…It addresses the food insecurity of those most in need in our country,” Scott said. “In 2020 10.5% of US households or 13.8 million Americans were food insecure, and the…
Continued Ag Export Challenges: ‘We Need a Meeting with Carriers’
…they are asking the federal government to convene a meeting with ocean carriers and act negotiator. “There is nothing legally preventing the United State of America acting as a supporter,…
NRCS Seeks Cooperative Agreement Proposals to Further Conservation Efforts
…smart agriculture in key areas will be prioritized. The target resource concerns include plant productivity and forest health, air quality, water quality and quantity, soil health and quality, and wildlife…
Feral Swine in America: USDA-APHIS Goes to Georgia
…which chronicles feral swine’s impact on Americans’ livelihoods through damage to agricultural and natural resources, to increase public awareness. The National Feral Swine Damage Management Program was established in 2014…
Agronomic Minute: Combatting Orchard Pests
…widely used insecticide/miticide products on the market…It’s got excellent contact and residual activity, controls a wide spectrum of insects and mites in walnuts including codling moth, husk fly, and spider…
Livestock Producers Impacted by Drought or Wildfire Receive Payments
…program so that we can make sure that we are serving everybody who was adversely impacted by those circumstances that were authorized in that act last year at the continuing…
Phase 1 NEPA Revisions Met with Criticism from Farm Groups
…years. Duvall “AFBF is disappointed that the Biden administration has decided to reverse commonsense reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act,” American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall said in…
It’s Earth Day: Anniversary of the Birth of the Modern Environmental Movement
…‘Invest In Our Planet’ theme for Earth Day 2022. EARTHDAY.ORG is sharing clips from Pique Action’s premiere series, NextNow. These micro-documentaries highlight different climate challenges and how innovative organizations are…
Watershed Infrastructure Projects Receive $420 Million in Support
…was needed and the adeptness of our agency to act swiftly.” Today’s infrastructure announcement includes funding through two programs: the Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations (WFPO) Program provides technical and…
Earth Day 2022: Invest in Our Planet
…moment to change it all. The business climate, the political climate, and how we take action on climate. They are promoting the fact that now is the time for the…
Agronomic Minute: Monitoring for Fire Blight in Apples
…in mind so that can act accordingly to combat the disease. “Using a product like KASUMIN will give growers the help that they need. Kasugamycin is the unique active ingredient…
A-PLUS Act to Further Increase Meat Processing Capacity
The introduction of the A-PLUS Act is being largely supported by various industry organizations. The bipartisan Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States Act, known simply as the A-PLUS…
Preparing for Earth Day
…sites across the U.S. In 1970 there was no EPA, so no Clean Air Act or Clean Water Act. There were no legal or regulatory mechanisms to protect our environment….
Industry Groups Encourage USDA Takeover of Gene Editing Regulations
…National Milk Producers Federation, American Farm Bureau Federation, and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture. The groups assert that changes to gene editing regulations are needed to better…