…2015. CCC is required to announce quarterly estimates of sugar to be purchased for the Feedstock Flexibility Program based on crop and consumption forecasts. Federal law allows sugar processors to…
FSA Announces New Yield Data for Safety Net Calculations
…service. Updating yield history or reallocating base acres can occur until Feb. 27, 2015. FSA also issued a reminder that from Nov. 17, 2014, to March 31, 2015, producers will…
New Members Appointed to National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection
…John A. Marcy, University of Arkansas; and Christopher A. Waldrop, Consumer Federation of America. NACMPI will host its next public meetings Jan. 13-14, 2015 from 9 a.m.to 5 p.m. each…
Census of Horticulture Arriving in Mailboxes this Winter
…a form to respond and requires NASS to keep all individual information confidential. Recipients are required to respond by February 5, 2015. NASS will publish the Census of Horticulture results…
Congress Passes Key Tax Extenders Legislation
…capital investments, cattle producers need certainty in order to properly plan for their business.” Unfortunately, the retroactive extension means producers will be operating under an expired tax code in 2015,…
USDA to Gauge Farmland Ownership and Farm Economics
…“In February, our interviewers will begin reaching out to those producers and landowners who have not yet responded to answer any questions they may have and help them fill out…
State Wheat Production May Jump in 2015
Although California wheat acreage dropped significantly in 2014, farmers may be planting more of it this fall and winter, thanks in part to a record tomato crop. Much of the…
USDA Provides Greater Protection for Fruit, Vegetable and Other Specialty Crop Growers
…also wants to hear from producers and other interested stakeholders who may have suggestions or recommendations on the program. Written comments will be accepted until Feb. 13, 2015 and can…
USDA Seeks Public Comment on New Environmental Quality Incentives Program Rule
…the Federal Register and regulations.gov on Friday, Dec. 12. Beginning Friday, public comments can be submitted through regulations.gov or by mailing them. Comments are due by Feb. 10, 2015. Full…
Brown Administration Opposes Federal Drought Legislation
…a 2015 Drought Operations Plan, and expect to complete it early next month. Building on the experience of last year, these agencies are actively exploring alternative approaches to water project…
USDA Joins Global Partners to Kick Off International Year of Soils in 2015
…Natural Resources and Environment Robert Bonnie will address members of the 68th United Nations General Assembly, which designated 2015 for the yearlong celebration. “We are excited to be working with…
USDA Extends Application Deadline for Dairy Margin Protection Program to Dec. 19
…the Margin Protection Program for 2015 will forfeit the 1 percent base production increase. For a 400 cow operation, this would equate to an additional 80,000 pounds of milk that…
NCBA and PLC Accepting Summer Internship Applications
…and PLC’s regulatory efforts; and to work closely with the communications team.” The full-time internship will begin May 18, 2015 and end Aug. 21, 2015. To apply, interested college juniors,…
Egg Marketers Await Beginning of New Regulations
…meet the state’s demand, any price uptick likely will not be felt until a few months into 2015, he added. Matthew Sutton, vice president of government affairs and public policy…
