In 2020, U.S. family farm households received $4.3 billion in federal assistance during the Coronavirus pandemic from Economic Impact Payments. Researchers at USDA’s Economic Research Service say the estimated average…
Almond Update: Export Delays and What’s on The Horizon
…the End of the Tunnel? on day two of The Almond Conference. Some of the scheduled speakers include Shadrack Scheirman from the Federal Maritime Commission, Joshua Woods from Blue Diamond…
State Officials Abandon Voluntary Agreement Discussions
…water users and water agencies who contract with the State and Federal water projects.” However, there is some concern as to how the recent breakdown in cooperative negotiations will impact…
Pandemic Assistance Offered for Organic Producers
…per certification category that includes crop, livestock, wild crop, handling, and State Organic Program fees. The funding support will cover costs including application fees, inspection fees, and state and federal…
Report: U.S. Animal Protein Needs Trade Negotiators Back at the Table
…the industry segment. The Trump administration’s harder line on trade, continued by the current administration, has led to mixed results for U.S. agriculture. Ag exports to China have flourished under…
County Committee Elections Begin for Farm Service Agency
…local FSA county office or be postmarked by December 6. Committee members are responsible for the local administration of federal farm programs. Director of Sustainability for Western United Dairies and…
2021 Farm Service Agency County Committee Elections Underway
…make decisions about how federal farm programs are administered locally. To be counted, producers and landowners must return ballots to their local FSA county office or be postmarked by December…
Subcommittee Hearing Highlights Value of Biotechnology in Agriculture
…future, processes for federal regulatory approval and monitoring must be rooted in science and aligned to the pace of development,” Associate Dean of Research in the School of Molecular Biosciences…
New Federal-State Partnership to Address Transportation Infrastructure
…Administration, this innovative federal-state partnership will help us fast-track those projects that will make our ports and infrastructure even more efficient,” Newsom said in a press release. “This partnership will…
New Study Reveals the Dangers of Tree Felling
…according to Penn State researchers who conducted a new study of associated deaths. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration calls logging “the most dangerous occupation in the United States.” The…
Ag Groups and Lawmakers Concerned by New Operating Plan for Water Projects
…to the table. That was done under the Trump Administration and now they’re going to go backwards and are headed toward the previous biological opinions which ignores the science,” said…
House Ag Committee Hearing on Supply Chain Disruptions
…chain issues to the administration. The council submitted a letter compiled by ASA staff and signed on by ASA and 16 other ag groups that was sent to the Department…
U.S.-Mexico Ag Officials Establish Working Group
U.S. and Mexican agriculture delegates met during the 30th annual meeting of the Tri-National Agricultural Accord. The officials discussed concerns regarding recent decisions by Mexico’s federal government to impose arbitrary…
Food Security is National Security Act Introduced in Senate
…legislation grants permanent representation on the Committee on Foreign Investment to both the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of HHS, which oversees the Food and Drug Administration. The National…