…the program was implemented in 2010, more than 300 veterinarians have helped fill shortage situations in 46 states. In a blog, Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Pays Dividends, two recent…
Almond Board: 2017 Leadership Class
…Leadership Program class, a group of 18 future leaders representing nearly every aspect of the industry: growers, processors, suppliers, retailers and pest control advisers. Participants will spend the next year…
Organizations Urge Appropriators to Protect Conservation Funding
…(CSP), Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), and the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP). “These programs provide the tools and resources that independent family farmers and…
USDA Announces $1.2 Million to Support Aquaculture Research Projects
…production systems, and economics. Funding is made through NIFA’s Aquaculture Research Competitive Grants Program, authorized by the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act. “Sustainability of the aquaculture industry is…
March Dairy Market Report
In January, the average U.S. all-milk price reached its highest level since the final month of the 2013-2014 price spike. At $10.54 per hundredweight, the Margin Protection Program (MPP) margin…
Subcommittee Examines Credit Programs in the Farm Bill
Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA), Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit, held a hearing to evaluate the effectiveness of farm bill authorized credit programs…
USDA County-Level Data Dispute New NWF Study
…coincided with reductions in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land and pastureland. Most of the counties with ethanol plants where 2012 cropland exceeded 1997, 2002, or 2007 levels are located in…
NCC Conveys Farm Law Priorities
…NCC was the need for adjustments to the extra-long staple loan program and competitiveness program and steps to improve crop insurance and conservation programs, which are integral parts of many…
Report Highlights Changes in Community Supported Agriculture Business Model
…season extending techniques and technology like the use of hoop houses to maximize production and marketing potential. Partnerships tied to wellness programs could help create an important new source of…
Funding to Relieve Veterinary Shortages
…veterinary residency and fellowship programs, or veterinary internship and externship programs carried out in coordination with accredited colleges of veterinary medicine. Provide continuing education and extension, including veterinary telemedicine and…
Seed Industry to “Storm the Hill”
…for expanding global trade. FUNDING FOR KEY USDA PROGRAMS: ASTA supports funding for critical USDA science and research programs — Increased funding for the USDA-Agricultural Research Service National Plant Germplasm…
Don’t Let the Tail Wag the Dog
…Program during the past two years: letting policy be dictated by an inaccurate Congressional Budget Office computer model that attempts to predict costs of a proposed program 10 years into…
USDA Offers Renewal Options for Expiring Conservation Stewardship Program Contracts
The Department of Agriculture has announced a contract renewal sign-up is underway for the Conservation Stewardship Program, USDA’s largest working lands conservation program with more than 80 million acres enrolled….
Agriculture Groups Focus on Importance of Immigration Reform in Letter to President
…providing a lawful path for foreign workers to enter the U.S. on a nonimmigrant basis. The groups point out the only current guest worker program available, the H-2A visa program,…