billion paid in second round of USDA coronavirus food assistance Program
(Washington, D.C., Oct. 26, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that in the first month of the application period, the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) approved […]
6 opportunities from COVID-19 for poultry industry
Some positive things have emerged amid the pandemic uncertainty that afflicts us. Let’s not lose the habit of seeing “the glass is half full” with these sips. Despite the international […]
Dutch to cull 35,700 chickens after bird flu detected
Dutch animal health authorities will cull 35,700 broiler chickens after a highly contagious strain of bird flu was found on a farm in the central Netherlands, the government said on […]