Julie Callahan is currently the assistant trade representative for agricultural affairs and commodity policy and a longtime civil servant. Agricultural groups offered a lot of immediate support for President Trump nominating her to the chief agricultural negotiator.
"The young always have the same problem- how to rebel and conform at the same time. They have now solved this by defying their parents and copying one another."
For the second consecutive season, corn leafhoppers have been detected in the southern reaches of the Midwest. The insect potentially carries with it corn stunt disease.
The University of Illinois lab responsible for innovations such as short stature corn and super sweet varieties of sweet corn is in jeopardy of closure. A vital soybean seed lab is also on the proposed closure list.
The University of Illinois lab responsible for innovations such as short stature corn and super sweet varieties of sweet corn is in jeopardy of closure. A vital soybean seed lab is also on the proposed closure list.