The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has selected 10 organizations that will provide hands-on technical assistance to prospective State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP) applicants. The organizations…
$1.7 Million to Support Research at Tribal Colleges and Universities
…made through NIFA’s Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program (TCRGP). “1994 land-grant universities represent a critically important part of our nation’s construct of academic institutions providing the leadership to address nutritional…
USDA Seeks Nominators to Cattlemen’s Beef Board
…new markets, strengthen existing markets, and conduct important research and promotion activities. AMS provides oversight, paid for by industry assessments, which ensures fiscal accountability and program integrity for participating stakeholders….
“We Believe in Growing” Scholarship Winners Announced
…has been a member of numerous agriculture associations, including the Tulare County Farm Bureau’s Youth Leadership Program. “I am excited about my future in agriculture,” said Guthrie. “I have worked…
New FARM Program Environmental Stewardship Module Helps Measure Improvements in Dairy Sustainability
…third component, FARM Environmental Stewardship (ES). The Environmental Stewardship module joins the FARM Program’s two other pillars, FARM Animal Care and FARM Antibiotic Stewardship. The voluntary FARM Environmental Stewardship program…
Hungry Americans Benefit from Farm Bureau Donations
…2016 as part of Farm Bureau’s “Harvest for All” program. Combined, the monetary and food donations also reached a record level of the equivalent of more than 31 million meals….
Notice of Availability of Proposed Changes to the National Poultry Improvement Plan Program Standards
…consists of a variety of programs intended to prevent and control poultry diseases. Participation in all Plan programs is voluntary, but breeding flocks, hatcheries, and dealers must first qualify as…
New ARS Food and Nutrition Research Briefs Issued
By Kim Kaplan, Agricultural Research Service Research showing a higher dose of vitamin D may benefit pregnant women by reducing inflammation is among the new nutrition and health findings in…
USDA Seeks Local Food Grant Reviewers
Applications for Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program and Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced it is seeking reviewers to…
Dairy, Ag Groups Urge President Trump to Raise New Canadian Milk Pricing Scheme Issue in Meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau
…below cost in competition with U.S. dairy exports. The Ontario program has already cost U.S. companies $150 million in exports, thereby harming the American dairy farmers, dairy plant employees and…
NCC Releases Economic Outlook
…domestic cotton mill use, USDA estimates 2016 U.S. mill use at 3.3 million bales, down 150,000 bales from 2015. The Economic Adjustment Assistance Program continues to be an important source…
Midweek Valentine’s a Boon for Growers
…wouldn’t be their favorite,” said Robert Kitayama, a third-generation flower farmer with operations in Aptos and Watsonville. Kitayama Brothers grows mainly lilies, gerbera daisies, lisianthus and snapdragons, he said. “I…
U.S. Trends in Food Availability
…intake. The data are different from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) in that they do not measure actual food intake by individuals. Once adjusted for loss, the…
National Dairy Promotion and Research Board Members Appointed
…Board The Dairy Research and Promotion Program, also known as the Dairy Checkoff Program, is a national producer and importer program for dairy product promotion, research, and nutrition education. To…