…report outlines the expanding beef production, which is expected to continue to meet the need for exports. The U.S. beef cattle herd expansion started in 2014, following several years of…
Funding to Train More Than 100 Future Agricultural Science Professionals
…is made through NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. “Agricultural science depends on new ideas and new perspectives,” said NIFA Director Sonny Ramaswamy….
Ag Groups Applaud Dairy MPP Exit Announcement
…look forward to working with USDA and Congress to enhance the dairy safety net. “The 2014 farm bill introduced the MPP. The program was intended to offer protection against declines…
Dairy Producers Can Enroll for 2018 Coverage
…a subsequent Federal Register Notice. The decision would be for 2018 only and is not retroactive. The voluntary program, established by the 2014 Farm Bill, provides financial assistance to participating…
USDA Forecasts Increase in Farm Income
…inventories as part of prior-year income. However, that predicted increase is still lower than every year from 2010 to 2015. During that period, net farm income peaked in 2013 $131.3…
Culver’s Restaurants Celebrating Farmers with Corn Mazes
…thanks into corn mazes came in 2014 when Culver’s worked with a student agricultural group in Tracy, Minnesota, to bring the first Thank You Farmers corn maze to life. The…
NIFA Invests $35 Million in Specialty Crop Research
…industry. Funding is made through the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI), authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. “Specialty crops generally fetch high value for the farmers, but require more intensive…
South Korea Lifts U.S. Poultry Ban
…products. Korea’s lifting of its most recent ban is an important move for our poultry and egg industries, but it is still just the first step.” In 2014, the last…
Cotton Board Holds Annual Meeting
…the 2017 budget. It is the first increase in Cotton Incorporated’s annual budget since 2013. The Cotton Research and Promotion Plan for 2018 continue the strategic direction set by Cotton…
Update: Landowner Settles Wetlands Case
…evidence that the field was tilled only 12 inches deep for wheat planting—Duarte was ordered to cease farming the land in February 2013. He sued the Corps over the matter…
MPI Report: U.S. Agricultural Workforce Being Reshaped
…new arrivals, the U.S. agricultural workforce is aging, settling down and increasingly comprised of authorized workers. Between 2000 and 2014, the unauthorized share of the workforce declined from 55 percent…
Alumnus Montgomery Returns as New Fresno State Winemaker
…international wine competitions, his 2014 Monte Smith Cabernet Sauvignon won a San Francisco Chronicle double gold medal, and the 2014 Barbera was a Wine Enthusiast magazine editor’s choice recipient. He…
National Potato Council on Continued Mexican Potato Ban
…the case. U.S. potatoes were approved for access into the entire Mexican country back in 2013, but Mexican potato growers filed a legal challenge to that action. From the National…
Foreign Investment in U.S. Farmland Rising
A Chinese firm made big news in 2013 by spending $4.7 billion to acquire U.S. processor Smithfield Foods. In that same deal, the company also acquired over 146,000 acres of…