People’s Gardens, Farmers Markets & CSAs at USDA and Across Government by Arthur Neal, Deputy Administrator, AMS Transportation and Marketing Program USDA photo by Ken Melton. We celebrated a few…
NPPC Capital Update
…opportunities to expand exports in Latin America, and, among the non-FTA partner nations there, Argentina presents the best opportunity for expanding U.S. pork exports. NPPC already has been working with…
Two Sides of TPP
…TPP: From the American Farm Bureau: WASHINGTON, D.C., February 23, 2016 – The Trans-Pacific Partnership will tear down trade barriers and help level the playing field for U.S. agricultural exports…
Public Service Recognition Week
…labeling. We go to farmers’ markets to make sure vendors are growing what they sell, and we have economic experts who regulate milk pricing at the farm level. Did you…
Strengthen Rural Communities
…Champaign, Ill., $499,534 North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C., $499,995 University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb., $498,641 Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J., $49,000 Agricultural Economics and Rural Communities – Economics, Markets…
PlacerGROWN Farmers’ Markets Opening for Summer
…PlacerGROWN Farmers’ Market offers top-tier quality, in a homegrown environment.” For more information about the six markets, visit placergrown.org/farmers-markets. For an interview with PlacerGROWN Executive Director Carol Arnold, please contact…
Open Prairie Rural Opportunities Fund
…new investment opportunities and access new markets abroad. This announcement today comes in conjunction with the third White House Rural Opportunity Investment Conference in Washington, DC, focused on investing for…
Agri View: Foreigner’s Farmland
…purchased another 10,000 acres of farmland about 50 miles away in Vicksburg, Arizona, for around $48 million. But not everyone likes the trend. The alfalfa exports are tantamount to “exporting…
USDA Unveils New ‘Urban Agriculture Toolkit’
…innovative mobile markets and intensive hydroponic and aquaculture operations, urban food production is rapidly growing into a mature business sector in cities across the country. “Urban agriculture helps strengthen the…
Home-Made Fertilizer
…now finds that his focus is set on changing the way we all think of our food – be it from our kitchen gardens, farmers markets or the local supermarket….
Agri View: Cattle Ranching
…in 2015 was $6.29/lb. • Value of total U.S. beef exports (including variety meat) equaled $6.302 billion down from $7.135 (billion) • Top export markets for 2015 (in order): Japan,…
Loans for Farm Storage-Handling Equipment
…to markets. Producers do not need to demonstrate the lack of commercial credit availability to apply. “Growing high-value crops for local and regional markets is a common entry point for…
New Partnerships to Link Underserved Farmers
…most people in other countries, and supports markets for homegrown renewable energy and materials. USDA has also provided $5.6 billion of disaster relief to farmers and ranchers; expanded risk management…
Dairy: Focus on Defending Common Names Rights
…issues with an important Central American Free Trade Agreement partner, Honduras. Tom Suber, president of the U.S. Dairy Export Council said, “U.S. dairy exporters believe it is critical for USTR…