The Nevada Board of Agriculture voted eight to one approving a cooperative agreement between the Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) and Return to Freedom, the founding organization for the American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign (AWHPC), to humanely manage horses in the Virginia Range which encompasses more than 280,000 acres and more than 1,500 horses.

John Bauer, President and CEO of Basic Food International, has been appointed to the US Agricultural Advisory Committee which resides under the direction of the US Secretary of Agriculture in coordination with the US Trade Representative (USTR).

The National FFA Organization and National FFA Foundation have entered into a new, strategic alliance with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and National Council for Agricultural Education designed to develop agriculture students' skills.