…opportunities for U.S. food and agricultural products. The FSMIP grant program, administered by AMS, includes $982,437 in matching grants to 12 projects in 10 states. FSMIP provides matching funds to…
Commentary: Two Examples Demonstrate Regulatory Overreach
When the elections are over and the U.S. Congress returns to work, it’s time for regulatory reform. Why should that be a top priority of the new Congress? Well, let’s…
Preventing Straying of Adult Sacramento River Salmon
…hard work and strong partnerships will bring sustainability to both California’s fish and farms.” RD 108 is managing the Wallace Weir Fish Rescue reconstruction project. Last year, RD 108 also…
Direct Sales Helps Beginning Farmers to Survive
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says beginning farmers are those who have managed farms for ten year or less. Beginning farmers are less likely to survive in business than those…
Cargill Sales and Net Earnings Higher in 2016
…include: Adjusted operating earnings rose 35 percent to $827 million in the first quarter, compared with $611 million in the year-ago period. Net earnings on a U.S. GAAP basis were…
Sommet De l’Elevage is Under Way
…visited during the three days of the show. The tours include visits to beef and dairy cattle farms, sheep and goat units, agro-industrial sites and more. In addition to the…
Aged Cows Top the International Guernsey Show
…Alyssa Nuttleman, Bangor, Wis. Circle H Navajo Deana, Chris Himebaugh, Columbus, Ohio Spring Yearling Heifer: Vg Sg Shaggys Reed-ETV, Valley Gem Farms, Cumberland, Wis. Prairie Moon L Anala-ET, Landon &…
Safety-Net Payments to Farmers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that many of the 1.7 million farms that enrolled in either the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs will…
Hog Futures Biggest Commodity Loser in 2016
…have scared some investment positions away. The Department of Agriculture’s Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report from last week showed there were 70.9 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, up…
Support for Rural Cooperative Businesses and Organizations
…food systems. Over the course of the Obama Administration, USDA has invested close to $1 billion in 40,000 local food-related projects on farms and in communities across the country. USDA’s…
Training, Educating the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…Farmers and Gardeners Association that trained 75 new farmers who established 68 new farms, and Arcadia Farms in Virginia that is helping veterans transition into farming roles. More information on…
National Farm to School Month
…to farm visits and school garden harvest parties, schools, early care and education sites, farms, communities and organizations throughout the nation are catching on to the farm to school movement….
U.S. Hogs and Pigs Inventory Up 2 Percent
As of September 1, there were 70.9 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, up 2 percent from September 2015, and up 4 percent from June 1, 2016, according to…
U.S. Corn and Soybean Stocks Up from 2015
…the Grain Stocks report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Producers reported that there were 627 million bushels of corn stored on farms,…