Chloé Fowler

The USDA released a report on the current state of the Vesicular Stomatitis Virus on July 3. The report recorded two new cases on properties in Colorado, both equine operations.

The funding for research and development in the agricultural sector is on the rise, but the funding is no longer largely from the federal government.

The Assembly and Senate held a joint hearing on wine and the California wine industry looking at market trends and future challenges.

In collaboration with Fair Trade USA, the World Wildlife Fund, National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), Cornell University, other state programs, and dairy farmers, Chobani is spearheading the effort to validate the good work producers are making when dairy farming.

U.S.-based Land O’Lakes and Netherlands-based Royal Agrifirm Group will be partnering in China for a dairy animal feed project, forming the new company Agrilakes.

A bipartisan bill focusing on rural hospital relief was introduced this week, to further postpone the “direct supervision” for outpatient therapeutic services.

The National 4-H Council is partnering with Google in a $6 million grant, to expand the Computer Science (CS) Career Pathway to 4-H youth with limited access.