…North Carolina, and Iowa, in addition to three existing facilities in New Mexico, Michigan and Florida previously supported. USDA has also worked to strengthen markets for biobased products. Approximately 2,500…
USDA Increases Sugar Quantity, Access
…expected to be imported from Mexico pending the approval of the Department of Commerce. The overall fiscal 2016 U.S. raw sugar tariff-rate quota is now 1,371,497 STRV. The Office of…
Lower Cost for Refinancing Rural Housing
…should contact a USDA housing specialist. For additional details on these new changes, please see page 26461 of the May 3 Federal Register. To learn more about USDA housing programs,…
Vacancy on the Rendering Industry Advisory Board
…visit the MPES web page at: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/ahfss/mpes/index.html or contact: Dr. Doug Hepper, Branch Chief, Meat, Poultry and Egg Safety at (916) 900-5004, by fax (916) 900-5334, or by e-mail douglas.hepper@cdfa.ca.gov….
Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry Results
…the equivalent of taking 25 million cars off the road, or offsetting the emissions produced by powering nearly 11 million homes. Vilsack also announced a new investment, a targeted allocation…
Conserve Energy and Save Costs
…of USDA’s Medium page, How Food and Forestry Are Adapting to a Changing Climate. Since 2009, USDA Rural Development (#USDARD) has invested $11 billion to start or expand 103,000 rural…
Bison Officially the National Mammal of the U.S.
…conservation success stories of all time. In prehistoric times, millions of bison roamed North America — from the forests of Alaska and the grasslands of Mexico to Nevada’s Great Basin…
$10 Million in Green Energy Research
…reduce greenhouse gases. For more information, visit the latest chapter of USDA’s Medium page, How Food and Forestry Are Adapting to a Changing Climate. Since 2009, NIFA has invested in…
Foreign Fruits-Veggies
…to home as Mexico and Hawaii. Rambutans are generally eaten raw but are sometimes stewed with sugar and cloves and eaten as a dessert, reports Purdue University. Physalis These fruits…
Habitat for Wildlife and Pollinators
…North America. The orange-and-black butterfly is known for its annual, multi-generational migration from Mexico to as far north as Canada. To raise their young during the journey, monarch butterflies depend…
Agri View: Cattle Ranching
…from $7.135 (billion) • Top export markets for 2015 (in order): Japan, Mexico, Canada, South Korea, Hong Kong, Middle East (U.S. Meat Export Federation) 2015 National Cattlemen Directions Statistics …
Factors Impacting Cost of Production
…Farmer Cooperatives, Washington, DC The Honorable Jeff M. Witte, Secretary/Director, New Mexico Department of Agriculture, Las Cruces, NM, on behalf of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Ms….
Meals for Kids
…CACFP are available for public inspection and was published in the Federal Register on Monday, April 25, 2016. CACFP centers and day care homes must comply with the new meal…
Bison Our National Mammal
…to Mexico, from Oregon to New Jersey, and south as far as Georgia. Bison were hunted down to approximately 1,000 at the turn of the 20th century, and were brought…
