PULLMAN, Wash. – The nearly $300 billion Farm Bill, enacted by a second House and Senate override of President George W. Bush’s veto this past week, will provide critical funding for agricultural research in Washington state, said Ralph Cavalieri, associate dean and director of the Washington State University Agricultural Research Center. The bill includes more […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Manure. It’s ugly, it smells, and getting rid of it can be a messy problem for agricultural producers throughout the country. Thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, however, researchers at Washington State University will be working to find a new way for producers to make money from it. […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — U.S. and European governments urgently need to end the “madness” of production-based subsidies such as those incorporated in America’s $190 billion farm bill, says Per Pinstrup-Andersen, director general of the International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington D.C. Anticipating that President Bush would sign the farm bill, which he did Monday (5/13), Pinstrup-Andersen, […]
PULLMAN, Wash. A Nov. 22 satellite teleconference on new U.S. Department of Agriculture programs has been canceled. “Details of the conservation compliance provisions of the Farm Bill have been delayed and will not be available until probably the first week of January,” said Ed Adams, Washington State University Cooperative Extension plant pathologist. “We anticipate changes […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Two satellite teleconferences will be broadcast in November to help farmers and ranchers understand new federal farm programs. “Risk is Not a Four Letter Word” will be offered from 8 -10 a.m., Nov. 1. The program will outline how changes in federal policy affect farmers’ and ranchers’ risk positions. The program will […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — David Salmon, U.S. agricultural trade officer to Japan, will visit Washington state on July 22-23 to meet with representatives of commodity groups, agribusiness and ag technology. “Foreign markets play a major role in the state’s economy,” said Larry Albin, executve director of the USDA-Washington Farm Services Agency. “We welcome the opportunity to […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — The new farm bill — the Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act — gives wheat growers greater flexibility in deciding what to plant. An all-day research field tour in the Ritzville area on June 6 will help growers in summer fallow areas evaluate new planting options, according to Bill Schillinger, WSU agronomist. […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — A satellite teleconference on the new farm bill will be broadcast to agricultural producers Monday, May 20. The program will provide a general overview of issues producers need to understand to make decisions about their farming operations. These include the seven-year Production Flexibility Contracts sign-up (May 20-July 12), Conservation Compliance, the Environmental […]