30 Jan 2018

Erie's Paul Young Recognized in Corn Yield Contest

By Gregg M. Schmidt

Growers Using Pioneer(r) Brand Corn Hybrids Win 9 National, 191 State Titles Erie, Illinois, Jan. 23, 2018 - Paul Young of Erie, Illinois, recently won state third place in the No-Till/Strip Till Irrigated division of the 2017 National Corn Growers Association's (NCGA) Corn Yield Contest. Young won with Pioneer(r) hybrid P1197, which yielded 302.2307 bushels per acre. 

30 Jan 2018

USDA, FDA Announce Formal Agreement to Bolster Coordination and Collaboration

By USDA Office of Communications

(WASHINGTON, D.C., January 30, 2018) -- U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. announced at the White House today a formal agreement aimed at making the oversight of food more efficient and effective by bolstering coordination between the two agencies.

29 Jan 2018

Q&A: 5 Things Farmers Need to Watch in 2018 with U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley

By Grassley Press

Q:  What are five policy matters farmers ought to watch in 2018? 

25 Jan 2018

Hydroponic, Aquaponic and Aeroponic Production Systems

By USDA Office of Communications

At its Fall 2017 public meeting, the National Organic Standards Board (N

25 Jan 2018

Loebsack, Latta Introduce Legislation to Improve Connectivity for Precision Agriculture

By Joe Hand

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressmen Dave Loebsack (D-IA) and Bob Latta (R-Ohio) have introduced bipartisan legislation to improve connectivity in rural areas in order to reduce barriers to implementation of precision agriculture. The legislation, the Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act, requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to form a task force in conjunction with the U.S.

24 Jan 2018

Q&A: Census of Agriculture with U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley

By Grassley Press

Q: What is the USDA’s Census of Agriculture?

24 Jan 2018

Perdue Announces USDA’s Farm Bill and Legislative Principles for 2018

By USDA Office of Communications

(Mifflintown, PA, January 24, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Bill and Legislative Principles for 2018 during a town hall at Reinford Farms in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania.

24 Jan 2018

Cecil Recognized in Corn Yield Contest

By Gregg M. Schmidt

Growers Using Pioneer(r) Brand Corn Hybrids Win 9 National, 191 State Titles Rock Island, Illinois, Jan. 23, 2018 - James Cecil of Rock Island, Illinois, recently won state first place in the AA Non-Irrigated division of the 2017 National Corn Growers Association's (NCGA) Corn Yield Contest. Cecil won with Pioneer(r) P1197AM(tm) brand corn, which yielded 334.9659 bushels per acre.

18 Jan 2018

Proposed Changes to the National List

By USDA Agricultural Marketing Service

Based on previous public input and recommendations from the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB), on January 17, 2018, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service published a proposed rule in the Federal Register to

16 Jan 2018

Care about having drinkable water? How about sustainable food? Then please join us for… Mighty Earth Campaign Kick Off Meeting

By Allison Conwell

Communities across the states have already taken steps to reduce agricultural pollution. Tyson’s new CEO, Tom Hayes, has announced plans to deliver ‘sustainable’ food at scale, but Tyson has yet to take action. We are asking Tyson to live up to their word and commit to a specific time-bound goal for ending water pollution in their supply chain.

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