NMPF Asks USDA to Provide Assistance to Dairy Farmers Struggling from Global Milk Price Depression As America’s dairy farmers endure the lowest milk prices since the Great Recession of 2009,…
EPA: USDA a Leader in Green Power Use
…use. In return for technical assistance and recognition, Partners commit to use green power for all, or a portion, of their annual electricity consumption. EPA defines green power as a…
Wal-Mart donated $1 Million for Conservation Efforts by Rice Farmers
…focuses on conserving soil, water and wildlife in wetlands. Politico reports the grant will mainly be used for technical assistance to train farm owners, operators and workers along the lower…
The People’s Department: A New Era for Civil Rights at USDA
…— the agency that deals most directly with farmers and ranchers — down by 70 percent. Additionally, farm loan assistance provided by the Farm Service Agency has helped nearly 10,000…
USDA Announces Assistance for Dairy Farmers
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Thursday announced that dairy producers enrolled in the 2016 Margin Protection Program for Dairy will get approximately $11.2 million in financial assistance. Vilsack said Thursday “we…
Safety Net Assistance for Milk Producers
USDA Announces Safety Net Assistance for Milk Producers Due to Tightening Dairy Margins May/June 2016 Average Margins Below $6 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced approximately $11.2 million in financial assistance…
Farm Bureau Urges Support for Education
…is needed in rural America, just as it is in urban and suburban communities.” Duvall pointed out the bill would provide agriculture education programs the funding assistance needed to create…
CA Team Takes Third at 2016 Envirothon
…event sponsors included the National Association of Conservation Districts and Forests Ontario. Each year, NCF-Envirothon is organized with the assistance of numerous local conservation districts, forestry associations, educators, and cooperating…
USDA Seeking Additional Funding for Farm Loans
…as requests for federal financial assistance grow amid the worst agricultural downturn in more than a decade. USDA is seeking additional funding to “help bridge the gap in farm operating…
Virtual Representative for Small and Very Small Plants
…assistance to more than 2,000 callers annually. The Help Desk consists of FSIS employees who are subject-matter experts with recent experience working in meat, poultry or processed egg facilities. The…
UCCE Helps Hmong Farmers Weather Drought
…small farms program in Fresno County has identified this form of assistance as crucial to the success of small-scale and minority-operated farms. Help with the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement…
GOP Platform Touches on Ag Issues
…of agricultural issues. Among other things, the 58-page document urges Congress to remove the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – food stamps – from the Farm Bill. More than 75…
Efforts to Make School Environments Healthier
…Food and Nutrition Service administers 15 nutrition assistance programs. In addition to National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program, these programs include the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the…
Help for Central Valley Rice Producers
…The Rice Stewardship Partnership RCPP seeks to provide financial and technical assistance opportunities to rice farmers to help improve the efficiency of irrigation water use and minimize water quality impacts…