…as anti-hunger activists and grocery store lobbyists, are denouncing the plan. Trump’s plan calls for cutting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and making a food package part of the…
Canada: 73 Percent of U.S. Milk Price is Subsidized
…are heavily subsidized through their dairy supply management program. The U.S. says that supply management program, and the Class and pricing systems in place, creates an unfair playing field. The…
E.M. Tharp and World Ag Expo® “We Believe in Growing” Scholarship Winners Announced
…FFA at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, IN. “The agriculture community is a small, tight-knit community,” said Woolf.” Participating in the agriculture program at North High School has given…
Sales Closing Dates Near for Most Crops
…February 28 or March 15. Federal crop insurance helps producers recover after severe weather and manage other business risks. RMA implemented a number of program improvements for the 2018 year….
Foreign Competitors Increasing Spending on Ag Exports
…is one reason why organizations that participate in USDA cost-share export programs are calling for more funding of the U.S. program. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Ag Committee Leaders Praise Bipartisan Budget Act
…Fish Program. There’s also more money available under the Livestock Indemnity Program. There’s also a revision of the LIP program that lets producers who had livestock injured during a natural…
NRCS and the Rice Stewardship Partnership Helping Central Valley Irrigation
…and Yuba counties. Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) – Applications must be received by 2 March 2018. Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) – Applications must be received by 6 April 2018….
Agri View: Florida Peaches
…farmers are carefully watching this new venture. Although limited in production right now. The crop is doing well. When harvested, it found a ready market. It is not your typical…
Farmers National Company Reports Increase in Land Listings, Price
…in listings. Experts say the industry is experiencing a post-harvest bump in land prices in most grain producing areas, meaning that with above average crop yields in most locations, farmer…
Conaway Wants Cotton and Dairy Fix on Any Must-Pass Bill
…according to the Hagstrom Report. Conaway told the audience he has found a way to fix the cotton program in the farm bill, but adds that “dairymen need help now.”…
New Program Aimed at Increasing Prune Consumption
…harvest and projections for 2018 remain strong. “The growers are optimistic, they’re reporting healthy trees that have rebounded from all the weather-related challenges that we’ve experienced over the last few…
NPPC Statement on Pork. The Other White Meat® Ruling
…under the 1985 Pork Act. The Pork Act set up the pork checkoff program and established the National Pork Board to administer it. The USDA’s motion argued that the lawsuit,…
Second Snow Survey Yields Concerning Measurements
…survey today shows water content far below average for this time of year,” said Frank Gehrke, chief of the California Cooperative Snow Surveys Program who conducted the survey. “Today’s measurements…
Fish in the Fields May Reduce Methane Emissions
…For California growers, employing the program could provide a secondary crop and income with minor costs for implementation. Rice is a staple in the diet of over half of the…