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As part of the National Ag Day Celebration this week, the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture released its annual Feeding the Economy Report.  The data shows food and agriculture industries and their suppliers contribute over $8.6 trillio...

Incoming Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow laid out her agenda for the committee late last week. The Michigan Democrat said Thursday, "My vision for the committee revitalizes our food and farm economy to grow new opportunities in American agriculture and provide access to healthy food for American families ...

Last week, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture and Purdue University released a Report showing a strong job demand for new college graduates with degrees in agricultural programs. U.S. college graduates can expect approximately 59,400 job opportunities annually between 2020 and 2025 ...

The Fertilizer Institute is urging state governors to follow federal guidelines and list the fertilizer industry as essential service and critical infrastructure. TFI said in a letter to governors, the declaration will “ensure that American agriculture can remain operable and continue to provide food security.” ...

To strengthen the future of agriculture, America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders, sponsored by the Bayer Fund, works with farmers to award scholarships to students pursuing careers in an agriculture-related field of study.  Jessica Rommel, Grow Ag Leaders Program Manager, says the program was developed in 2015 to help encourage rural students to pursue careers in agriculture.   “...

The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index remained above growth-neutral in December.  It’s the fourth-straight month, and tenth time in the past 12 months in the Index moved higher.  The index is a monthly survey of bank CEOs in rural areas of a 10-state region that depends on agriculture and/or energy.   While ...

A Science Magazine survey names Syngenta as one of the world's leading biotech employers - and the top agriculture employer.  The 2019 Science Careers Top Employers Survey ranked Syngenta ten out of 20 top employers in biotechnology, biopharmaceutical, and pharmaceutical and related industries.  Th...

Iowa State University recently released its annual entry-level salary summary for jobs in agriculture.   The report includes data from 19 universities collected by career services offices at participating universities from December 2018 and May 2019 undergraduates.   ...

The Washington Commerce Department announced this week $100,000 for the Adams County Economic Development Council to help expand a food processing facility in Othello.  The funds, part of Governor Jay Inslee’s Economic Development Strategic Reserve Fund will be used to support the expansion of the SVZ plant.  The Neth...

WorkSource Central Basin is hosting their Spring Agricultural Job Fair April 12th with a host of businesses attending looking to hire.  The job fair runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the WorkSource office at 309 E. Fifth Ave. in Moses Lake.  Ad...