…cover the costs of food stamps, public housing and Medicaid, among other federal assistance program received by their employees. The Senator specifically mentioned companies such as Amazon, Walmart and McDonalds….
Food Safety Professionals Ensure that “What’s in Your Meat” is Safe and Wholesome
…highlights as a failure of the sampling program. However, FSIS’ program is designed to identify positives to prevent the meat from going to your grocery store. This means the program…
USDA Announces Trade Relief Details
…by trade fluctuation. USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) will dispense those commodities through various nutrition assistance programs such as the Emergency Food Assistance Program and child nutrition programs. FAS…
Celebrating National Peach Pie Day
Fresh baked peach pie with fresh peaches/ Cathy Osom has you celebrating a mouth-watering fruity dessert at the heart of its harvest season. That’s coming up on This Land of…
Farm Bill Conference Meeting Date Set
…pass the Senate. The Senate version of the bill does not include the controversial work requirement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Canada Expecting High-Volume Crop Season
Just as the United States is expected to harvest a bumper crop, according to the latest Department of Agriculture numbers, Canada is expecting a high-volume harvest as well. CNS Canada…
Commodity Prices Have Landowners Searching for Additional Income
Low commodity prices have landowners searching for alternative incomes, according to Farmers National Company. The company says this is especially true as farmers head into harvest of the 2018 crops…
Another Poll Shows Farmer Support for Trump Fading
…favorable. Even as the 2018 drought in the Midwest continues to cast a shadow over this year’s harvest amidst the tariff battles, some respondent’s comments were positive declaring President Trump…
NRCS Lending Assistance with Wildfire Recovery
…devastation left by the hurricanes, Suarez is back in California with significant experience in the application process for the Farm Service Agency’s Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program. “The experience in…
Citrus Study Says Regulation Costs to Increase
…in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, and Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees from the University of California, Davis. The CRB administers the California Citrus Research Program,…
The Western View: World’s Only Corn Palace
…born to promote the region but became a gathering place where neighbors could enjoy a fall festival to celebrate the end of the crop season and its harvest. The Palace…
Concerns Growing over USDA Reorganization
…Housing Assistance Council counters that the main customers to the Economic Research Service are congressional members and staff, USDA policy officials, and researchers at rural-focused groups, many of which are…
Agri View: Sunflowers – a Different Crop
…hybrid sunflower planting seed are produced in California. The sunflower plant does not require a lot of water. The roots grow deep. Harvest is generally before the hottest part of…
How to Grow Your Own Horseradish
…can be harvested throughout the summer growing season, the horseradish roots begin to store and fatten up in the early fall for an autumn harvest. Two or three plants is…