The University of California will bring together academics, policymakers, industry leaders and trade and political experts next Thursday (Sept. 21) for a one-day forum in Washington, D.C., on the renegotiation…
Strong Numbers for American Beef Exports
…was the highest valued month of beef exports since December 2014. Beef exports for the first seven months of the year showed an increase of 11 percent in volume and…
Secretary Perdue Announces USDA Improvements
…The realignments include: Advancing Trade In keeping with Congress’ directive in the 2014 Farm Bill and to advance agricultural trade, the Department in May created an Under Secretary for Trade…
Farm and Biofuels Groups Urge EPA to Comply With Federal Court Decision
…and against the Obama EPA in how it used waivers to roll back conventional ethanol volumes in the statute for 2014 through ’16. Yet the Trump EPA is now proposing…
Rabobank: Cattle Herd Expansion to Continue
…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…