…recover from losses due to drought, flooding and other natural disasters for decades and a strong farm safety net is important to sustain the success of American agriculture. Additional resources…
USDA Video: Researching Goats To Address World Hunger
USDA’s Agricultural Research Service is researching goat genetics in hopes of addressing world hunger problems. For more information: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/u… http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/main.htm…
USDA Announces First HLB Funding Allocations, Appointments to Citrus Disease Subcommittee
…and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), as well as State departments of agriculture and the citrus industry. The…
2014 Conservation Easement Applications for Agricultural Lands Due June 6
DAVIS, Calif., May 9, 2014 – The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is now accepting applications for Agricultural Land Easements (ALE) through the new Agricultural Conservation Easements Program (ACEP)….
USDA Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program Sign-Up Begins
WASHINGTON, May 5, 2014 — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that sign-up begins today for 2012 crop losses under the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE)…
Ag Sec. Vilsack Announces Continued Progress on 2014 Farm Bill Implementation
…will be submitted to Congress the week of May 5, 2014. Conservation Programs: Applications are currently being accepted for the Conservation Stewardship Program and Environmental Quality Incentives Program. TITLE III…
NRCS Chief on CA Drought
Jason Weller, NRCS Chief AgNet West owner Gary Cooper is in Washington D.C. this week, where he talked with National Resources Conservation Service Chief, Jason Weller, about the drought in…
NASS Director Talks Census of Agriculture Numbers
…– 3.2-million farmers operated just over 2-million farms on some 915-million acres – all down from the 2007 census. National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Statistics Division Director Hubert Hamer has more…
USDA Announces Effort to Cut Energy Costs for Farmers, Ranchers, Rural Small Businesses
…to create opportunities for growth and prosperity, support innovative technologies, identify new markets for agricultural producers and better utilize our nation’s natural resources. Created by the 2008 Farm Bill, REAP…
9 California Counties Make Top 10 List for Ag Sales in the U.S.
Today the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released the final 2012 Census of Agriculture results sharing a wide-range of information about what agricultural products were raised…
Subcommittee Examines Economic Factors, Regulatory Burdens Plaguing the Livestock Industry
…the natural, bureaucratic, and regulatory challenges facing the industry,” said Ranking Member Jim Costa (D-CA-16). Written testimony provided by the witnesses is linked below. The archived webcast is linked here….
USDA Announces Additional Support for Small and Midsized Farmers and Ranchers
…to the resources they need to thrive. USDA is continually reviewing our resources, programs and policies to make sure we are working for producers of all sizes.” More information about…
FSA Looks at the Modern Delivery Service Center
…with the local USDA Farm Service Agency, you may see changes in its shape and service in the future. Rod Bain reports. FSA Looks at the Modern Delivery Service Center…
Benefits of Census Numbers
The USDA believes some growers don’t realize the benefits of accurate census numbers. The National Agricultural Statistics Service has created an online notebook called “Your census, Your story.” so farmers…