…to cut $193 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program over the next decade. However, that idea runs completely opposite of comments that Perdue made about SNAP before the House…
Ag Groups Respond to White House Budget Cuts
…wheat farmers receive. Without funding from MAP and FMD, we would not be able to continue the training, technical assistance, and service that is needed to promote this incredibly complex…
May is CalFresh Awareness Month
…that receive assistance to purchase the food they need and improve the health and wellbeing of children. For information on agencies in your community that provide CalFresh Outreach application assistance…
USDA Certifies Another Rural Business Investment Fund
…to help expand economic opportunities and create jobs in rural areas. This assistance supports infrastructure improvements; business development; homeownership; community services such as schools, public safety and health care; and…
State Milk Regulators Ask FDA for Assistance
…seeds and grains, but purporting to be dairy products,” Briczinski said. By approving this resolution, “the NCIMS delegates are acknowledging that states need federal assistance in the regulation of all…
Conaway Welcomes Sec. Perdue to the Agriculture Committee
…ranchers, including our friends in the cotton industry who are in need of immediate assistance. “These are challenging times in agriculture, but we can rest assured Sec. Perdue will be…
NFU, Coalition of Rural Organizations Oppose Elimination of Rural Development Mission Area and Under Secretary
…portfolio provide critical resources and technical assistance for some of the most underserved communities in the country – a responsibility demanding the highest caliber of leadership and accountability.” Rural Development…
EPA Extends Timeline for Pesticide Applicators Rule
…of those challenges by allowing states to work with our EPA partners to ensure adequate training resources and compliance assistance activities,” said Dr. Barbara P. Glenn, CEO of the National…
First Loans Awarded in the Rural Energy Savings Program
…businesses by 15 percent. USDA Rural Development provides loans and grants to help expand economic opportunities and create jobs in rural areas. This assistance supports infrastructure improvements; business development; homeownership;…
Free Trade, Relationships Key To Market Competitiveness In South Korea
…U.S. Grains Council (USGC) has worked in South Korea since 1972, providing technical assistance and expertise on how to best utilize corn and value-added products like DDGS, educating government officials…
NACD Applauds Appropriations Bill in Support of Conservation
…important Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) program. Congress also allocated a $6 million increase in funding to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Section 319 non-point source grant program, $28.6 million for the…
Organic Farmers Push for Welfare Standards Implementation
Organic dairy and livestock farmers are pushing for Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue to let animal welfare standards formed at the end of the Obama Administration to go into effect. Politico’s…
TPP Nations Meet in Canada to Discuss Future of Pact
Bloomberg reports Canada is hosting what it calls an “exploratory” round of talks regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Senior trade officials from the remaining countries in the pact are in talks…
Monsanto Terminates Sale of Precision Planting to John Deere
The U.S. Department of Justice announced this week that John Deere and Monsanto had terminated their attempted sale of Precision Planting, LLC., from Monsanto to John Deere. The department filed…