…the first time it came to the House floor in 2013. Meanwhile, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts says the Senate will not make any significant changes to the bill….
USDA/NIFA Invests in Exploratory Research
…Exploratory Research Grants (ERG) program. Funding is made possible through NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program, authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. The ERG program fosters the creation…
USDA Helps Cotton Producers Maintain, Expand Domestic Market
…payments are capped at $40,000 per individual or entity. Cost share program payments do not count against the 2014 Farm Bill payment limitations. To be eligible for a cost share…
Confirmation of Northey for USDA Applauded
…directed by the 2014 Farm Bill. The creation of the new mission area prompted the realignment of several agencies under a newly-named Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC),…
Farm Groups Ask President Trump to Support Renewable Fuels Standard
…income since 2013. The heart of America is being left behind when it comes to economic growth and opportunity. For the past ten years, the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) has…
How Dairy Farmers Are Helping Us Meet Our Climate Goals
…biogas digester at New Hope Dairy in Galt, Calif. began generating electricity in 2013. The system is capable of generating 450 kilowatts, enough electricity to power about 250 single-family homes….
Significant Growth Expected for Ice Cream Sales
…2014, surpassing the U.S., as consumers in China increasingly saw ice cream as a snack. The ice cream market is divided into impulse, artisanal and take-home categories. Impulse products include…
Study Of U.S. Grains Council ROI
…of those exports by an average of $1.71 billion per year from 2010 to 2014 and increased U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) by an average of $5 billion per year,…
Highlights From the February 2018 Farm Income Forecast
…decline since 2014 and the lowest average since 2011, in nominal dollars. A 6.2-percent ($2,100) increase is expected for cattle and calf farm businesses. Average net cash farm income for…
New Records for U.S. Beef Export Value, Pork Export Volume in 2017
…of the post-BSE, or mad cow disease, era. Beef export value reached $7.27 billion, up 15 percent year-over-year and two percent above the previous high achieved in 2014 of $7.13…
The Western View: Temperance Flattened?
The staff of the California Water Commission sure burst a bubble this week. They told the voters that their voice isn’t very important to them. In 2014, the voters approved…
New U.K. Trade Commissioner to Focus on North America
…as soon as the U.K. is ready. Meanwhile, in 2014, the U.K. was reported to rely on the EU for 27 percent of its food imports. From the National Association…
Conaway Wants Cotton and Dairy Fix on Any Must-Pass Bill
…cuts, like the 2014 farm bill, noting farm bill spending has decreased $100 billion since 2014. Conaway says Senate Ag Chair Pat Roberts would like to bring up the bill…
Ag Lending and Interest Expense Increasing for Farmers
…livestock loans increased almost 50 percent over the previous year, but they’re still below 2014 and 2015 levels. Large loans continue to make up the majority of farm loan volumes…