…Farmers are hurting though, and I have three priorities for this Farm Bill: to protect crop insurance, to increase market development abroad through trade and market access programs, and to…
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 NPPC-supported Market Access Program and the Foreign Market Development Program, both of which help support exports markets for U.S. goods. The programs are consolidated as the International Market Development…
GOA Issues Report on Cattle Markets
…concerns about the market and questions about USDA’s oversight, which prompted those in the industry to request the report. GAO’s analysis of cattle market data from USDA also indicated that…
USDA Highlights Feedback from Stakeholders in Review of Livestock Mandatory Reporting Program
…to improve market reporting. AMS remains committed to responding dynamically to industry needs by addressing critical market reporting issues while providing market transparency and preserving the confidentiality of market participants….
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
…Bill March 23, 2018 Screenshot/YouTube The omnibus amends the cooperative tax deduction (Section 199A) to restore balance to commodity markets and re-establish fairness between cooperative and non-cooperative farmers. It also…
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…
Celebrating National Ag Day
…20th is National Ag Day. And this year mark’s the 45th Anniversary in which Ag Day is celebrated in communities and classrooms across the country. The theme for this year’s…
South Korea Adopts New Poultry Import Policy
…state will be restricted. That will allow the U.S. to continue shipping poultry and egg products to the Korean market. National Chicken Council President Mike Brown says the U.S. has…
Rural Mainstreet Index Remains Positive
…Index slipped in March, but remained above growth neutral for a second straight month, according to the monthly survey of bank CEOs in rural areas of a 10-state region dependent…
USDA Announces Regionalization Agreement with South Korea
…Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney. “This success with South Korea, a top ten market already for poultry products, means we will continue to grow exports to a critical market.” USDA…
