…having a five-year farm bill. Food Business Network reports that with the expiration of the 2014 farm bill, 39 “orphan” programs lost both authorization and funding. These programs include certain…
NCGA Calls on Congress to Pass Farm Bill Before Heading Home
…the 2013 record of $123 billion. Farmers are also bearing the brunt of trade tariffs and retaliation. An NCGA-commissioned economic analysis found a 44 cent per bushel loss in the…
Foreign Market Development Faces Funding Gap
…problem. Shearer says an extension of the 2014 farm bill won’t help. In past years, USDA has issued new allocations of funds in November. However, the agency can’t provide more…
USDA Adds Shelled Almonds and Fresh Sweet Cherry to Market Facilitation Program
…and have an average adjusted gross income (AGI) for tax years 2014, 2015, and 2016 of less than $900,000. Applicants must also comply with the provisions of the “Highly Erodible…
Water Works: Getting Involved with Your GSA
…Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) that was passed in 2014. The newly created agencies are taking input from various sectors of the community on what the plans will look like,…
USDA Announces Investment to Expand Markets for Specialty Crop and Other Farmers
…or territory. In Tennessee, the FY 2014 SCBGP enabled 14 projects selected by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture to prepare a manual for Christmas tree farmers; look at ways to…
NCGA Names Doggett as CEO
…the organization since 2014, and before that, served as vice president of public policy, leading public policy efforts in Washington, DC since 2002. NCGA President Kevin Skunes says Doggett’s skills…
Farm Bill Extension Not Ruled Out
Getting a farm bill done before current law expires at the end of this month may not happen, as congressional leaders have not ruled out an extension. The 2014 farm…
Farm, Ethanol Groups Urge President to Restore Integrity to RFS, Allow Year-Round E15 Sales
…soon. “With ethanol prices hitting a 13-year low and net farm income plummeting to half of the record $123 billion achieved in 2013, such an announcement could not come at…
Alternative Manure Management Projects Receive $21.6 Million in Funding
…goal of reducing overall methane emissions to 40 percent below levels recorded in 2013, by the year 2030. “I am excited to see the diversity of non-digester manure management practices…
USDA Launches Trade Mitigation Programs
…also have an average adjusted gross income for tax years 2014, 2015, and 2016 of less than $900,000. Applicants must also comply with the provisions of the Highly Erodible Land…
USDA Announces No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program
…sugar processor may repay the loan in full or forfeit the collateral (sugar) to USDA to satisfy the loan. The Feedstock Flexibility Program was reauthorized by Congress in the 2014…
Water Works: Moving Toward Better Water Stability
…use is almost 20 percent below 2013 levels. The reduction of water use comes after multiple types of public outreach efforts and encouragement to use more water efficient appliances. Multiple…
Water Storage Funding a Long Overdue Step in the Right Direction
…in 2014. Nearly 40 percent of the total amount allowed by Prop 1 will be spent on water infrastructure that can potentially increase California’s overall storage capacity by 4.3 million…