…may repay the loan in full or forfeit the collateral (sugar) to USDA if prices are too low. The Feedstock Flexibility Program was re-authorized by Congress in the 2014 Farm…
Food Insecurity in the United States
…ensure every child has a safer, healthier future filled with unlimited opportunity. In 2015, household food insecurity fell 1.3 percentage points from 2014 and 2.2 points from 2011–the peak of…
California State Organic Program
…(USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service, organic acreage has grown 46 percent from 2008 to 2014. California alone produced over $2.2 billion in organic agriculture in 2014, accounting for more than…
China Plans to Dramatically Increase Soybean Acres
…announced a goal of increasing soybean production 56 percent from 2014 to 2020. The shift toward planting more soybeans comes on the heels of policies designed to shrink the number…
Increased International Collaboration on Agricultural Science
…align their research with Fiscal Year 2016 NIFA-funded competitive grant research projects of mutual benefit to both nations. This new opportunity builds on an existing 2013 NIFA-BARD agreement to promote…
Economic Analysis of the 2016 CA Drought for Ag
…California’s agriculture in 2016, but with much less severe and widespread impacts than in the two previous drought years, 2014 and 2015. Winter and spring were wetter in the Sacramento…
Vermont, Grocery Industry, Agree to Dismiss GMO Labeling Lawsuit
…the federal GMO labeling bill passed by Congress in July and signed by the President, preempts state labeling laws. The lawsuit was filed in 2014. In August, Vermont’s Attorney General…
DOJ Seeks to Stop Deere from Purchasing Monsanto’s Precision Planting Division
…high-speed planting systems in 2014, after years of research and development. The complaint details how the intense head-to-head competition between Deere and Precision Planting since that time has directly benefitted…
USDA Sharply Revises Farm Income Forecasts
…2016 follows a double-digit decline in 2015 after average NCFI reached an historic high of $121,600 in 2014. Average net cash farm income is generally expected to be lower in…
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack on Farm Income Forecasts
…2014 Farm Bill has provided for a comprehensive farm safety net that will ensure financial stability for America’s farming families. Farm Bill program payments-including Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), Price Loss…
USDA Buying Eggs to Ease Surplus
…applicable Commodity Specification(s) identified in the subsequent Solicitation(s); and the Qualification Requirements for Prospective Contractors Selling Commodities to USDA dated October 2014. These documents are available on the AMS Commodity…
10 Percent of Farmland to Change Ownership
…inherit land may choose to sell it, according to USDA. And, those who inherit land but don’t sell may decide to rent the land to farm operators. Data from 2014…
Co-ops and Ag Retailers Face Economic Challenges
…supply sectors. “Producer incomes have fallen more than 50 percent from 2013 to today and their debt-toincome ratio is on the rise. Not surprisingly, total accounts receivable for ag retailers…
Pro Farmer Releases Crop Tour Results
…western portion of the Hoosier state. Illinois: 194 bu. per acre. Illinois has a great corn crop, but it’s not as good as 2014 when the state yielded 200 bu….