…resources, and also the funding that other partners can bring to the table.” Some of the RCPP project partners that were awarded funding in 2019 include American Farmland Trust and…
$1.2 Billion in Contracts Issued for USDA Food Box Program
…program that was announced last month. “This is a new, innovative approach to provide critical support to American farmers and families, and USDA moved as expeditiously as federal procurement rules…
Ag Groups Call for More Certainty for California’s Water Supply
…to consumers who trust that the foods that they want for their families are being planted for the coming fall and winter seasons.” About the Author Brian German Facebook…
U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Included in List of Preferred Fibers
…U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Advisor Dr. Andrew Jordan. “We can help provide the metrics that they need for writing their reports.” Listen to the report below. U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol…
More USDA Section 32 Plans on Buying $470 Million in Food
…American people during these unprecedented times,” Secretary Perdue said in a news release. “America’s farmers and ranchers have experienced a dislocated supply chain caused by the Coronavirus. USDA is in…
Ag Producers Can Now Apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program
…30 years, SBA has been prohibited by law from providing disaster assistance to agricultural businesses; however, as a result of the unprecedented legislation enacted by President Trump, American farmers, ranchers…
The Western View: Even More Fake News Now Online
…call news has become a propaganda machine, not a source for facts. So many people are conditioned to trust what they read. They don’t verify it, they just accept it…
USMCA Implementation Scheduled for July 1
…to hold off on implementing the new trade agreement. “Under President Trump’s leadership, USTR will continue working to ensure a smooth implementation of the USMCA so that American workers and…
California Sees Even More Water Litigation
…four million acres of farmland. The lawsuit challenges the science used by the DWR and CDFW in determining water pumping restrictions. Four environmental groups have also filed suit against DWR…
Disaster Loan Program Needs ‘Several Changes’
…includes the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), National Council of Agricultural Employers, American Farmland Trust, Western Growers, and the National Milk Producers Federation points out that less than two percent…
Processing Plants Ordered to Remain Open
…the tables of American families,” North American Meat Institute President and CEO Julie Anna Potts said in a press release. “The safety of the heroic men and women working in…
USDA Taking Proposals for Buy Fresh Program
…Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Deputy Administrator David Tuckwiller said that the agency will be working diligently to help American farmers and ranchers get their products to those in need. “We…
Increased H-2A Flexibility to Ensure Food Production Continues
…augment certain H-2A requirements to help American ag employers mitigate disruption to agricultural employment and avoid any interruption in the food supply chain. “This Administration has determined that continued agricultural…
Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall Named to Economic Revival Group
WASHINGTON – April 15, 2020 – American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall will join the Great American Economic Revival Industry Group focused on agriculture. President Donald Trump created 17…