…committed to fighting hunger and feeding potential. We also will continue our partnerships to develop sustainable agriculture programs with smallholder farmers that help prevent post-harvest loss in major ingredients relevant…
Canada Cattle Producers urge Trade Fight if Trump Revives COOL
Cattle producers from Canada will urge the nation to retaliate against the United States, should U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump revive the U.S. Country-of-Origin meat labeling program (COOL). An internal memo…
AFBF 2016 Thanksgiving Dinner Price Survey
…Farmers and ranchers remain concerned about hunger in America. Many of our young farmers and ranchers in particular are involved in organizations such as Feeding America (formerly America’s Second Harvest),…
Environmental Education Grants to Conservation Organizations in California
…a total of over $68 million supporting more than 3,600 projects. The EPA’s Pacific Southwest Regional Office received over 75 applications this year. This highly competitive grant program supports environmental…
Senate Ag Committee Urges Obama to Press China on Biotech Approvals
…global market for the food and fiber they harvest. If they are to remain competitive around the world, it is imperative that we hold our trading partners to the commitments…
National Organic Standards Board Appointments
…Organic Program. As the agency responsible for overseeing the NOSB, the Agricultural Marketing Service ensures that membership accounts for the needs of the diverse groups served by the USDA. For…
Safer, More Effective Pest Management
…Housing grant provides IPM technical assistance services and training sessions to public housing authorities and other housing providers. The Methyl Bromide Transition (MBT) program helps to discover and implement practical…
USDA Awards Funding for Market Development Programs
…about the program is available at: www.fas.usda.gov/programs/market-access-program-map. A list of fiscal year 2017 FMD funding recipients is available at: http://go.usa.gov/x8qRs and more information about the program is available at: www.fas.usda.gov/programs/foreign-market-development-program-fmd….
Grains Council Encourages Focus On Expanding Ag Exports
…with the support of farmer and agribusiness members as well as funds from the Market Access Program (MAP) and the Foreign Market Development (FMD) program in the 2014 Farm Bill….
NIFA Focus on Two New Projects
…Program, will build on the accomplishments of the national Safety in Agriculture for Youth (SAY) program by increasing curricula and resources available through the SAY online information clearinghouse, enhancing stakeholder…
Regional Psyllid Quarantines Still a Possibility
California citrus programs are still looking to split the state into regions when it comes to Asian citrus psyllid quarantines. The Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program (CPDPP), operated by…
Cotton Harvesting Behind the “Normal” Pace
The cotton harvest is continuing to be significantly behind the five year average and the pace of last year at this time. Gary Crawford has the story. behind the normal…
NASCAR Will Surpass 10 Million Miles on Biofuel
…a long-term biofuels program across its three national series of races. The goal behind the decision was to reduce emissions. The biofuel first made its debut at Daytona International Speedway…
EPA Will Not Change Biofuels Program
Oil industry groups recently filed several petitions with the Environmental Protection Agency requesting changes to American biofuels programs. The EPA announced this week it will deny all of the petitions….