…Development at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The three toured the exhibit, which memorializes the 22,000 people who died from a prescription opioid overdose in 2015. Courtesy National Safety Council…
Culver’s to Donate Custard Sales to FFA
Culver’s announced it will donate proceeds from custard sales to FFA on May 3rd. Proceeds from every scoop purchased will go to FFA and other local agricultural organizations, according to…
House Members from Across the Country Praise 2018 Farm Bill
…am particularly proud of the reforms put forth for the SNAP program. Since 2015, the subcommittee has hosted 21 hearings on SNAP and received testimony from more than 80 witnesses…
Agri View: Okra, a Different Kind of Vegetable
…I got surprise. A three page informational sheet on okra. A lot of people don’t even know what okra is. Well, it is a vegetable grown in the South. It’s…
Groups React to Farm Bill Proposal
…The programs are consolidated as the International Market Development Program. Click here for more information on the farm bill, including highlights, a summary and full text of the 600-page legislation….
GOA Issues Report on Cattle Markets
…cattle—those ready for slaughter from 2013 through 2016. The price of fed cattle has fluctuated widely from 2013 through 2016 and experienced a sharp downturn beginning in late 2015, raising…
USDA Highlights Feedback from Stakeholders in Review of Livestock Mandatory Reporting Program
…of stakeholders. The program gets its authority through the LMR Act of 1999, which must be reauthorized by Congress every five years, and the most recent reauthorization was in 2015….
Research Reveals a New Direction for Halting the Citrus Greening Epidemic
…To be spread by the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) effectively, the bacteria must pass through the cells lining the insect’s gut and multiply. Scientists in Heck’s lab had previously shown…
Perdue Applauds Fire Funding Fix in Omnibus
…be funded at the FY 2015 President’s Budget request – $1.011 billion. If funding in the cap is used, the Secretary of Agriculture must submit a report to Congress documenting…
President Trump Signs Omnibus
…Protection Agency and the secretary of the Army to withdraw the 2015 Waters of the United States rule. This would have granted express statutory authority to the agencies to withdraw…
USDA/NIFA Announces Support to Relieve Veterinarian Shortage Situations
…information, see the VSGP funding opportunity web page. NIFA’s mission is to invest in and advance agricultural research, education, and extension to solve societal challenges. NIFA’s investments in transformative science…
Trump Administration Formally Requests Fast-Track Extension
…authority in 2015, during one of the biggest Congressional battles over trade in years. Now that the president has made the formal request, Congress has a three-month window to block…
V. P. Pence Presents National Ag Day Proclamation to Secretary Perdue
…National Ag Day Proclamation to Secretary Perdue. Vice President Mike Pence was joined by Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and FFA Minnesota Treasurer Spencer Flood to celebrate National Agriculture Day at…
South Korea Adopts New Poultry Import Policy
…outbreak of avian influenza in 2014 and 2015. Korea put bans on all poultry and egg exports from the U.S., even though only certain states were affected. From the National…
