Agriculture Committee

Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $6 Million In Fed Funding For Water Infrastructure Upgrades In Jefferson County » (Kirsten E Gillibrand)

Edit Public Technologies 13 Aug 2016

(Source. Kirsten E Gillibrand) ... August 12, 2016. U.S. Senators Charles E ... The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Development Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program ... 'This funding will help ensure that the water in the Village of Clayton is safe to use and consume,' said Senator Gillibrand, the first New York Senator to serve on the Senate Agriculture Committee in nearly 40 years ... (noodl....

Gujarat govt plans 'Ease of Doing Agriculture' policy

Edit The Times of India 13 Aug 2016

With the buzz around "Ease of Doing Business" growing amid stiff competition among various states, Gujarat is now planning a policy for 'Ease of Doing Agriculture'. The idea is to develop an integrated framework and address the issues faced by the farmers to make agriculture a much easier job ... "There is a government of India App which provides market prices of farm produces and information about agriculture input and fertilizers....

Agricultural training programme for jail inmates

Edit The Times of India 13 Aug 2016

A group of 30 inmates of the district jail received one day training in handling agriculture implements. The training programme was organized by the agriculture engineering wing in association with Kelappaji Agriculture Engineering College, Thavanur as a part of the rehabilitation programme for jail inmates....

Chancellor Philip Hammond guarantees EU funding beyond date UK leaves the EU (HMT - UK Her Majesty's Treasury)

Edit Public Technologies 13 Aug 2016

And in a new boost to the UK's agricultural sector Mr Hammond also guaranteed that the current level of agricultural funding under CAP Pillar 1 will be upheld until 2020, as part of the transition to new domestic arrangements ... The government will also match the current level of agricultural funding until 2020, providing certainty to our agricultural community, which play a vital role in our country....

Brexit: Government guarantees for post-EU funds

Edit BBC News 13 Aug 2016

Agricultural funding now provided by the EU will also continue until 2020 ... Mr Hammond said ... Research funding ... At present, farmers receive subsidies and other payments under the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Mr Hammond added. "The government will also match the current level of agricultural funding until 2020, providing certainty to our agricultural community, who play a vital role in our country." ... ....

Nigeria: 'Country Will Continue to Accord Agriculture Top Priority'

Edit Topix 13 Aug 2016

President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his administration's determination to continue to accord agriculture premium importance through programmes and initiatives designed to motivate citizens to produce enough food to feed the nation....

North Dakota spring wheat forecast to be down by 9 percent

Edit The Washington Times 13 Aug 2016

FARGO, N.D. (AP) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture says North Dakota's spring wheat crop is forecast to be down 9 percent from last year. The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service estimates the average yield for spring wheat to be 47 bushels per acre, based on Aug. 1 conditions. That ... ....

South Dakota corn crop forecast to be down 3 percent

Edit The Roanoke Times 13 Aug 2016

Department of Agriculture says South Dakota's corn crop is forecast ......

Funds confirmed for Northern Ireland post-Brexit projects signed before Autumn Statement

Edit ITV 13 Aug 2016

The current level of agricultural backing, which underpins the farming industry, ......

Comment on Another Hawaii dairy is poised to exit by st1d

Edit Star Advertiser 13 Aug 2016

when i look at the sun, i see a large hot star at the center of our planetary system. a star that has burned out three of four inner planets ... i’m not thinking that animal agriculture or man caused mercury, venus and mars to dry up ... but i don’t think animal agriculture or man has much to do about how hot the sun or the earth’s core was, is or going to be tomorrow ... ....

Lukewarm response to PM's national crop insurance scheme

Edit The Times of India 13 Aug 2016

The government has made mandatory for loanee farmers to purchase crop insurance from three banks listed by the agriculture department ... "All farmers, who have availed bank loans and are yet to repay the amount, must opt for crop insurance, as it is a boon for them," said Mohanlal Meena, director, Kisan Welfare and Agriculture Development....

NFU says announcement from Treasury is 'positive' (NFU - National Farmers' Union of England and Wales)

Edit Public Technologies 13 Aug 2016

The NFU says farmers have been given much-needed certainty in the short term after the Treasury's decision to guarantee agricultural spending though to 2020 ... Mr Raymond said this certainty in the short term now allows time for the industry and Defra to formulate a domestic agricultural policy that is fit for purpose ... With the agricultural budget now ......

Book initiative aims to improve local officials' governing skills

Edit China Daily 13 Aug 2016

Editor's note ... The original reading list contained just 12 books, including Xi Jinping ... Gale Johnson, an economist from the United States, that focus on issues related to China's agricultural sector, rural areas and farmers ... Chen Huimin, deputy head of the organization department of the county's CPC committee, the department in charge of the activity, said next year's reading list will be released soon ... wangqingyun@chinadaily.com.cn....

Full Committee – Public Hearing: To review the Farm Credit System

Full Committee – Public Hearing RE: Food Waste from Field to Table

Committee on Agriculture and Food (February 23, 2016)

Full Committee on Agriculture – Public Hearing: 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans