July 31, 2014
For the WSF, July was a celebration of success so far this year with Acre Challenge, an annual fundraising campaign started by farmers for farmers. The WSF is nearing its goal of $100,000 raised by ...
July 24, 2014
The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Waters of the U.S. rule has created a great deal of concern within the agriculture community, with little in the way of clarification to quell producers’ concerns. To address these ...
Select members of the 2014 class of ASA DuPont Young Leaders met earlier this month in Washington, D.C. and Wilmington, Del. Adam Cloninger (AR); Andrew and Savannah Moore (GA); Matt Hinderer (MI); Michael Petefish (MN); ...
Earlier this week, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the formation of the Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research (FFAR). ASA strongly supported the creation of the foundation, which will use public and private resources ...
The White House Rural Council announced earlier Thursday, the creation of a new U.S. Rural Infrastructure Opportunity Fund, which will allow private entities to invest in job-creating rural infrastructure projects across the U.S., enhancing access ...