…understand the nation’s dairy producers are experiencing challenges due to market conditions.” The payment rate for May/June 2016 will be the largest since the program began in 2014. The national…
Safety Net Assistance for Milk Producers
…challenges due to market conditions,” said Vilsack. “MPP-Dairy payments are part of a robust, Vilsack comprehensive farm safety net that help to provide dairy producing families with greater peace of…
Specialty Crop Research Grants
…Tom Vilsack says the investments will help “address challenges at the national and local levels to help sustain all parts of America’s food and agriculture system.” The funded projects address…
Specialty Crop Research and Extension Investments
…Agriculture (NIFA) Specialty Crop Research Initiative, authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. “America’s specialty crop farmers face many challenges ranging from a changing climate to increasing production costs. Investing in…
Cotton Tour Connects Growers
Cotton growers from around the nation come to California to see our cotton industry firsthand. The cotton tour started with information about California’s challenges. Cotton Tour Connects Growers The 2016…
U.S. Grains Council Elects New Chairman
…He said, “Our programs have an impact around the world, and despite challenges in the Ag sector, I am excited and optimistic about the future of our industry.” Councell told…
Ag Appropriations Bill Still Undecided
…Politico says could face some stiff challenges. Both the House and Senate versions of ag appropriations would cut current spending levels by two percent. The toughest policy fights in the…
Freight Cars Can Wait on American Railroads
American agriculture uses freight train cars on the nation’s railroads to ship countless numbers of commodities to ports for overseas shipping. The Washington Post says freight railroads lost out to…
Agri View: Food Production
…biodiversity. As we’ve cleared areas of grassland and forest for farms, we’ve lost crucial habitat, making agriculture a major driver of wildlife extinction. The environmental challenges posed by agriculture are…
California Citrus Challenges: Water Tops HLB
By: Ernie Neff While the situation has improved this year, lack of available water led to the removal of 25,000 to 30,000 acres of California citrus last year. Asian citrus…
Ag Lenders Helping Producers
…Credit Associations in the AgriBank District selected commodity prices as the top challenge. The next biggest challenges were input costs, credit availability and adverse weather effects. When asked about the…
Agri View: Farmers Benefit from Oil Prices
…are likely to remain significantly below historic levels throughout 2015, farmers might be expected to be rubbing their hands with glee at invariably lower operating and shipping (among other) costs….
UCCE Helps Hmong Farmers Weather Drought
…the challenges faced by Hmong farmers as groundwater levels continued to drop during the drought. “Wells were starting to dry up. Some Hmong farmers were reportedly calling suicide hotlines,” Dahlquist-Willard…
Agri View: Crop Losses
…a loss for deliverable crops that would be experienced in regions like sub-Saharan Africa, that face greater challenges to get food to market. In sum, weather extremes can disproportionately affect…