USDA and USTR Seek New Trade Advisory Committee Members
The Department of Agriculture and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative are accepting applications for new members to serve on agricultural trade advisory committees. Members of the committee provide advice to the administration on the implementation
SNAP Participation Varied Across States in Fiscal Year 2022
New data released by USDA’s Economic Research Service shows that in fiscal year 2022, USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program served an average of 41.1 million people per month in the 50 states and Washington, DC. SNAP is
U.S. Demand for Organic Cotton Growing
Demand for organic cotton in the U.S. is growing, but imports continue to pick up the slack of inadequate domestic production. A new project led by Texas A&M AgriLife Research aims to turn the situation around by identifying the
Workshop Series for Veterans Focuses on Agritourism
Military veterans interested in agriculture are invited to attend a series of on-farm and virtual workshops highlighting farm stores, onsite and off. The course is free for active military service members and military veterans. Hosted by the
Container xChange Unveils January’24 Container Market Forecaster – Global Trade Braces for Unprecedented Geopolitical Challenges in 2024
Hamburg, Germany, 4 January 2024: Container xChange, a leading online container trading and leasing platform, releases its New Year’s Edition Container Market Forecaster, shedding light on the escalating geopolitical risks set to reshape the landscape of global
EarthOptics Passes One Million Physically Mapped Acres, Leads Digital Soil Revolution
ARLINGTON, VA, January 3, 2024 – EarthOptics, a next-generation soil mapping and measurement company, announced today it has mapped and physically measured one million acres of farmland and ranchland. The important milestone places the company and its
SDSU Extension Hosts Swine Production and Transportation Certification in January
BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State University Extension will help swine producers, transporters and handlers update their Pork Quality Assurance (PQA) Plus and Transportation Quality Assurance (TQA) on Jan. 10, 2024, in Sioux Falls. TQA trainings are