…is focused on automobile trade, dairy is a sticking point for Canada, which is not backing away from its dairy program. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Agri View: What Worries People
A Heart for Animals/Alexas Fotos/Pixabay Everyone has things they worry about. What tops your list? For today’s program Everett Griner talks about a survey on what worries people the most…
Trump Administration Planning USDA Reorganization
The Trump Administration is planning to put together a government reorganizing report that would include shifting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program away from the USDA and into the Department of…
Senate Agriculture Committee Leaders Find Common Ground in Bipartisan Farm Bill
…dairy, livestock, and other producers Providing flexibility for producers during times of natural disasters Continuing and strengthening export and trade-related programs Supporting agriculture research and encouraging research partnerships that make…
APHIS Wildlife Services Conducts First Field Trial of Feral Swine Toxic Bait
…can be difficult to eradicate in large numbers, so APHIS’ Wildlife Services (WS) program began testing the effectiveness of using sodium nitrite baits to selectively remove the animals. WS is…
FCC Chairman Proposes Rural Healthcare Funding Increase
…Rural Health Care Program. The program’s current annual funding cap is $400 million. The Chairman’s order would increase the annual cap to $571 million. The cap was set in 1997…
USDA Announces $309 Million Investment in Rural Electric Utilities
…loan includes $578,000 for smart grid projects. The loans announced today are being made through USDA’s Electric Infrastructure Loan and Loan Guarantee program. It helps finance generation, transmission and distribution…
More Than 20,000 Dairy Farms Have Signed up for MPP
…Politico he expects more producers to enroll in the program, compared to last year. In 2017, roughly 20,300 dairy farmers enrolled in the program, accounting for 64 percent of U.S….
USDA and FDA Announce Key Step to Advance Collaborative Efforts to Streamline Produce Safety Requirements for Farmers
…GAP standards and audit checklists for pre-harvest and post-harvest operations. The Initiative is a collaborative effort on the part of growers, shippers, produce buyers, audit organizations and government agencies, including…
Almond Matters: Preventing Hull Rot
…by infection. “I look at a fungicide prevention program as putting a barrier around a house that’s surrounded by forest. Once the forest fire starts it’s really hard to put…
Margin Protection Program for Dairy Enrollment Deadline June 8
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue extended the deadline for producers to sign up for the Farm Service Agency’s Margin Protection Program – Dairy (MPP) for one week. The program provides a…
NMPF Thanks USDA for Extending Margin Protection Program Sign-up Window
…the dairy Margin Protection Program (MPP). The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Monday it is extending the June 1 sign-up deadline to Friday, June 8. NMPF, along with key…
EPA Awards Biofuel Waivers Worth Tens of Millions of Dollars
…future. The EPA’s move may put even more pressure on credit prices, which have plummeted to five-year lows as the agency has expanded the small refinery waiver program. The EPA…
Pest Prevention Programs Allowed to Continue
…including efforts to confront Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) and Huanglongbing (HLB), as emergencies so that treatment programs could continue as scheduled. The ruling allows certain invasive pest programs to continue…