The Armed to Farm: Sustainable Agriculture Training for Military Veterans program is an initiative to provide training in sustainable agriculture to military veterans. The program is offered free of charge…
Conservatives Attack House Farm Bill
…and training program. The letter says that “training programs have a poor track record of delivering results.” New estimates from the Congressional Budget Office say expanded SNAP job training could…
Perdue Applauds President Trump’s Selection for USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety
…and post-harvest environments and on the emergence of antimicrobial drug resistance in animal feeding systems. These efforts have resulted in commercialization of a pre-harvest feed additive that can reduce E….
Backyard Chicken Coop Considerations
…anyone who decided to take the plunge and bring home those cute baby chicks, after about six weeks you’ll need housing for them that’s a little more solid than a…
Biofuels Group Files Lawsuit against EPA’s Pruitt
…manner “behind closed doors with no accountability.” The Association filed the lawsuit with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit given its “national implications” for the RFS program…
CBO Publishes Farm Bill Analysis
…lose eligibility, according to the Hagstrom Report. Additionally, spending for job training and other parts of the retooled Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program would increase administrative costs. The report also expects…
Dairy MPP Enrollment Deadline a Month Away
…program and sign up. Enrollment opened in early April after the Department of Agriculture announced changes to the program stemming from the Bipartisan Budget Act passed by Congress in February….
Building Naming Ceremony Celebrates ‘Father’ of Fresno State Viticulture, Enology
…he retired after a 46-year career with the program. “Vincent E. Petrucci not only was Fresno State’s first viticulture professor, but he played pivotal roles in developing academic programs and…
USDA Supports Specialty Crop Industry with Multi-State Initiatives
…cross state boundaries. The awards are managed through the Specialty Crop Multi-State Program (SCMP) administered by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). “The best way to tackle many of the biggest…
Celebrating National Raisin Day
Cathy Isom gives us some nutritional facts, and suggestions, about celebrating a naturally sweet and delicious snack. Though we are still months away from the first harvest of tiny sundries…
American Veterinary Association Pleased With House Farm Bill
…new authorizations and funding for a National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program, The National Animal Health Laboratory Network, and a livestock vaccine bank with immediate attention to foot-and-mouth disease….
RFA to CARB: Ethanol Plays a Key Role in LCFS Success Story
…and enhance the near- and long-term sustainability of the program. If California allows the sale of E15 beginning in 2020, the study shows cumulative GHG reductions achieved under the LCFS…
Natural Garden Pest Protection
…gardens and making sure we are the ones that eat and enjoy our harvest, and not the critters, sometimes we have to play a little defense. One of the best…
USDA Rural Development Innovation Center Launches Interactive Webpage
…for investments in infrastructure and innovation. These resources include USDA’s Distance Learning & Telemedicine Grant Program, Community Connect Grant Program, and Community Facilities Programs. Secretary Perdue established the Rural Development…